英语阅读练习2

阅读2

  • dictated 影响，强加，口述
  • digtal arena 数字化竞技场
  • in parallel 同时
  • outlets 展示
  • legitimate 合理的
  • influencer 网红
  • internalization 内化
  • norms 规范，准则
  • involvement 卷入，参与
  • obsessive 过多的
  • obsession 痴迷
  • amiable 单纯的，适宜的
  • cherish 珍视，珍爱
  • cosmetic 化妆品

  1. An awakening has been taking place in the physical world against the beauty model that has been dictated to us for years. But in the digital arena, social media determines what is considered beautiful.
  2. The two opposing struggles are taking place in parallel. In the physical world, the struggle goes against the underlying pressure exerted on women to conform to an unrealistic beauty ideal. As part of the struggle, various media outlets have presented women whose bodies don’t correspond to the so-called ideal. All those women who had previously been excluded from the covers of magazines, television series and the public agenda, have become”legitimate“. At the same time, a group of influencers have begun to upload to social media photos of themselves without makeup, and even photos in which they highlight supposed flaws.
  3. Technology has reshaped our beauty ideal and is doing a great job communicating that message to the masses. One of the bizarre legacies of the past decade is the popularity of the”cyborg look”, which illustrates what Americans will look like in 2050.
  4. The cyborg look spread rapidly. Today, however, the Instagram face has become the new beauty ideal.
  5. The internalization of accepted beauty norms is much more effective when there is active involvement in the learning process. The active involvement of users is reflected in the gamified（游戏化的）interaction offered by the social media platforms—the ability to like, write a comment, compare, share.
  6. Once the desired beauty ideal has been internalized, users are given tools or features to change their appearance to suit the accepted beauty ideal such as editing the image, choosing the ideal filter, the right background.
  7. A survey conducted in the United States revealed that more than 50% filter the images before posting them. And you will not be surprised to hear that the majority of them are women. One of the significant consequences of obsessive filtering is the emerging tendency to treat oneself as an object to be observed and valued, in the same way another person observes and judges from the side.
  8. The effect of the filters is already far beyond amiable amusement. The filters and the entire game played on the networks affect the mental health of the users. According to a study, apps like Instagram, Snapchat and FaceTune allow users to achieve a level of perfection that was previously only observed in beauty magazines.
  9. Even though humanity has always cherished beauty, in the last decade our obsession with looks has reached an unprecedented peak. The time spent on social media creates an urge to achieve an impossible beauty ideal so powerful that the only thing that can fix it is not cosmetic intervention, but mental health care.

问题

  • in the making 形成
  • usher 启发，引导
  • illustration 阐述，说明
  • meticulous 小心翼翼的
  • cosmetic surgery 美容手术
  • plastic surgery 整形外科
  1. What do we learn about beauty in the digital arena?

A) It dictates the taste of digital media.

B) It has been in the making for years.

C) It has ushered in a new awakening.

D) It is defined by social media.

  1. What does the passage say about beauty in the physical world?

A) Women are under constant pressure to keep up with beauty models.

B) Women are encouraged to pursue a beauty ideal that has never existed.

C) A fight is going on to remove pressure on women to conform to an absurd beauty ideal.

D) Media outlets have begun to present as beauty models trendy women without any makeup.

  1. What do we learn from the passage about the Instagram face?

A) It is now regarded as the new beauty ideal.

B) It is what most women will go after in 2050.

C) It is being much talked about on social media.

D) It is a perfect illustration of the ultimate beauty.

  1. What has obsessive filtering resulted in?

A) A good many women striving to reach an impossible level of perfection.

B) An urge to turn the entire game played on the network to one’s advantage.

C) A tendency to regard one’s body as an object of observation and judgment.

D) An increasing number of women filtering their images before uploading them.

  1. What does the author want to emphasize at the end of the passage regarding Americans’ obsession with looks?

A) Cosmetic surgery should be made more accessible to the masses.

B) Psychological intervention should be introduced to alleviate it.

C) Their time spent on social media should be strictly controlled.

D) Its root cause should be meticulously examined and analyzed.

翻译

  1. 一场觉醒已在现实世界中展开，反抗多年来一直强加给我们的审美模式。但在数字领域，社交媒体决定了什么才被认为是美。
  2. 这两种相互对立的斗争正在同时进行。在现实世界中，这场斗争对抗的是施加在女性身上、迫使她们去迎合不切实际的美丽标准的潜在压力。作为这场斗争的一部分，各种媒体平台展示了那些身材不符合所谓“理想”标准的女性。所有那些以前被排除在杂志封面、电视剧和公众议程之外的女性，如今都变得“合理合法”了。与此同时，一群有影响力的人物开始在社交媒体上上传自己不化妆的照片，甚至是突出自身所谓瑕疵的照片。
  3. 科技重塑了我们对美的理想认知，并且在向大众传递这一理念方面做得很成功。过去十年间，一个奇特的现象是“半机械人外观”的流行，它展现出了2050年美国人可能的模样。
  4. “半机械人外观”迅速传播开来。然而，如今，Instagram网红脸已经成为了新的审美标准。
  5. 当人们积极参与学习过程时，对被认可的审美规范的内化会更加有效。用户的积极参与体现在社交媒体平台提供的游戏化互动中——即点赞、写评论、比较和分享的能力。
  6. 一旦人们将所期望的审美标准内化，平台就会为用户提供一些工具或功能，让他们改变自己的外貌以符合被认可的审美标准，比如编辑图片、选择理想的滤镜和合适的背景。
  7. 一项在美国进行的调查显示，超过50%的人在发布图片前会对图片进行修图处理。而且，当你听说其中大多数是女性时，你并不会感到惊讶。过度修图的一个重要后果是，出现了一种新的倾向，即把自己当作一个被观察和被评价的对象，就像别人从旁观察和评判一样。
  8. 滤镜的影响早已远远超出了单纯的娱乐范畴。滤镜以及在网络上进行的整个“游戏”影响着用户的心理健康。一项研究表明，像Instagram、Snapchat和FaceTune这样的应用程序能让用户达到一种以前只有在美容杂志上才能看到的完美程度。
  9. 尽管人类一直都珍视美丽，但在过去十年里，我们对外表的痴迷达到了前所未有的顶峰。花在社交媒体上的时间引发了一种想要达到不可能实现的审美标准的强烈欲望，而唯一能解决这一问题的不是整容手术，而是心理健康护理。

答案

  1. D

But in the digital arena, social media determines what is considered beautiful.

  1. C

In the physical world, the struggle goes against the underlying pressure exerted on women to conform to an unrealistic beauty ideal.

  1. A

The cyborg look spread rapidly. Today, however, the Instagram face has become the new beauty ideal.

  1. C

One of the significant consequences of obsessive filtering is the emerging tendency to treat oneself as an object to be observed and valued, in the same way another person observes and judges from the side.

  1. B

The time spent on social media creates an urge to achieve an impossible beauty ideal so powerful that the only thing that can fix it is not cosmetic intervention, but mental health care.