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SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing
A,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Text1
France,whichpridesitselfastheglobalinnovatoroffashion,hasdecideditsfashionindustryhas
lostanabsoluterighttodefinephysicalbeautyforwomen.Itslawmakersgavepreliminary
approvallastweektoalawthatwouldmakeitacrimetoemployultra-thinmodelsonrunways.
Theparliamentalsoagreedtobanwebsitesthat“inciteexcessivethinness”bypromoting
extremedieting.
Suchmeasureshaveacoupleofupliftingmotives.Theysuggestbeautyshouldnotbedefinedby
looksthatendupimpingingonhealth.That’sastart.Andthebanonultra-thinmodelsseemsto
gobeyondprotectingmodelsfromstarvingthemselvestodeath—assomehavedone.Ittellsthe
fashionindustrythatitmusttakeresponsibilityforthesignalitsendswomen,especiallyteenage
girls,aboutthesocialtape-measuretheymustusetodeterminetheirindividualworth.
Thebans,iffullyenforced,wouldsuggesttowomen(andmanymen)thattheyshouldnotlet
othersbearbitersoftheirbeauty.Andperhapsfaintly,theyhintthatpeopleshouldlookto
intangiblequalitieslikecharacterandintellectratherthandietingtheirwaytosizezeroor
wasp-waistphysiques.
TheFrenchmeasures,however,relytoomuchonseverepunishmenttochangeaculturethatstill
regardsbeautyasskin-deep—andbone-showing.Underthelaw,usingafashionmodelthatdoes
notmeetagovernment-definedindexofbodymasscouldresultina$85,000fineandsixmonths
inprison.
Thefashionindustryknowsithasaninherentprobleminfocusingonmaterialadornmentand
idealizedbodytypes.InDenmark,theUnitedStates,andafewothercountries,itistryingtoset
voluntarystandardsformodelsandfashionimagesthatrelymoreonpeerpressurefor
enforcement.
IncontrasttoFrance’sactions,Denmark’sfashionindustryagreedlastmonthonrulesand
sanctionsregardingtheage,health,andothercharacteristicsofmodels.ThenewlyrevisedDanish
FashionEthicalCharterclearlystates:
“Weareawareofandtakeresponsibilityfortheimpactthe
fashionindustryhasonbodyideals,especiallyonyoungpeople.”Thecharter’smaintoolof
enforcementistodenyaccessfordesignersandmodelingagenciestoCopenhagenFashion
Week,whichisrunbytheDanishFashionInstitute.Butingeneralitreliesonaname-and-shame
methodofcompliance.
Relyingonethicalpersuasionratherthanlawtoaddressthemisuseofbodyidealsmaybethe
beststep.Evenbetterwouldbetohelpelevatenotionsofbeautybeyondthematerialstandards
ofaparticularindustry.
21.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatwouldhappeninFrance?
[A]Physicalbeautywouldberedefined.
[B]Newrunwayswouldbeconstructed.
[C]Websitesaboutdietingwouldthrive.
[D]Thefashionindustrywoulddecline.
22.Thephrase“impingingon”(Line2,Para2)isclosestinmeaningto
[A]heighteningthevalueof.
[B]indicatingthestateof.
[C]losingfaithin.
[D]doingharmto.
23.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefashionindustry?
[A]TheFrenchmeasureshavealreadyfailed.
[B]NewstandardsarebeingsetinDenmark.
[C]Modelarenolongerunderpeerpressure.
[D]Itsinherentproblemsaregettingworse.
24.AdesignerismostlikelytoberejectedbyCFWfor
[A]settingahighagethresholdformodels.
[B]caringtoomuchaboutmodels’character.
[C]showinglittleconcernforhealthfactors.
[D]pursuingperfectphysicalconditions.
25.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthetext?
[A]TheGreatThreatstotheFashionIndustry.
[B]JustAnotherRoundofStruggleforBeauty.
[C]ADilemmafortheStarvingModelsinFrance.
[D]AChallengetotheFashionIndustry’sBodyIdeals.
Text2
Forthefirsttimeinhistorymorepeopleliveintownsthaninthecountry.InBritainthishashada
curiousresult.WhilepollsshowBritonsrate“thecountryside”alongsidetheroyalfamily,
ShakespeareandtheNationalHealthService(NHS)aswhatmakesthemproudestoftheircountry,
thishaslimitedpoliticalsupport.
AcenturyagoOctaviaHilllaunchedtheNationalTrustnottorescuestylishhousesbuttosave
“thebeautyofnaturalplacesforeveryoneforever.”Itwasspecificallytoprovidecitydwellers
withspacesforleisurewheretheycouldexperience“arefreshingair.”Hill’spressurelaterled
tothecreationofnationalparksandgreenbelts.Theydon’tmakecountrysideanymore,and
everyyearconcreteconsumesmoreofit.Itneedsconstantguardianship.
Atthenextelectionnoneofthebigpartiesseemlikelytoendorsethissentiment.The
Conservatives’planningreformexplicitlygivesruraldevelopmentpriorityoverconservation,
evenauthorizing“off-plan”buildingwherelocalpeoplemightobject.Theconceptof
sustainabledevelopmenthasbeendefinedasprofitable.Labourlikewisewantstodiscontinue
localplanningwherecouncilsopposedevelopment.TheLiberalDemocratsaresilent.OnlyUkip,
sensingitschance,hassidedwiththosepleadingforamoreconsideredapproachtousinggreen
land.ItsCampaigntoProtectRuralEnglandstruckterrorintomanylocalConsecutiveparties.
Thesensibleplacetobuildnewhouses,factoriesandofficesiswherepeopleare,incitiesand
townswhereinfrastructureisinplace.TheLondonagentsStirlingAckroydrecentlyidentified
enoughsitesforhalfamillionhousesintheLondonarealone,withnointrusionongreenbet.
WhatistrueofLondoniseventrueroftheprovinces.
Theideathat“housingcrisis”equals“concretedmeadows”ispurelobbytalk.Theissueisnot
theneedformorehousesbut,asalways,wheretoputthem.Underlobbypressure,George
Osbornefavoursruralnew-buildagainsturbanrenovationandrenewal.Hefavoursout-of-town
shoppingsitesagainsthighstreets.Thisisnotafreemarketbutabiasedone.Ruraltownsand
villageshavegrownandwillalwaysgrow.Theydosobestwherebuildingstickstotheiredges
andrespectstheircharacter.Wedonotruinurbanconservationareas.Whyruinruralones?
Developmentshouldbeplanned,notletrip.AftertheNetherlands,BritainisEurope’smost
crowdedcountry.Halfacenturyoftownandcountryplanninghasenabledittoretainanenviable
ruralcoherence,whilestillpermittinglow-densityurbanliving.Thereisnodoubtofthe
alternative—thecorruptedlandscapesofsouthernPortugal,SpainorIreland.Avoidingthisrather
thanpromotingitshouldunitetheleftandrightofthepoliticalspectrum.
26.Britain’spublicsentimentaboutthecountryside
[A]didn’tstarttilltheShakespeareanage.
[B]hasbroughtmuchbenefittotheNHS.
[C]isfullybackedbytheroyalfamily.
[D]isnotwellreflectedinpolitics.
27.AccordingtoParagraph2,theachievementsoftheNationalTrustarenowbe
[A]graduallydestroyed.
[B]effectivelyreinforced.
[C]largelyovershadowed.
[D]properlyprotected.
28.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?
[A]Labourisunderattackforopposingdevelopment.
[B]The