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1、Passage1BeautyandBodyImageintheMedia[A]Imagesoffemalebodiesareeverywhere.Women—andtheirbodyparts—selleverythingfromfoodtocars.Popularfilmandtelevisionactressesarebecomingyounger,tallerandthinner.Somehaveevenbeenknowntofaintonthesetfromlackoffood.[B]Women’smagazinesarefullofarticles
2、urgingthatiftheycanjustlosethoselasttwentypounds,they’llhaveitall—theperfectmarriage,lovingchildren,greatsex,andarewardingcareer.[C]Economichasgreateffectsonit.Bypresentinganidealdifficultytoachieveandmaintain,thecosmeticanddietproductindustriesareassuredofgrowthandprofits.Andit’sn
3、oaccidentthatyouthisincreasinglypromoted,alongwiththinness,asanessentialcriterionofbeauty.And,accordingtotheindustry,ageisadisasterthatneedstobedealtwith.[D]Thestakesarehuge.Ontheonehand,womenwhoareinsecureabouttheirbodiesaremorelikelytobuybeautyproducts,newclothes,anddietaids.Itis
4、estimatedthatthedietindustryaloneisworthanywherebetween40to100billion(U.S.)ayearsellingtemporaryweightloss(90%to95%ofdietersregainthelostweight).Ontheotherhand,researchindicatesthatexposuretoimagesofthin,young,air-brushedfemalebodiesislinkedtodepression,lossofself-esteemandthedevel
5、opmentofunhealthyeatinghabitsinwomenandgirls.[E]TheAmericanresearchgroupAnorexiaNervosa&RelatedEatingDisorders,Inc.saysthatoneoutofeveryfourcollege-agedwomenusesunhealthymethodsofweightcontrol—includingfasting,skippingmeals,excessiveexercise,laxative(泻药)abuse,andself-inducedvomitin
6、g.[F]In2003,Teenmagazinereportedthat35percentofgirls6to12yearsoldhavebeenonatleastonediet,andthat50to70percentofnormalweightgirlsbelievetheyareoverweight.Overallresearchindicatesthat90%ofwomenaredissatisfiedwiththeirappearanceinsomeway.[G]Perhapsthemostdisturbingisthefactthatmediai
7、magesoffemalebeautyareunattainableforallbutaverysmallnumberofwomen.[H]ResearchersgeneratingacomputermodelofawomanwithBarbie-dollproportions,forexample,foundthatherbackwouldbetooweaktosupporttheweightofherupperbody,andherbodywouldbetoonarrowtocontainmorethanhalfaliverandafewcentimet
8、ersofbowel.Arealwomanbuilt
