2017年12月英语四级阅读练习（四）思维导图

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　　At some time in your life, you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chances are that you don't act on your impulse, but let it pass instead. You

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Atsometimeinyourlife,youmayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudon'tactonyourimpulse,butletitpassinstead.Youknowthattocommittheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.Perhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthephenomenonoftaboobehaviorishowitcanchangeovertheyearswithinthesamesociety,howcertainbehaviorandattitudeonceconsideredtaboocanbecomeperfectlyacceptableandnaturalatanotherpointintime.Topicssuchasdeath,forexample,wereonceconsideredsoupsettingandunpleasantthatitwasatabootoeventalkaboutthem.NowwiththepublicationofimportantbookssuchasOnDeathandDyingandLearningtoSayGoodbye,peoplehavebecomemoreawareoftheimportanceofexpressingfeelingsaboutdeathand,asaresult,aremorewillingtotalkaboutthistaboosubject.OneofthenewesttaboosinAmericansocietyisthetopicoffat.Unlikemanyothertaboos,fatisatopicthatAmericanstalkaboutconstantly.It'snottaboototalkaboutfat;it'stabootobefat.The"in"lookisthin,notfat.Intheworkworld,mostcompaniespreferyouthful-looking,trimexecutivestoselltheirimagesaswellastheirproductstothepublic.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouth,vigor,andsuccess.Thefatperson,ontheotherhand,isthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergy,self-discipline,andself-respect.Inanimage-conscioussocietyliketheU.S.,thinis"in",fatis"out".It'snotsurprising,then,thatmillionsofAmericanshavebeenobsessedwithstayingslimand"inshape".Thepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnot,however,thesolereasonforAmericans'fascinationwithdietandexercise.Recentresearchhasshownthecriticalimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmosttechnologicallydevelopednations,thelifestyleofNorthAmericanshaschangeddramaticallyduringthecourseofthelastcentury.Modernmachinesdoallthephysicallaborthatpeoplewereonceforcedtodobyhand.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivityanddisuse,people'sbodiescaneasilybecomeweakandvulnerabletodisease.Inanefforttoavoidsuchafate,millionsofAmericansarespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercising.

52.Fromthepassagewecaninfertaboois________.

[A]astrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible

[B]acrimecommittedonimpulse

[C]behaviorconsideredunacceptableinsociety'seyes

[D]anunfavorableimpressionleftonotherpeople

53.Basedontheideaspresentedinthepassagewecanconclude"beingfat"________inAmericansociety.

[A]willalwaysremainataboo

[B]isnotconsideredasataboobymostpeople

[C]haslongbeenataboo

[D]maynolongerbeataboosomeday

54.Thetopicoffatis________manyothertaboosubjects.

[A]thesameas[B]differentfrom[C]morepopularthan[D]lessoftentalkedaboutthan

55.Whatdoes"thinis'in',andfatis'out'"mean?

[A]Thinis"inside",andfatis"outside".

[B]Thinis"diligent",andfatis"lazy".

[C]Thinis"youthful",andfatis"spiritless".

[D]Thinis"fashionable",andfatis"unfashionable".

56.Apartfromthisnewunderstandingofthecorrelationbetweenhealthandexercise,themainreasonthepassagegivesforwhysomanyAmericansareexercisingregularlyis________.

[A]theirchangedlifestyle

[B]theireagernesstostaythinandyouthful

[C]theirappreciationoftheimportanceofexercise

[D]theencouragementtheyhavereceivedfromtheircompanies

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