【单选题】
下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文的内容为每处空白处确定一个最佳选项。
Freezing toDeath forBeauty
People inBeijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend(抵御) off the colD、In the United States, however, people wear {{U}} (51) {{/U}}, partly because the ear is the primary mode of transportation.Cars take {{U}} (52) {{/U}} straight to their workplaces, which are heated well. TheAmerican diet is full of calories, so their {{U}} (53) {{/U}} can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay {{U}} (54) {{/U}}. Lots of Yale girls wear skirts {{U}} (55) {{/U}}when it’s 10 degreesCentigrade(摄氏温度的) outside. Some of them at least wear boots, tights(裤袜), and leg-warmers(暖腿套). Some, however, really just go for(选 择) the look {{U}} (56) {{/U}}the risk of health. These girls have nothing to prevent their legs {{U}} (57) {{/U}} the wind, and no socks to protect their feet.A、mini skirt and a pair of stilettos(细高跟鞋) are all that they wear.
Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are {{U}} (58) {{/U}}, with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies, they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in {{U}} (59) {{/U}}weather. I have always {{U}} (60) {{/U}}, whenever I pass these girls, how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arriveD、
And then there are the guys, The girls can be said to {{U}} (61) {{/U}}health for beauty..But why do guys {{U}} (62) {{/U}} so little It is not like, once they shed(脱掉) some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they {{U}} (63) {{/U}} wear sporty (花哨的) shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It’s not cute (喜人的).
Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever {{U}} (64) {{/U}} they want. I am just surprised that, given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures inConnecticut, they can still {{U}} (65) {{/U}} like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.
B．devote
C．suffer
D．endure
网考网参考答案：A
网考网解析：
[解析] “sacrifice health for beauty”是“为了漂亮而牺牲健康”。中英语表达差不多。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>
发布评论 查看全部评论