共用题干Beauty or Comfort?People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold.In the United States, however,people wear(51)________,partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take(52)________straight to their workplaces,which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories,so their(53)_______can afford to burn heat more quickly.Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay(54)_______.Lots of Yales girls wear skirts(55)________when it's 10 degree Centigrade outside.Some of them at least wear boots,tights,and leg-warmers.Some,however,really just go for the look(56)_________the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs(57)_________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(58)_______,with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in (59)________ weather. I have always(60)_______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(61)_________health for beauty.But why do guys(62)_________so little?It is not like,once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they(63)_________wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute.Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever(64)__________they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still(65)________like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February._________(55)A:even B:sometimesC:frequently D:occasionally
共用题干
Beauty or Comfort?
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold.In the United States, however,people wear(51)________,partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take(52)________straight to their workplaces,which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories,so their(53)_______can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay(54)_______.Lots of Yales girls wear skirts(55)________when it's 10 degree Centigrade outside.Some of them at least wear boots,tights,and leg-warmers.Some,however,really just go for the look(56)_________the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs(57)_________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(58)_______,with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in (59)________ weather. I have always(60)_______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(61)_________health for beauty.But why do guys(62)_________so little?It is not like,once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they(63)_________wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute.
Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever(64)__________they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still(65)________like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.
Beauty or Comfort?
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold.In the United States, however,people wear(51)________,partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take(52)________straight to their workplaces,which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories,so their(53)_______can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay(54)_______.Lots of Yales girls wear skirts(55)________when it's 10 degree Centigrade outside.Some of them at least wear boots,tights,and leg-warmers.Some,however,really just go for the look(56)_________the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs(57)_________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(58)_______,with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in (59)________ weather. I have always(60)_______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(61)_________health for beauty.But why do guys(62)_________so little?It is not like,once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they(63)_________wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute.
Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever(64)__________they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still(65)________like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.
_________(55)
A:even
B:sometimes
C:frequently
D:occasionally
A:even
B:sometimes
C:frequently
D:occasionally
参考解析
解析：本句意思是：在美国，人们穿得较少，部分原因是汽车已经成为了最基本的交通工具。scarce意思是“缺乏的”;Iess是little的比较级；little意思是“少的”; least是little的最高级。因为是同前句中的北京人比较，所以用比较级，因此选择B项。
本句意思是：汽车将他们直接带到工作地点，而那里也有暖气。people意思是“人们”,students意思是“学生们”,shoppers意思是“购物者”,them指代前文提到的美国人，因此选择D项。
本句意思是：美国人的食物有丰富的卡路里，因此他们的身体能够快速地产生热量。arms意思是“胳脾”,heads意思是“头”,legs意思是“腿”,bodies意思是“身体”，因此选择D项。
本句意思是：穿得少让人们有机会变得时尚。bony意思是“瘦骨嶙峋的”,thin意思是“瘦的”,fashionable意思是“时尚的”,hungry意思是“俄的”。根据句意选择 C项。
本句意思是：很多耶鲁的女孩子甚至在室外10摄氏度时穿着裙子。even 意思是“甚至”,sometimes意思是“有时”,frequently意思是“常常”,occasionally意思是“偶尔”。因此选择A项。
本句意思是：但是一些女孩子真的冒着健康的危险只为看起来漂亮。短语at the risk of是固定搭配，意思是“冒着······的危险”，因此只能选择C项。
本句意思是：这些女孩们的双腿露在凛冽的寒风中，脚上也没有穿袜子。短语prevent...against…是固定搭配短语，意思是“防止”，因此只能选择B项。
本句意思是：通常这些追求时尚的人都非常瘦，几乎没有脂肪。fat意思是“胖的”,ugly意思是“丑的”,short意思是“短的”,skinny意思是“皮包骨的”。因此只能选择D项。
本句意思是：仅看她们的体质，与正常人相比，抵御寒冬的能力就已经处于劣势。warm意思是“暖和的”,cold意思是“冷的”,cool意思是“凉快的”,hot意思是“热的”。因此选择B项。
本句意思是：每当我走过这些女孩身旁的时候，我总是想，她们怎么能克制颤抖，而且还能带着似乎春天已经来临的微笑。dream意思是“做梦”,state意思是“陈述”, claim意思是“声称”,wonder意思是“惊奇，想知道”。因此选择D项。
本句意思是：这些女孩为了美丽栖牲了健康。sacrifice意思是“栖牲”,devote意思是“奉献”,suffer意思是“承受痛苦”,endure意思是“忍受”。因此选项A符合句意。
本句意思是：但是为什么男孩穿得这样少？bear意思是“承受”,carry意思是“携带”,wear意思是“穿着”,put on意思是“穿上”。因此选项C符合句意。
本句意思是：当冬天最冷的时候他们仅仅穿着花哨的短裤和洗澡用的拖鞋在确切意义上并不显得更时髦。only意思是“仅仅”,seldom意思是“很少”,rarely意思是 “几乎不”,hardly也是“几乎不”的意思。根据句子，选择A项。
本句意思是：当然人们有选择穿什么的自由。method意思是“方式”,road 意思是“道路”,way意思是“方法”,avenue意思是“林荫大道”。因此选择C项。
本句意思是：他们看起来像是2月中旬在海滩上聚会。短语look like是固定搭配，意思是“看起来像”，因此选择D项。
本句意思是：汽车将他们直接带到工作地点，而那里也有暖气。people意思是“人们”,students意思是“学生们”,shoppers意思是“购物者”,them指代前文提到的美国人，因此选择D项。
本句意思是：美国人的食物有丰富的卡路里，因此他们的身体能够快速地产生热量。arms意思是“胳脾”,heads意思是“头”,legs意思是“腿”,bodies意思是“身体”，因此选择D项。
本句意思是：穿得少让人们有机会变得时尚。bony意思是“瘦骨嶙峋的”,thin意思是“瘦的”,fashionable意思是“时尚的”,hungry意思是“俄的”。根据句意选择 C项。
本句意思是：很多耶鲁的女孩子甚至在室外10摄氏度时穿着裙子。even 意思是“甚至”,sometimes意思是“有时”,frequently意思是“常常”,occasionally意思是“偶尔”。因此选择A项。
本句意思是：但是一些女孩子真的冒着健康的危险只为看起来漂亮。短语at the risk of是固定搭配，意思是“冒着······的危险”，因此只能选择C项。
本句意思是：这些女孩们的双腿露在凛冽的寒风中，脚上也没有穿袜子。短语prevent...against…是固定搭配短语，意思是“防止”，因此只能选择B项。
本句意思是：通常这些追求时尚的人都非常瘦，几乎没有脂肪。fat意思是“胖的”,ugly意思是“丑的”,short意思是“短的”,skinny意思是“皮包骨的”。因此只能选择D项。
本句意思是：仅看她们的体质，与正常人相比，抵御寒冬的能力就已经处于劣势。warm意思是“暖和的”,cold意思是“冷的”,cool意思是“凉快的”,hot意思是“热的”。因此选择B项。
本句意思是：每当我走过这些女孩身旁的时候，我总是想，她们怎么能克制颤抖，而且还能带着似乎春天已经来临的微笑。dream意思是“做梦”,state意思是“陈述”, claim意思是“声称”,wonder意思是“惊奇，想知道”。因此选择D项。
本句意思是：这些女孩为了美丽栖牲了健康。sacrifice意思是“栖牲”,devote意思是“奉献”,suffer意思是“承受痛苦”,endure意思是“忍受”。因此选项A符合句意。
本句意思是：但是为什么男孩穿得这样少？bear意思是“承受”,carry意思是“携带”,wear意思是“穿着”,put on意思是“穿上”。因此选项C符合句意。
本句意思是：当冬天最冷的时候他们仅仅穿着花哨的短裤和洗澡用的拖鞋在确切意义上并不显得更时髦。only意思是“仅仅”,seldom意思是“很少”,rarely意思是 “几乎不”,hardly也是“几乎不”的意思。根据句子，选择A项。
本句意思是：当然人们有选择穿什么的自由。method意思是“方式”,road 意思是“道路”,way意思是“方法”,avenue意思是“林荫大道”。因此选择C项。
本句意思是：他们看起来像是2月中旬在海滩上聚会。短语look like是固定搭配，意思是“看起来像”，因此选择D项。