专业英语四级考试阅读理解练习题及答案详解(二十)
<p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="impulse">impulse</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>.</p><p> <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Topics">Topics</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="upsetting">upsetting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publication">publication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dying">Dying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Say">Say</span> <span word="Goodbye">Goodbye</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newest">newest</span> <span word="taboos">taboos</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="taboos">taboos</span>, <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>; <span word="its">its</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="youthful">youthful</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span>, <span word="trim">trim</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="vigor">vigor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lacking">lacking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="discipline">discipline</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="respect">respect</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="image">image</span>-<span word="conscious">conscious</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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