The bans, if fully enforced ,would suggest to woman (and many men )that they should not let others be orbiters of their beauty .And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques .
The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing. Under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a $85,000 fine and six months in prison.
The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types. In Denmark, the United States, and a few other countries, it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement.
Which of the following is true of the fashion industry?
[A] The French measures have already failed
[B] New standards are being set in Denmark
[C] Models are no longer under peer pressure
[D] Its inherent problems are getting worse
解析
23、[A] The French measures have already failed
法國的措施已經失敗
[B] New standards are being set in Denmark
丹麥正在制定新標準
[C] Models are no longer under peer pressure
模特們不再面臨同儕壓力
[D] Its inherent problems are getting worse
其固有問題正在惡化
【答案】B. New standards are being set in Denmark
【解析】正確選項[B]是對第五段第二句In Denmark...... it is trying to set voluntary standards以及第六段內容的高度概括。
[A]將第四段信息“法國的法令存在明顯不足”誇大其詞為“法國的法令已經失敗”（The French measures have already failed）。
[C]對第五段第二句models...peer pressure斷章取義，將模特業針對就模特僱傭制定了（更多依靠同儕壓力作用的）自願標準改為與之完全無關的“模特不再受同儕壓力影響”（Models are no longer under peer pressure）。
[D]利用第五段第一句The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem設置干擾，但are getting worse（問題正在惡化）卻與第二句信息“時尚業正在制定行業標準解決其固有問題/問題會減輕”相悖。