¡¡¡¡The bans£¬ if fully enforced£¬would suggest to women £¨and many men£© that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty¡£ And perhaps faintly£¬they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques¡£
¡¡¡¡The French measures£¬ however£¬ rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing¡£ Under the law£¬ using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a $85£¬000 fine and six months in prison¡£
¡¡¡¡The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types¡£ In Denmark£¬ the United States£¬ and a few other countries£¬ it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement¡£
¡¡¡¡In contrast to France’s actions£¬ Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age£¬ health£¬ and other characteristics of models¡£ The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states£º “We are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals£¬ especially on young people¡£” The charter’s main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week £¨CFW£©£¬ which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute¡£ But in general it relies on a name-and-shame method of compliance¡£
¡¡¡¡Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step¡£ Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry¡£
¡¡¡¡21¡£ According to the first paragraph£¬ what would happen in France£¿
¡¡¡¡[A]New runways would be constructed¡£
¡¡¡¡[B]Physical beauty would be redefined¡£
¡¡¡¡[C]Websites about dieting would thrive¡£
¡¡¡¡[D]The fashion industry would decline¡£
¡¡¡¡22¡£ The phrase “impinging on” £¨Line2£¬ Para.2£© is closest in meaning to
¡¡¡¡[A]heightening the value of¡£
¡¡¡¡[B]indicating the state of¡£
¡¡¡¡[C]losing faith in¡£
¡¡¡¡[D]doing harm to¡£
¡¡¡¡23¡£ Which of the following is true of the fashion industry£¿
¡¡¡¡[A]New standards are being set in Denmark¡£
¡¡¡¡[B]The French measures have already failed¡£
¡¡¡¡[C]Models are no longer under peer pressure¡£
¡¡¡¡[D]Its inherent problems are getting worse¡£
¡¡¡¡24¡£ A designer is most likely to be rejected by CFW for
¡¡¡¡[A]pursuing perfect physical conditions¡£
¡¡¡¡[B]caring too much about models’ character¡£
¡¡¡¡[C]showing little concern for health factors¡£
¡¡¡¡[D]setting a high age threshold for models¡£
¡¡¡¡25¡£ Which of the following may be the best title of the text£¿
¡¡¡¡[A]A Challenge to the Fashion Industry’s Body Ideals
¡¡¡¡[B]A Dilemma for the Starving Models in France
¡¡¡¡[C]Just Another Round of Struggle for Beauty
¡¡¡¡[D]The Great Threats to the Fashion Industry
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¡¡¡¡For the first time in history more people live in towns than in the country¡£ In Britain this has had a curious result¡£ While polls show Britons rate “the countryside” alongside the royal family£¬ Shakespeare and the National Health Service £¨NHS£© as what makes them proudest of their country£¬ this has limited political support¡£
¡¡¡¡A century ago Octavia Hill launched the National Trust not to rescue stylish houses but to save “the beauty of natural places for everyone forever¡£” It was specifically to provide city dwellers with spaces for leisure where they could experience “a refreshing air¡£” Hill’s pressures later led to the creation of national parks and green belts¡£ They don’t make countryside any more£¬ and every year concrete consumes more of it¡£ It needs constant guardianship¡£
¡¡¡¡At the next election none of the big parties seem likely to endorse this sentiment¡£ The Conservatives’ planning reform explicitly gives rural development priority over conservation£¬ even authorizing“off-plan” building where local people might object¡£ The concept of sustainable development has been defined as profitable¡£ Labour likewise wants to discontinue local planning where councils oppose development¡£ The Liberal Democrats are silent¡£ Only Ukip£¬ sensing its chance£¬ has sided with those pleading for a more considered approach to using green land¡£ Its Campaign to Protect Rural England struck terror into many local Conservative parties¡£
¡¡¡¡The sensible place to build new houses£¬ factories and offices is where people are£¬ in cities and towns where infrastructure is in place¡£ The London agents StirlingAckroyd recently identified enough sites for half a million houses in the London area alone£¬ with no intrusion on green belt¡£ What is true of London is even truer of the provinces¡£
