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Text1
France,whichpridesitselfastheglobalinnovatoroffashion,hasdecidedits
fashionindustryhaslostanabsoluterighttodefinephysicalbeautyforwomen.Its
lawmakersgavepreliminaryapprovallastweektoalawthatwouldmakeitacrime
toemployultra-thinmodelsonrunaways.Theparliamentalsoagreedtoban
websitesthat“inciteexcessivethinness”bypromotingextremedieting.
Suchmeasureshaveacoupleofupliftingmotives.Theysuggestbeautyshould
notbedefinedbylooksthatendupimpingingonhealth.That'
sastart.Andthe
banonultra-thinmodelsseemstogobeyondprotectingmodelsfromstarving
themselvestodeath-assomehavedone.Ittellsthefashionindustrythatitmust
takeresponsibilityforthesignalitsendswomen,especiallyteenagegirls,aboutthe
socialtape-measuretheymustusetodeterminetheirindividualworth.
Thebans,iffullyenforced,wouldsuggesttowomen(andmanymen)thatthey
shouldnotletothersbearbitersoftheirbeauty.Andperhapsfaintly,theyhintthat
peopleshouldlooktointangiblequalitieslikecharacterandintellectratherthan
dietingtheirwaytosizezeroorwasp-waistphysiques.
TheFrenchmeasures,however,relytoomuchonseverepunishmenttochange
aculturethatstillregardsbeautyasskin-deep-andbone-showing.Underthelaw,
usingafashionmodelthatdoesnotmeetagovernment-definedindexofbody
masscouldresultina$85,000fineandsixmonthsinprison.
Thefashionindustryknowsithasaninherentprobleminfocusingonmaterial
adornmentandidealizedbodytypes.InDenmark,theUnitedStates,andafew
othercountries,itistryingtosetvoluntarystandardsformodelsandfashion
imagesthatrelymoreonpeerpressureforenforcement.
IncontrasttoFrance'
sactions,Denmark'
sfashionindustryagreedlastmonth
onrulesandsanctionsregardingtheage,health,andothercharacteristicsof
models.ThenewlyrevisedDanishFashionEthicalCharterclearlystates:
“Weare
awareofandtakeresponsibilityfortheimpactthefashionindustryhasonbody
ideals,especiallyonyoungpeople.”Thecharter'
smaintoolofenforcementisto
denyaccessfordesignersandmodelingagenciestoCopenhagenFashionWeek
(CFW),whichisrunbytheDanishFashionInstitute.Butingeneralitreliesona
name-and-shamemethodofcompliance.
Relyingonethicalpersuasionratherthanlawtoaddressthemisuseofbody
idealsmaybethebeststep.Evenbetterwouldbetohelpelevatenotionsofbeauty
beyondthematerialstandardsofaparticularindustry.
21.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatwouldhappeninFrance?
[A]Newrunwayswouldbeconstructed.
[B]Physicalbeautywouldberedefined.
[C]Websitesaboutdietingwouldthrive.
[D]Thefashionindustrywoulddecline.
22.Thephrase“impingingon”(Line2,Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto
[A]heighteningthevalueof.
[B]indicatingthestateof.
[C]losingfaithin.
[D]doingharmto.
23.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefashionindustry?
[A]NewstandardsarebeingsetinDenmark.
[B]TheFrenchmeasureshavealreadyfailed.
[C]Modelsarenolongerunderpeerpressure.
[D]Itsinherentproblemsaregettingworse.
24.AdesignerismostlikelytoberejectedbyCFWfor
[A]pursuingperfectphysicalconditions.
[B]caringtoomuchaboutmodels'
character.
[C]showinglittleconcernforhealthfactors.
[D]settingahighagethresholdformodels.
25.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthetext?
[A]AChallengetotheFashionIndustry'
sBodyIdeals
[B]ADilemmafortheStarvingModelsinFrance
[C]JustAnotherRoundofStruggleforBeauty
[D]TheGreatThreatstotheFashionIndustry
Text2
Forthefirsttimeinhistorymorepeopleliveintownsthaninthecountry.In
Britainthishashadacuriousresult.WhilepollsshowBritonsrate“the
countryside”alongsidetheroyalfamily,ShakespeareandtheNationalHealth
Service(NHS)aswhatmakesthemproudestoftheircountry,thishaslimited
politicalsupport.
AcenturyagoOctaviaHilllaunchedtheNationalTrustnottorescuestylish
housesbuttosave“thebeautyofnaturalplacesforeveryoneforever.”Itwas
specificallytoprovidecitydwellerswithspacesforleisurewheretheycould
experience“arefreshingair.”Hill'
spressureslaterledtothecreationofnational
parksandgreenbelts.Theydon'
tmakecountrysideanymore,andeveryyear
concreteconsumesmoreofit.Itneedsconstantguardianship.
Atthenextelectionnoneofthebigpartiesseemlikelytoendorsethissentiment.
TheConservatives'
planningreformexplicitlygivesruraldevelopmentpriority
overconservation,evenauthorizing“off-plan”buildingwherelocalpeoplemight
object.Theconceptofsustainabledevelopmenthasbeendefinedasprofitable.
Labourlikewisewantstodiscontinuelocalplanningwherecouncilsoppose
development.TheLiberalDemocratsaresilent.OnlyUkip,sensingitschance,has
sidedwiththosepleadingforamoreconsideredapproachtousinggreenland.Its
CampaigntoProtectRuralEnglandstruckterrorintomanylocalConservative
parties.
Thesensibleplacetobuildnewhouses,factoriesandofficesiswherepeopleare,
incitiesandtownswhereinfrastructureisinplace.TheLondonagents
StirlingAckroydrecentlyidentifiedenoughsitesforhalfamillionhousesinthe
Londonareaalone,withnointrusionongreenbelt.WhatistrueofLondoniseven
trueroftheprovinces.
Theideathat“housingcrisis”equals“concretedmeadows”ispurelobbytalk.
Theissueisnottheneedformorehousesbut,asalways,wheretoputthem.Under
lobbypressure,GeorgeOsbornefavoursruralnew-buildagainsturbanrenovation
andrenewal.Hefavoursout-of-townshoppingsitesagainsthighstreets.Thisisnot
afreemarketbutabiasedone.Ruraltownsandvillageshavegrownandwillalways
grow.Theydosobestwherebuildingstickstotheiredgesandrespectstheir
character.Wedonotruinurbanconservationareas.Whyruinruralones?
Developmentshouldbeplanned,notletrip.AftertheNetherlands,Britainis
Europe'
smostcrowdedcountry.Halfacenturyoftownandcountryplanninghas
enabledittoretainanenviableruralcoherence,whilestillpermittinglow-density
urbanliving.Thereisnodoubtofthealternative—thecorruptedlandscapesof
southernPortugal,SpainorIreland.Avoidingthisratherthanpromotingitshould
unitetheleftandrightofthepoliticalspectrum.
spublicsentimentaboutthecountryside____
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[A]didn'
tstarttilltheShakespeareanage.
[B]hasbroughtmuchbenefittotheNHS.
[C]isfullybackedbytheroyalfamily.
[D]isnotwellreflectedinpolitics.
27.AccordingtoParagraph2,theachievementsoftheNationalTrustarenow
being____
[A]graduallydestroyed.
[B]effectivelyreinforced.
[C]largelyovershadowed.
[D]properlyprotected.
28.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?
[A]Labourisunderattackforopposingdevelopment.
[B]TheConservativesmayabandon“off-plan”building.
[C]TheLiberalDemocratsarelosingpoliticalinfluence.
[D]Ukipmaygainfromitssupp