For many years, I was sure that my suffering was because of my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.
Many obese（overweight）people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin means being loved, being special, and being cherished. We imagine what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally realize its promise of happiness, and of course, love.
It took me a long while to know that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards are different with culture. In Somoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us try hard to change our body, but with no result. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves,  the whole world changes.
小題1:The passage tries to tell us the importance of ______.
A．body size
B．a(chǎn)ttitudes toward life
C．culture difference
D．different beauty standards
小題2:What does the underlined word “everything” (paragraph 2) mean?
A．All the problems.B．All the bodies.
C．The whole world.D．The truth.
小題3:What can be inferred about the author?
A．The author is a Samoan.
B．The author succeeded in losing weight.
C．The author has been troubled by her/his weight.
D．The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.
小題4:According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?
A．They feel angry about the regained weight.
B．They don’t care about the regained weight.
C．They feel optimistic（樂觀的）about future plans on weight control.
D．They think they should give up their future plans on weight control.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：
小題1:主旨題：從文章最后一句話When we change our attitudes toward ourselves,  the whole world changes.可知作者想要表達的是改變對人生的態(tài)度。選B。
小題2:猜詞題：從第二段的內(nèi)容可以推測：肥胖的人錯誤的認為解決了肥胖就解決了所有的問題。選A
小題3:推理題：從文章第一段的內(nèi)容可知作者一直受體重困擾。選C
小題4:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. 可知是選C
考點;考查人生感悟的短文
點評：這篇文章是關于怎么看待肥胖問題和對人生的正確的態(tài)度，說明人不能只看外表而應該注重內(nèi)在。要求考生能準確理解文章的細節(jié)。并能進行推理。
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