第六部分 完形填空（共四篇）
第九篇
Freezing to Death for Beauty
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold. In the United States, however, people wear 1 , partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take 2 straight to their workplaces, which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories, so their 3 can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay 4 .Lots of Yale girls wear skirts 5 when it's 10 degrees Centigrade outside. Some of them at least wear boots, tights, and leg-warmers1. Some, however, really just go for the look 6 the risk of health2. These girls have nothing to prevent their legs 7 the wind, and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear.
Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are 8 , with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies, they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in 9 weather. I have always 10 , whenever I pass these girls, how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived3.
And then there are the guys. The girls can be said to 11 health for beauty. But why do guys 12 so little? It is not like, once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they 13 wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute.
Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever 14 hey want. I am just surprised that, given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut, they can still 15 like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.
词汇：
fend v．抵御
mode n．方式
Centigrade adj．摄氏温度的
tights n．裤袜
stiletto n．细高跟鞋
shed v．脱掉
sporty adj．花哨的
cute adj．喜人的
注释：
1．1eg-warmers暖腿套。
2．Some，however, really just go for the look at the risk of heath．然而，有些真是只是为了漂亮而牺牲健康。注意：“go for”是“选择”的意思，因此“go for the look”是“选择漂亮”。
3．I have always wondered，whenever I pass these girls，how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived．每当我走过这些女孩的时候，我总是想，她们怎么能做得到不哆嗦，并且还能带着似乎春天已经来临的微笑。“like spring had arrived”是反事实条件句。
练习：
1. A) scarce B) less C) little D) least
2. A) people B) students C) shoppers D) them
3. A) arms B) heads C) legs D) bodies
4. A) bony B) thin C) fashionable D) hungry
5. A) even B) sometimes C) frequently D) occasionally
6. A) in B) for C) at D) on
7. A) with B) against C) above D) under
8. A) fat B) ugly C) short D) skinny
9. A) warm B) cold C) cool D) hot
10. A) dreamed B) stated C) claimed D) wondered
11. A) sacrifice B) devote C) suffer D) endure
12. A) bear B) carry C) wear D) put on
13. A) only B) seldom C) rarely D) hardly
14. A) method B) road C) way D) avenue
15. A) see B) resemble C) show D) look
答案与题解：
1．B 上一个句子说北京人冬天要穿许多衣服以抵御寒冷。这后一个句子是跟上一个句子做比较，因此要用“little”的比较级形式“less”。
2．D 把“people”填入后生成的句子同样是正确的，但是跟前一个句子放在一起时是不连贯的。这是因为在前一个句子中已经有了一个“people”。“them”是一个代词，代词的作用就是照应，这也就是为什么语言中需要代词。在这个句子中“them”就是照应前面的“people”。
3．D “body”是“身体”，指人的物质结构。是“身体”产生热。
4．C “stay”是系动词，跟形容词连用，说明某种状态的存在。四个选项都是形容词，但只有“fashionable”是最佳选择。如果“穿得少”是一种时尚的话，那么只穿几件衣服当然是很时髦的。填入“bony”、“thin”、“hungry”在语义上句子都是不成立的，因为一种“瘦(bony／thin)的状态”是营养差、节食或疾病造成的，跟穿多少衣服没有关系。“保持饥饿状态”跟穿衣服也没有关系。
5．A “Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay fashionable．”是主题句。跟在主题句后面的句子是对这一命题的证明，这就需要有具体的事实。“even”诱发的是一组可能性，而它引入的词语所指的可能性是在这一组可能性中最最不容易发生的。尽管如此，它还是发生了。这样的证据是非常有力的。因此“even”是最佳选择。
6．C “at the risk of health”是“有损健康的危险”。什么词跟什么介词连用有时候是没有道理的，所有需要死记硬背。
7．B “prevent”是“防止”，跟“against”连用。
8．D 该问题问：典型的追求时髦的人是什么样的人？“丑”(ugly)和“矮个”(short)显然跟追求时髦没有关系。有关系的是“fat”(胖)和“skinny”(瘦／皮包骨)。“fat”可以排除，因为它跟后面的“with little body fat”相矛盾。因此只有“skinny”是正确的选择。
9．B 四个选项都是有关不同温度的天气。由于本文讨论的主题是“为了漂亮冻得要死”，因此合适的选项是“cold”。
10．D 这四个动词后面都可以跟从句，但只有“wondered”可以跟疑问从句。
11．A “sacrifice health for beauty”是“为了漂亮而牺牲健康”。中英语表达差不多。
12．C “wear”和“put on”翻成中文都是“穿”的意思。前者是状态动词；后者由于其动作能瞬间完成而不具备延续性，因此不可能表达某种状态。而这个句子表达的完全是一种状态，因此“wear”是合适的选择。
13．A 前面句子讲到男人脱掉几层衣服并不突然显得更好看，那么下面的句子应该进一步具体化，因此用“only”是对的。填入该词后，句子说的是“当他们仅仅穿着花哨的短裤和洗澡用的拖鞋时在确切意义上并不显得更时髦”。
14．C “way”有多种意思，包括“道路”、“途经”、“方向”、“方法”、“方式”、“样子”等。整个句子说的是：当然，人们有选择自己外表样子的自由。
15．D just like是“好像是”。整个句子说的是：我只是觉得惊讶，在康涅狄格州冬夏温度相差很大的情况下，他们仍然看上去像似在二月中旬的海滩上聚会。
13．B must：必须；might：可能have to：必须；should：应该。女人根据男人的特征选择伴侣这只是一个因素，因此下结论应该留有余地，用might是比较合适的。
14．A show：显出；tell：告诉；state：陈述；say：说。除shown之外，told、stated或said填入后生成的句子都是错的。
15．B spouse：配偶；fan：狂热仰慕者；partner：配偶；mate：伴侣。我们的世界知识告诉我们，任何人都不可能有数百万的配偶，所以只有fans是合适的选择。
