Question

An Israeli law banning too skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013. The law, approved last March in Israel, requires models to prove they have maintained a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 18.5 for three months before a fashion show. That means a woman who is 68 inches tall can weigh no less than 119 pounds.

“This law is another step in the war against eating disorders,” said physician Adatto. “Underweight models,” he explained, “can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny.”

But some critics in this country say it is misguided, focusing on weight instead of health. They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. “I think it’s an approach that isn’t going to work.” said eating disorder expert Susan Ice, who worked with an organization which creates a healthy working environment for models.

But Adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an ambitious model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized. He said. “I realized that only legislation(立法) can change the situation. There was no time to waste; so many girls were dieting to death.”

However, the efforts to regulate models’ weight in Spain and Italy have not resulted in significant changes in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health.

Still, folks including Ice say there’s no denying that images from Hollywood and the fashion industry can be difficult for young women to deal with. “Certainly I don't believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disorders, but it makes it harder,” she says. “It’s a difficult recovery environment, worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal.”

1. One benefit the new Israeli law may bring is ________.

A. to change the working conditions of models

B. to prevent models from suffering from eating disorders

C. to provide guidance for women worshiping thinness

D. to lower the chance of skinny models’ death

2.In the opinion of the critics, the law won’t succeed because         .

A. it misleads young women to form a bad eating habit.

B. the fashion industry is much too influential.

C. it doesn’t create a healthy working environment for models.

D. it doesn’t provide a proper approach that can work well.

3. What caused Adatto to think that a law was needed to change the situation?

A. Being interviewed by a reporter.

B. Establishing his fashion model agent.

C. Meeting an ambitious but too skinny model.

D. Seeing a model die from eating disorders.

4.According to the passage, the new Israeli law banning skinny models is         .

A. practical            B. reasonable

C. acceptable           D. argumentative

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：试题分析：文章主要介绍了以色列出台的一项规定模特不能过于消瘦，这在世界上引起了很大争议。

1.细节题。根据文章第二段的This law is another step in the war against eating disorders可知这项举措让模特们不再因饮食失调而感到难受，所以选B

2. 细节题。根据文章第三段批判家们的观点They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry.可知他们认为这项举措不会奏效，因为时尚产业有重大的影响力。所以选B

3.C细节理解题。根据第四段第一句he began to concern the issue after meeting an ambitious model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized.他遇到一个雄心勃勃的看起来像是需要住院治疗的模特之后，他开始关心这个问题。故选C。

4. 推断题。根据文章主要内容：以色列出台的一项规定模特不能过于消瘦。可知这项举措在国际社会上有重大争议，所以选择D

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