六级阅读理解练习 2011.05.05
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 7</p><p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Two">Two</span></p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 26 <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>.</p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Duchess">Duchess</span>(公爵夫人)</p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="Windsor">Windsor</span> <span word="embodies">embodies</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtue">virtue</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fantasies">fantasies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slipping">slipping</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="Consequently">Consequently</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="betteror">betteror</span> <span word="worsepart">worsepart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="either">either</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="dies">dies</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p> <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span>? <span word="When">When</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sin">sin</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="unappealing">unappealing</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="repellent">repellent</span>? <span word="All">All</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christianitys">Christianitys</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="sins">sins</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="probable">probable</span> <span word="salvation">salvation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="morals">morals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fatness">fatness</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span>.</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thinness">thinness</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="virtue">virtue</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>-<span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span>-<span word="is">is</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>.</p>
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