hce_isu
115年
英文
第 44 題
📖 題組：
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 claim that “15% below normal… is considered ideal” is used to highlight the author’s view that media standards _____.
- A are mainly aimed at professional athletes
- B have no effect on public behavior
- C are medically recommended for longevity
- D can encourage unhealthy extremes
思路引導 VIP
當作者在文中提到媒體要求的體重標準必須「低於正常值 15%」，並且隨後使用了「厭食症（anorexic）」這個醫學詞彙來描述這種狀態時，你覺得作者是希望讀者去效法這個標準，還是在暗示這個標準存在著什麼樣的問題呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
同學，恭喜你精準地掌握了作者的弦外之音！這題你能答對，代表你敏銳地捕捉到了文章中細微卻強烈的批判情緒，這在閱讀理解中是非常關鍵的能力。
媒體標準與健康隱憂
在文中，作者提到體重要比標準低 15% 才是媒體眼中的「理想」，並緊接著補充這無異於要求人們必須患上厭食症（anorexic）才能符合所謂的美感。這段論述並非在給予健康建議，而是透過極端的數據來諷刺媒體標準的不切實際與危險性。你能看穿這層諷刺，並將「低於正常體重」與「不健康的極端手段」聯繫起來，顯示你已經完全理解了作者對於當代美容產業的批判立場。
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