第6部分:完形填空(第51——65题,每题1分,共15分)
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Freezing to Death for Beauty
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off thecold.In the United States, however, people wear (51) partly because the car istheprimary mode of transportation. Cars take (52) straight to theirworkplaces,which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories, sotheir (53)canafford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay (54) Lots ofYalegirls wear skirts (55) when it's 10 degrees Centigrade outside. Some ofthem atleast wear boots, tights, and leg-warmers1.Some,however, really just gofor thelook (56)the risk of health2.These girls have nothing to prevent theirlegs(57)the wind, and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pairofstilettos are all that they wear.
Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are (58) with little body fat. Justbythe nature of their bodies, they are already at a disadvantage comparedwithnormal people in (59) weather. I have always (60), whenever I pass thesegirls,how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like springhadarrived3.
And then there are the guys. The girls can be said to (61) health forbeauty.But why do guys (62)so little? It is not like, once they shed somelayers, theysuddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly beingfashionable when they(63)wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midstof winter. It's notcute.
Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever (64) he want. I amjustsurprised that, given the vast difference between winter andsummertemperatures in Connecticut, they can still (65)like they are partying onthebeach in the middle of February.
51. A. scarce B. less C. littleD. least
52. A. people B. students C. shoppers D.them
53. A. arms B. heads C. legs D.bodies
54. A. bony B. thin C. fashionable D. hungry
55. A. even B. sometimes C.frequently D. occasionally
56. A. in B. for C.at D. on
57. A. with B. against C. aboveD. under
58. A. fat B. ugly C. short D.skinny
59. A. warm B. cold C. cool D.hot
60. A. dreamed B. stated C. claimed D.wondered
61. A. sacrifice B. devote C.suffer D. endure
62. A. bear B. carry C. wear D.put on
63. A. only B. seldom C. rarelyD. hardly
64. A. method B. road C. way D.avenue
65. A. see B. resemble C. show D.look
Everything is good for something. 每物必有其用.
He who cannot dance puts the blame on the floor. 不会跳舞的人怪地板不平。