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第 43 題
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Historians can trace the foundations of plastic surgery as far back as about 2600 years ago in ancient India where facial surgeries were carried out. The techniques were recorded in the early Hindu texts and were used primarily on soldiers injured during conflict. The birth of cosmetic reconstructive surgery truly occurred many hundreds of years later and over the past ten years plastic surgery has become very popular with more and more people refusing to grow old gracefully. However, it is not limited to young women considering the fact that eating disorders are on the rise among young men; men and women alike are interested in cosmetic surgery and it even gains popularity in mainstream culture. It seems that people are no longer judged on their abilities alone but on their appearance and more and more people are choosing to go under the knife in an effort to shape themselves into an objective and arbitrary ideal beauty. The image of beauty portrayed by the media is usually related to the adjectives, young, very slim, and most often white. Having a body weight of 15% below normal for one’s height, age and weight is considered ideal. In other words, people should be anorexic to meet the media’s image of beauty. The message is that only their imposed image of beauty is acceptable and those who are larger, shorter, thicker, or browner are not. This ideal image and weight, however, is unattainable for 99% of women. Ironically, most images of models appearing in magazines have been airbrushed to perfection to attain that “perfect” image of beauty. Sadly, for many people, the quest for beauty has turned into an all-out obsession. Unsurprisingly, the newfound obsession is a convenient marketing tool because 99% of the female population is not satisfied with their appearance and therefore will be more likely to buy slimming products, cosmetics or turn to plastic surgery. The dieting industry makes an incredible $33 billion a year. The industry uses media to keep people thinking that they should maintain the slender or even skinny shape. This image of beauty is simply unattainable and the desire for it will never be met, so the demand for the industry will never decrease. And the very industries that profit from fueling inadequacy, a feeling of not being good enough, will continue to prosper.
Historians can trace the foundations of plastic surgery as far back as about 2600 years ago in ancient India where facial surgeries were carried out. The techniques were recorded in the early Hindu texts and were used primarily on soldiers injured during conflict. The birth of cosmetic reconstructive surgery truly occurred many hundreds of years later and over the past ten years plastic surgery has become very popular with more and more people refusing to grow old gracefully. However, it is not limited to young women considering the fact that eating disorders are on the rise among young men; men and women alike are interested in cosmetic surgery and it even gains popularity in mainstream culture. It seems that people are no longer judged on their abilities alone but on their appearance and more and more people are choosing to go under the knife in an effort to shape themselves into an objective and arbitrary ideal beauty. The image of beauty portrayed by the media is usually related to the adjectives, young, very slim, and most often white. Having a body weight of 15% below normal for one’s height, age and weight is considered ideal. In other words, people should be anorexic to meet the media’s image of beauty. The message is that only their imposed image of beauty is acceptable and those who are larger, shorter, thicker, or browner are not. This ideal image and weight, however, is unattainable for 99% of women. Ironically, most images of models appearing in magazines have been airbrushed to perfection to attain that “perfect” image of beauty. Sadly, for many people, the quest for beauty has turned into an all-out obsession. Unsurprisingly, the newfound obsession is a convenient marketing tool because 99% of the female population is not satisfied with their appearance and therefore will be more likely to buy slimming products, cosmetics or turn to plastic surgery. The dieting industry makes an incredible $33 billion a year. The industry uses media to keep people thinking that they should maintain the slender or even skinny shape. This image of beauty is simply unattainable and the desire for it will never be met, so the demand for the industry will never decrease. And the very industries that profit from fueling inadequacy, a feeling of not being good enough, will continue to prosper.
The statement “people are judged on their abilities alone” is presented to emphasize that _____.
- A ability-based judgement is increasing due to education
- B appearance and ability have always been equally important
- C evaluation has shifted toward appearance-based standards
- D abilities are no longer valued in any context
思路引導 VIP
請留意文中提到的「no longer... alone but...」這個句型。當作者說某件事「不再僅僅是 A，而是 B」時，這傳達了評價標準在時間軸上發生了什麼樣的演變或擴充？
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恭喜你精準地掌握了文章的轉折！這題你能答對，代表你敏銳地捕捉到了文中的關鍵句：「It seems that people are no longer judged on their abilities alone but on their appearance.」
語境中的對比與轉折
這句話的核心在於 「no longer... alone but...」 的結構。作者提到人們不再「只」憑能力受評斷，後方緊接著提到「外表（appearance）」，這說明了社會評價標準的重心已經發生了挪移或擴張。選項 (C) 指出的「評價標準轉向外貌（appearance-based standards）」完美對應了文意中的趨勢描述，也揭示了現代社會中外貌主義（lookism）抬頭的現象。
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