Passage Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.At some time in your life you may have a strong desire to dosomethingstrangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudontactonyour impulse,butletitpassinstead.Youknowthatto commit theactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon oftaboo(禁忌的)behaviorishowitcanchangeovertheyearswithinthesamesociety,howcertainbehaviorandattitudesonceconsideredtaboocanbecomeperfectlyacceptableandnaturalatanotherpointintime.Topicssuchasdeath,forexample,wereonceconsideredso upsettingandunpleasantthatitwasatabootoeventalkaboutthem.NowwiththepublicationofimportantbookssuchasOnDeathandDyingandLearning to Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of theimportanceofexpressingfeelingsaboutdeathand,asaresult,aremorewillingtotalkaboutthistaboosubject.OneofthenewesttaboosinAmericansocietyisthetopicoffat.Unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that Americans talk aboutconstantly.Itsnottaboototalkaboutfat;itstabootobefat.Theinlook is thin, not fat. In the work world, most companies preferyouthful-looking, trim executives to sell their image as well as theirproductstothepublic.Thethinlookisassociated withyouth,vigor,andsuccess.Thefatperson,ontheotherhand,isthoughtofaslazyandlacking in energy, self-discipline, and self-respect. In animage-conscioussocietyliketheU.S.,thinisin,fatisout.Its not surprising, then, that millions of Americans have becomeobsessed (着迷) with staying slim and in shape. The pursuit of ayouthful physical appearance is not, however, the sole reason forAmericasobsessionwithdietandexercise.Recentresearchhasshownthecriticalimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmost technologically developed nations, the life-style of NorthAmericans has changed dramatically during the course of the lastcentury.Modernmachinesdoallthephysicallaborthatpeoplewereonceforcedtodobyhand.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivityanddisuse,peoplesbodiescaneasilybecomeweakandvulnerabletodisease.Inanefforttoavoidsuchafate,millionsofAmericansarespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercisingeveryday.1.From the passage we can infer taboo is_.A.astrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterribleB.acrimecommittedonimpulseC.behaviorconsideredunacceptableinsocietyseyesD.anunfavorableimpressionleftonotherpeople2.Based on the ideas presented in the passage we can concludebeing fat_.A.willalwaysremainatabooB.isnotconsideredataboobymostpeopleC.haslongbeenatabooD.maynolongerbeataboosomeday3.The topic of fat is_many other taboo subjects.A.thesameasB.differentfromC.morepopularthanD.lessoftentalkedaboutthan4.In the U. S. , thin is in, fat is out, this means_.A.thinisinside,fatisoutsideB.thinisdiligent,fatislazyC.thinisyouthful,fatisspiritlessD.thinisfashionable,fatisunfashionable5.The main reason the passage gives for why so many Americans areexercising regularly is_.A.theirchangedlife-styleB.theireagernesstostaythinandyouthfulC.theirappreciationoftheimportanceofexerciseD.theencouragementtheyhavereceivedfromtheircompanies每日一句（DailySentence） After climbing a great hill,one only finds that there aremany more hills to climb.Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela登上高峰后，你会发现还有更多的山峰要翻越。纳尔逊罗利赫拉赫拉曼德拉Words1.impulse:implsn.凭冲动行事，突如其来的念头2.commit:kmtvt.犯罪，做错事，把托付给，承诺，使承担义务3.upset:psetadj.心烦的，苦恼的，沮丧的4.constantly:knstntliadv.不断地，时常地5.vigor:vgn.精力，活力6.vulnerable:vlnrbladj.脆弱的，易受伤害的7.diligent:dldntadj. 勤奋的，勤勉的，用功的8.spiritless:sprtlsadj. 无精打采的，死气沉沉，蔫9.associate:setv.使与（某个组织、事业或观点）有关系，公开支持10.associatewith:与交往，联系，交接11.self-discipline:自我约束，律己12.self-respect: 自尊，自尊心题目解析1.选C。题目问根据文章我们可以推断出禁忌行为（taboo）是啥？本题定位到第一段和第二段。第一段作者其实就暗示了taboo东西了，就是那些你很想做却做不了，而这些行为又是人们所不认同的。这就暗示出taboo是一种不太被接受的行为。第二段作者开头从另一个角度说，这几年谈的比较热的就是禁忌行为在这样的一个社会中如何得到人们的认同。这就从另外一方面说禁忌行行为是不被人接受的，而后作者又举了对于谈论死亡的例子，对于死亡的谈论开始就是一个忌讳的行为，而后由于文明的进步，人们开始慢慢接受了一些所谓的禁忌行为了，作者这么写，其实也是在为后文做铺垫哦（出题老师也看出了这一点，所以在后边也设了这样的题）。根据以上所述，对禁忌行为的最好解释就是选项C了。2.选D。题目问根据全文的思想，我们可以得出结论：“变得肥胖”会怎样呢？文章第三段说了美国一个比较普遍的又特别的禁忌话题，肥胖。它跟其他的禁忌话题不同，这个禁忌话题是人们经常谈论的话题。美国人是不太喜欢肥胖的，无论是工作中还是生活中，多多少少会受到一些排挤，第四段作者说了美国人为摆脱肥胖做的努力和原因。但是根据全文的基调以及作者的想法（第二段第一句就说了哦），这些禁忌话题终有一天会随着人类文明的发展变得不在是禁忌，人们会坦诚接受过去所谓的禁忌问题的，这也正是作者所想的。所以对于肥胖也是一样，将来会有一天不再是禁忌话题的（注意是根据全文的思想做这道题的哦）3.选B。题目问肥胖这个话题和其他的禁忌话题比起来怎样？本题定位到原文第三段开头。第三段开头就说了，肥胖在美国的确是个禁忌话题，但是它跟其他的话题不一样，肥胖是人们经常谈论的话题，不过美国人谈论肥胖是很隐晦的（说你胖不会说fat，而是big，large一类的词），一般的禁忌话题人们是不愿意去谈论的。所以肥胖与其他的禁忌话题不一样的。答案选B。4.选D。题目问thinisin,fatisout这句话的意思是啥？本题出现在到原文第三段最后一句话。这句话其实是说美国人对肥胖的人的一个大众认识和态度的问题。第三段有一句说，this“in”lookisthin，In所代表的外貌就是瘦，苗条，许多公司喜欢雇佣那些长得瘦的人做他们的品牌代言，代表公司形象，因为他们看起来更有朝气，有活力，而胖的人就显得有些慵懒，没有活力，但是后边又说了胖的人自律的有点哦，所以胖纸也不是坏人啦，美国是一个注重形象的社会，所以不管怎么说，瘦似乎是一种时尚，胖就显得跟不上调调了。答案选D。其他选项对胖的人说的都有些极端，不恰当。5.选B。题目问美国人为什么总是经常锻炼呢？本题定位到文章最后一段。文章说，美国人很痴迷好的体型的原因有两点，一个是他们想要苗条的外表，同时后文也说他们更想要的的是健康的身体。我们看选项，A.他们的生活方式的改变。美国人生活方式的改变是在上个世纪，这是生活方式的改变，才会让他们活