全国英语等级考试pets4写作测试题

第第页全国英语等级考试pets4写作测试题

SectionIIIWriting

(40minutes)

Directions:

61.Readthefollowingte*t(s)andwriteanessayto

1)summarizethemainpointsofthete*t(s),

2)makeclearyourownviewpoints,and

3)justifyyourstand.

Inyouressay,makefulluseoftheinformationprovidedinthete*t(s).Ifyouusemorethanthreeconsecutivewardsfromthete*t(s),usequotationmarks("').

Youshouldwrite160-200wordsontheANSWERSHEET.

Nowomancanbetoorichortoothin.ThissayingoftenattributedtothelateDuchessofWindsorembodiesmuchoftheoddspiritofourtimes.Beingthinisdeemedassuchavirtue.

Theproblemwithsuchaviewisthatsomepeopleactuallyattempttolivebyit.Imyselfhavefantasiesofslippingintonarrowdesignerclothes.Consequently,Ihavebeenonadietforthebetter--orworsepartofmylife.Beingrichwouldntbebadeither,butthatwonthappenunlessanunknownrelativediessuddenlyinsomedistantland,leavingmemillionsofdollars.

Wheredidwegooffthetrack?Whendideatingbutterbecomeasin,andalittlebitofe*trafleshunappealing,ifnotrepellent?Allreligionshavecertaindayswhenpeoplerefrainfromeatingande*cessiveeatingisoneofChristianityssevendeadlysins.However,untilquiterecently,mostpeoplehadaproblemgettingenoughtoeat.Insomereligiousgroups,wealthwasasymbolofprobablesalvationandhighmorals,andfatnessasignofwealthandwell-being.

Todaytheoppositeistrue.Wehaveshiftedtothinnessasournewmarkofvirtue.Theresultisthatbeingfatorevenonlysomewhatoverweight--isbadbecauseitimpliesalackofmoralstrength.

Ourobsessionwiththinnessisalsofueledbyhealthconcerns.Itistruethatinthiscountrywehavemoreoverweightpeoplethaneverbefore,andthatinmanycases,beingoverweightcorrelateswithanincreasedriskofheartandbloodvesseldisease.Thesediseases,however,mayhaveasmuchtodowithourwayoflifeandourhigh-fatdietsaswithe*cessweight.Andtheassociatedriskofcancerinthedigestivesystemmaybemoreofadietaryproblem--toomuchfatandalackoffiber--thanaweightproblem.

SectionIIIWriting

Fatness，whichusedtobeasymboloffortuneandprosperity，nowa-daysbecomemorelikeasin，becausepeopleusuallyassociateitwithweakmoralstrength、andpoorphysicalcondition.Andpeoplearemoreobsessedwiththinness.Therearebothreligiousreasonsandhealthconcernsbehindthisphenomenon.

However.IthinkpeopleSrealconcernisnotbeingover-weightortoofat，butthatwedonttakeenoughe*ercisesorwefailtoeatwell.ItisquitenecessaryforUStobuildstrungbonesaswellasimproveheartandlungcon-ditionthroughe*ercises.WeshouldnotalwayskeepingoureyeOiltheweight.Simplybein9.thinisnotenoughbecausebeingthindoesnotequalbeinghealthy.

Neitherbeingtoofatnortoothinisgoodforpeopleshealth.Tokeepfit，bothhealthydietandregulare*ercisesareneeded.Forinstance，weCalleatnutritiousfoodwithlowcalories，havemorefreshvegeta