离婚是合法的，而且很容易获得批准，但是在实际中这种情况并不常见。离过婚的男女会受到一些人的诟病。夫妇双方在离婚后可保有他或她婚前带来的财产，而且可平分婚后共同取得的财产。离过婚的人或许会再婚，但是性别偏见还是很明显。比如，离过婚的男性再婚前不需要一段等待期而女性则需要等待十个月。

Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension

Part A

Directions：Read the following four texts。 Answer the questions after each text by choosing A， B， C or D。 Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1。 （40 points）

Text1

France，which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion， has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women。 Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways。 The parliament also agreed to ban websites that “incite excessive thinness” by promoting extreme dieting。

Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives。 They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health。 That’s a start。 And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death –as some have done。 It tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women， especially teenage girls， about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth。

The bans， if fully enforced， would suggest to women （and many men） that they should not let others be arbiters 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。

In contrast to France’s actions， Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age， health， and other characteristics of models。 The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states：”We are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals， especially on young people”。 The charter’s main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week （CFW）， which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute。 But in general it relies on a name-and -shame method of compliance。

Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step。 Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry。   

21。 According to the first paragraph，what would happen in France？

[A]Physical beauty would be redefined。

[B]New runways would be constructed。

[C]Websites about dieting would thrive。

[D]The fashion industry would decline。

22。 The phrase “impinging on”（Line 2，Para.2） is closest in meaning to

[A]heightening the value of

[B]indicating the state of

[C]losing faith in

[D]doing harm to

23。 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。

24.A designer is most likely to be rejected by CFW for

[A]pursuing perfect physical conditions

[B]caring too much about model’s character。

[C]showing little concern for health factors

[D]setting a high age threshold for models。

25.Which of the following may be the best title of the text？

[A]A Challenge to the Fashion Industry’s Body Ideals

[B]A Dilemma for the Starving models in France

[C]Just Another Round of Struggle for Beauty

[D]The Great Threats to the Fashion Industry

21 答案 A Physical beauty would be redefined

解析：这是一道细节题，根据France定位到第一段第一句，主干成分为France has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty。此外第二段第二句They suggest beauty should not be define by looks…故而A physical beauty would be redefined为同义替换，即为正确答案。