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2017年12月英语六级阅读模考测试题及答案
Atsometimeinyourlifeyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomething
strangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudon#39;tactonyour
impulse,butletitpassinstead.Youknowthattocommittheactioniswrong
insomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.
?Perhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthephenomenonoftaboo(禁
忌的)behaviorishowitcanchangeovertheyearswithinthesamesociety,
howcertainbehaviorandattitudesonceconsideredtaboocanbecome
perfectlyacceptableandnaturalatanotherpointintime.Topicssuchas
death,forexample,wereonceconsideredsoupsettingandunpleasantthatit
wasatabootoeventalkaboutthem.Nowwiththepublicationofimportant
bookssuchasOnDeathandDyingandLearningtoSayGoodbye,people
havebecomemoreawareoftheimportanceofexpressingfeelingsabout
deathand,asaresult,aremorewillingtotalkaboutthistaboosubject.
?OneofthenewesttaboosinAmericansocietyisthetopicoffat.
Unlikemanyothertaboos,fatisatopicthatAmericanstalkaboutconstantly.
It#39;snottaboototalkaboutfat;it#39;stabootobefat.Theinlookis
thin,notfat.Intheworkworld,mostcompaniespreferyouthful-looking,trim
executivestoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepublic.Thethin
lookisassociatedwithyouth,vigor,andsuccess.Thefatperson,ontheother
hand,isthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergy,self-discipline,andself-
respect.Inanimage-conscioussocietyliketheU.S.,thinisin,fatisout.
?It#39;snotsurprising,then,thatmillionsofAmericanshave
becomeobsessed(着迷)withstayingslimandinshape.Thepursuitofa
youthfulphysicalappearanceisnot,however,thesolereasonfor
America#39;sobsessionwithdietandexercise.Recentresearchhasshown
thecriticalimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmost
technologicallydevelopednations,thelife-styleofNorthA
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