六級(jí)閱讀訓(xùn)練08

　　In department stores and closets all over the world. they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because they come in a variety of styles, textures. and colors. But they are ultimately the biggest deception that exists in the fashion industry today. What are they? They are high heels—a woman's worst enemy (whether she knows it or not). High heel shoes are the downfall of modem society. Fashion myths have led women to believe that they are more beautiful or sophisticated for wearing heels, but in reality, heels succeed in posing short as well as long term hardships. Women should fight the high heel industry by refusing to use or purchase them in order to save the world from unnecessary physical and psychological suffering.

　　For the sake of fairness. it must be noted that there is a positive side to high heels. First. heels are excellent for aerating (使通氣) lawns. Anyone who has ever worn heels on grass knows what I am talking about. A simple trip around the yard in a pair of those babies eliminates all need to call for a lawn care specialist. and provides the perfect-sized holes to give any lawn oxygen without all those messy chunks of dirt lying around. Second, heels are quite functional for defense against oncoming enemies. who can easily be scared away By threatening them with a pair of these sharp, deadly fashion accessories.

　　Regardless of such practical uses for heels, the fact remains that wearing high heels is harmful to one's physical health. Talk to any podiatrist (足病醫(yī)生), and you will hear that the majority of their business comes from high-heel-wearing women. High heels are known to cause problems such as deformed feetand tom toenails. The ask of severe back problems and twisted or broken ankles is three times higher for a high heel wearer than for a flat shoe wearer. Wearing heels also creates che threat of getting a heel caught in a sidewalk crack or a sewer-grate (陰溝柵) and being thrown to the ground-possibly breaking a nose. back, or neck. And of course, after wearing heels for a day. any woman knows she can look forward to a night of pain as she tries to comfort her swollen, aching feel.

　　【參考譯文】

　　在全世界百貨商店和壁櫥里，它們正在等待著。它們的外表擬乎非常吸引人.因?yàn)樗鼈兊氖綐?，質(zhì)地和顏色多種多樣。但是它們卻是當(dāng)今時(shí)裝產(chǎn)業(yè)中最大的騙局。它們是什么?它們就是高跟鞋——女性最大的敵人(不管她們是否知道這一點(diǎn))。高跟鞋是現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的衰落。[1]/[3]時(shí)尚神話使女性相信穿上高跟鞋會(huì)更美麗或氣質(zhì)更高雅，但事實(shí)上高跟鞋已經(jīng)引起了短期乃至長(zhǎng)期的痛苦。女性應(yīng)該與高跟鞋產(chǎn)業(yè)作斗爭(zhēng)，拒絕穿或購(gòu)買高跟鞋，以使世界免受不必要的身心折磨。

　　為公平起見，我們必須注意到穿高跟鞋還具有其積極的一面。首先，高跟鞋有利于草坪通氣。穿著高跟鞋在草地上走過的任何一個(gè)人都知道我說的是什么。[2]穿著這雙寶貝只要在院子里走上一圈就沒必要再請(qǐng)草坪養(yǎng)護(hù)專家了，高跟鞋走過去會(huì)在地上留下大小合適的一個(gè)個(gè)小洞，給草坪提供了氧氣，而且周圍沒有那些亂七八糟的垃圾。其次，高跟鞋對(duì)抵御來犯之?dāng)呈钟行В眠@么兩只尖尖的、可致人于死地的時(shí)裝配件一揚(yáng)，就能輕而易舉地把他們嚇得逃之夭夭。

　　[4]盡管高跟鞋有這些實(shí)際用途，事實(shí)上穿高跟鞋對(duì)身體健康有害。與任何一位足病醫(yī)生交談，你都會(huì)聽到他們說大多數(shù)業(yè)務(wù)來自穿高跟鞋的女性。人們知道穿高跟鞋會(huì)引起足部變形和腳趾甲破裂之類的問題。穿高跟鞋者有嚴(yán)重背部問題和踝關(guān)節(jié)扭飭或骨折的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，要比穿平跟鞋者大三倍。穿高跟鞋還會(huì)把鞋跟踩進(jìn)人行道的裂縫或陰溝柵，使人摔倒在地上——可能會(huì)跌破鼻子、背部或折斷頸部的危險(xiǎn)。當(dāng)然，穿了一天的高跟鞋，任何女性都料到會(huì)有一個(gè)痛苦的夜晚去舒緩她那又腫又疼的雙腳。

　　【測(cè)試題】

　　1. What makes women blind to the deceptive nature of high heels?

　　A) The multi-functional use of high heels.

　　B) Their attempt to show off their status.

　　C) The rich variety of high heel styles.

　　D) Their wish to improve their appearance.

　　2. The author's presentation of the positive side of high heels is meant__________.

　　A) to be ironic B) to poke fun at women

　　C) to be fair to the fashion industry D) to make his point convincing

　　3. The author uses the expression "those babies" (Line 4. Para. 2) to ref high heels__________.

　　A) to show their fragile characteristics B) co indicate their feminine features

　　C) to show women’s affection for them D) to emphasize their small size

　　4. The author's chief argument against high heels is that_____________.

　　A) they pose a threat to lawns

　　B) they are injurious to women’s health

　　C) they don’t necessarily make women beautiful

　　D) they are ineffective as a weapon of defense

　　5. It can be inferred from the passage that women should_____________.

　　A) see through the very nature of fashion myths

　　B) boycott the products of the fashion industry

　　C) go co a podiatrist regularly For advice

　　D) avoid following fashion too closely

　　【選項(xiàng)翻譯與答案詳解】

　　1. 是什么讓女人對(duì)高跟鞋的欺騙性的本質(zhì)視而不見的?

　　A) 高跟鞋有多種功能。 B) 她們想要展現(xiàn)自己的身份。

　　C)高跟鞋風(fēng)格多種多樣。 D) 她們希望能夠改善樣貌。

　　[D]根據(jù)文章第l段“時(shí)尚神話使女性相信穿上高跟鞋會(huì)更美麗或氣質(zhì)更優(yōu)雅”，因此，在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，只有D與文章所陳述的觀點(diǎn)一致;其余三項(xiàng)均不符合。

　　2. 作者對(duì)于高跟鞋的正面論述是為了______________。

　　A) 表現(xiàn)諷刺 B) 對(duì)女人開玩關(guān)

　　C) 對(duì)時(shí)裝工業(yè)公平 D) 讓自己的論點(diǎn)具有說服力

　　[A]根據(jù)文章第2段，高跟鞋有兩種積極的作用：一種是極好的草地供氧用具，不用挖土就能在草地上鑿出均勻的小洞供草地吸氧;另一種是可擊退來犯之?dāng)?，高跟鞋輕易就能嚇退敵人，由此可知，不論從內(nèi)容或語氣上看，作者旨在對(duì)高跟鞋進(jìn)行嘲諷。故此，在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，只有A與作者的寫作意圖相符;其余三項(xiàng)均與文章的意思相悖。

　　3. 作者使用了“那些寶貝”(第2段第4行)的表達(dá)來指高跟鞋______________________。

　　A) 是為了顯示高跟鞋脆弱的特點(diǎn) B) 是為了表示高跟鞋的女性特征

　　C)是為了表現(xiàn)女人對(duì)高跟鞋的熱愛 D) 強(qiáng)調(diào)高跟鞋的尺寸很小

　　[C] baby通常是人們對(duì)嬰兒的愛稱，語氣中包含有憐愛的成分，而在文章第1段作者也指出高跟鞋頗具吸引力，女性都相信穿高跟鞋能使她們更漂亮、氣質(zhì)更高雅，由此可看出女性對(duì)高跟牲的鐘愛。結(jié)合這兩個(gè)方面可推斷出作者將高跟鞋比作baby.目的只是為了表現(xiàn)女性對(duì)高跟鞋的憐愛程度。因此，C與作者所表現(xiàn)的觀點(diǎn)相符，故而正確。

　　4. 作者反對(duì)高跟鞋的主要論點(diǎn)是________________。

　　A)高跟鞋對(duì)草地是一種威脅 B) 高跟鞋對(duì)女性健康有害

　　C) 高跟鞋不一定會(huì)讓女人更美麗 D) 高跟鞋是一種無敵的自衛(wèi)武器

　　[B]在文章第1段作者就提出自己的觀點(diǎn)：高跟鞋是女性最大的敵人，它會(huì)給女性帶來身體和精神上的傷害。而在文章最后一段作者又詳細(xì)說明了商跟鞋會(huì)給女性帶來哪些傷害，l：腳變形，腳指甲受損，嚴(yán)重的腰部疾病，腳踝扭傷，容易跌倒等。因此，本文的大部分篇幅都在描寫高跟鞋對(duì)女性健康所造成的影響，故B與文章所陳述的觀點(diǎn)一致：其余三項(xiàng)均不構(gòu)成反對(duì)高跟鞋的論點(diǎn)。

　　5. 從文章中可以推論，女人應(yīng)該_____________________。

　　A) 看穿時(shí)尚秘密的本質(zhì) B)抵制時(shí)尚產(chǎn)業(yè)的產(chǎn)品

　　C) 定期去找足病醫(yī)生尋求建議 D) 避免緊貼時(shí)尚的做琺

　　[A]在文章第1段和第3段作者指出：時(shí)尚神話使女性相信穿上高跟鞋能使她們更漂亮、氣質(zhì)更優(yōu)雅。但實(shí)際情況卻是高跟鞋只會(huì)給女性帶來身體上和精神上的傷害。因此作者呼吁女性與高跟鞋業(yè)作戰(zhàn)，拒絕購(gòu)買和穿高跟鞋。因此，A與文章的意思吻合;而B和D的說法文中沒有提到，也過于絕對(duì)了，C并不是作者的目的。