2016年职称英语综合类c级真题及答案

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　　Freezing to Death for Beauty

　　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 Yale girls wear skirts (55) ____ when it's 10 degrees Centigrade outside. Some of them at least wear boot, sights, and leg-warmers1.Some,however,really just go for the look (56) ____the risk of health2.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 arrived3.

　　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.

　　51. A. scarce B. less C. little D. least

　　52. A. people B. students C. shoppers D. them

　　53. A. arms B. heads C. legs D. bodies

　　54. A. bony B. thin C. fashionable D. hungry

　　55. A. even B. sometimes C. frequently D. occasionally

　　56. A.in B. for C.at D. on

　　57. A. with B. against C. above D. under

　　58. A. fat B. ugly C. short D. skinny

　　59. A. warm B. cold C. cool D. hot

　　60. A. dreamed B. stated C. claimed D. wondered

　　61. A. sacrifice B. devote C. suffer D. endure

　　62. A. bear B. carry C. wear D. put on

　　63. A. only B. seldom C. rarely D. hardly

　　64. A. method B. road C. way D. avenue

　　65. A. see B. resemble C. show D. look