Passage 2
At some time in your life you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chances are that you don’t act on our impulse（冲动）, but let it pass instead. You know that to commit the action is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo（禁忌） behavior is hoe it can change over the years within the same society, how certain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly accepted and natural at another point of time.
Once of the newest taboos in the American society is the topic of fat. Unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that Americans talk about constantly. It’s not taboo to talk about fat; it’s taboo to be fat. The “in” look is thin, not fat. In the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, thin（苗条） executives（经理） to sell their image as well as their products to the public. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy and self-respect. After all, people think how can people who care about themselves, and therefore the way they look, permit themselves to become fat? In an image-conscious society like the US, thin is “in”, fat is “out”.
11. From the passage, we know that taboo is ____.
A. a strong desire to do something strange or terrible
B. a crime committed on impulse
C. a behavior considered unacceptable by the terrible
D. an unfavorable impression left on other people
12. Based on the ideas presented in the passage we can infer that “being fat” ____ in American society.
A. will always remain a taboo
B. is no longer a taboo any more
C. has long been a taboo
D. has not been considered a taboo by most people
13. The topic of fat is ____ many other taboo subjects.
A. the same as B. more popular than
C. different form D. less often talked about
14. The words “in” and “out” (last line) mean ____.
A. inside and outside
B. more popular than
C. beginning and ending
D. fashionable and unfashionable
15. The expression “image-conscious” society can be replaced by ____.
A. fast-developing society which is built on a clear image
B. the society in which image has been attached importance to
C. the society whose image has been reined because of money
D. very imaginative society with nice appearance
三、词汇与语法（共5题）
16. A pair of black trousers ____ what I want to buy in the department store.
A. is B. are
C. has D. have
17. At that time, Mary ____ on her holiday with her family in Hawaii.
A. is B. was
C. has been D. is being
18. So little ____ about physics that I was totally confused by the book.
A. did I know B. I had known
C. did I knew D. I know
19. Generally speaking, it is unwise to give a child ____ he or she wants.
A. however B. whenever
C. whichever D. whatever
20. Who should be responsible ____ the polluted earth?
A. in B. on
C. for D. of