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  3. In department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because t

In department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because t

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问题     In department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because they come in a variety of styles, textures, and colors. But they are ultimately the biggest deception that exists in the fashion industry today. What are they? They are high heels—a woman’s enemy (whether she knows it or not).
    High heel shoes are the downfall of modern society. Fashion myths have led women to believe that they are more beautiful or sophisticated for wearing heels, but in reality, heels succeed in posing short as well as long term hardships. Women should fight the high heel industry by refusing to wear or purchase high heel shoes in order to save the world from unnecessary physical and psychological suffering.
    For the sake of fairness, it must be noted that there is a positive side to high heels. First, heels are excellent for aerating lawns. Anyone who has ever worn heels on grass knows what I am talking about. A simple trip around the yard in a pair of those babies eliminates all need to call for a lawn care specialist, and provides the perfect-sized holes to give any lawn oxygen without all those messy chunks of dirt lying around.
    Second, heels are quite functional for defense against oncoming enemies, who can easily be scared away by threatening them with a pair of these sharp, deadly fashion accessories.
    Regardless of such practical uses for heels, the fact remains that wearing high heels is harmful to one’s physical health. Talk to any podiatrist, and you will hear that the majority of their business comes from high-heel-wearing women. High heels are known to cause problems such as deformed feet and torn toenails. The risk of severe back problems and twisted or broken ankles is three times higher for a flat shoe wearer. Wearing heels also creates the threat of getting a heel caught in a sidewalk crack or a sewer-grate and being thrown to the ground—possibly breaking a nose, back, or neck. And of course, after wearing heels for a day, any woman knows she can look forward to a night of pain as she tries to comfort her swollen, aching feet.
The author’s chief argument against high heels is that________.
选项 A、they pose a threat to lawns
B、they are injurious to women’s health
C、they don’t necessarily make women beautiful
D、they are ineffective as a weapon of defense
答案B
解析 本题无特殊关键词，问题是作者反对高跟鞋的主要论据是什么。本题涉及作者对主题的阐述方法，需定位各段主题。纵观全文，作者在第一段就提出自己的观点：高跟鞋是女性的敌人(woman’s enemy)：第二段接着说，高跟鞋会给女性带来身体和精神上的伤害(physical and psychological suffering)。在第五段，作者又详细说明了高跟鞋会给女性带来的伤害：足部变形(deformed feet)，脚趾甲受损(torn toenails). 严重的背部疾病(severe back problems)，脚踝扭伤(twisted or broken ankles)，容易跌倒(being thrown to the ground)等。因此，本文的大部分篇幅都在描述高跟鞋对女性健康的伤害，由此可见，选项B与原文属于相同含义，为正确选项。而选项A、C、D均与原文说法相反，属于正反混淆。
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