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  3. I switched on the TV and there they were again—the next crop of Miss World/Miss Universe candidates. The same practiced smiles,

I switched on the TV and there they were again—the next crop of Miss World/Miss Universe candidates. The same practiced smiles,

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问题     I switched on the TV and there they were again—the next crop of Miss World/Miss Universe candidates. The same practiced smiles, the same waving hands, the same hosts with their unreal crossbreed accents—the same.
    Yes, the show goes on. No time to enjoy the glory of the last set of titles. It’s time to prepare for the next. Our Assembly Line is in place. It takes a whole year to prepare for the Miss World/ Miss Universe contest. And the young hopefuls give it their disciplined best almost as if they were preparing themselves for an IIT entrance test or the Civil Services exam.
    So what’s wrong with that? If one set of kids can further their genetically gifted intellect, why can’t another set further a similarly gifted set of physical attributes? If brainy kids go to coaching classes, why can’t the pretty ones go to physical trainers? If cosmetic surgery, dental cares, balanced diets and workout sessions produce a happier, healthier and more self-confident woman who can take the world in her stride, perhaps that’s the way to go.
    Yes, we had just begun to accept it all. We had just begun to create the slots for the brainy ones and the beauties. And then, suddenly we got a Mrs. World Aditi Gowatrikar with her dreamy green eyes. Brainy, beautiful and a wonderful wife and mother to boot. The mother of a two-year-old who is also a doctor and a super model.
    Yes, Aditi has shown us that it is possible to do it all. But can she really be a symbol of Indian womanhood as some carried-away journalists and event managers have suggested? Is she the modern day Mother India? The one who can inspire the thousands of mothers and wives to break out of the petty confines of the roles they are forced to play? Will she find an echo among all those workingwomen dealing with families, bosses and unsupportive husbands? To most women, the world of Aditi Gowatrikar would seem like a different planet.
As the author sees it, the young candidates prepare for the contest______,
选项 A、anxiously
B、seriously
C、casually
D、steadily
答案B
解析 细节题。根据第二段最后一句“And the young hopefuls give it their disciplined best almost as if they were preparing them—selves for an IIT entrance test or the Civil Services exam．”可知“这些充满希望的年轻人展示出了自己受过训练的最好的一面，好像他们在准备伊利诺亚理工大学入学考试或是公务员考试。”，由此可知，这些选手都很认真对待比赛。故选B。
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