III. 文意選填: (10%)
The birth of cosmetic reconstructive surgery truly occurred many hundreds of years later
and over the past ten years plastic surgery has become very popular with more and more
people refusing to grow old 36 . It is however not limited to young women 37 the
fact that eating disorders are on the rise among young men; men and women alike are
interested in cosmetic surgery and it even gains popularity in mainstream culture. It seems that
38 are people judged on their abilities alone but on their appearance and more and more
people are choosing to go under the knife in an effort to shape themselves into an objective
and 39 ideal beauty.
The “image” of beauty portrayed by the media is usually 40 the adjectives, young,
very slim, and most often white. Having a body weight of 15% below normal for one’s height,
age and weight is considered ideal. In other words, people should be anorexic to meet the
media’s image of beauty. The message is that only their 41 image of beauty is acceptable.
This ideal image and weight, however, is unattainable for 99% women and 42 most
images of models appearing on magazines have been airbrushed to perfection to attain that
“perfect” image of beauty.
Sadly, for many people, the 43 for beauty has turned into an all-out obsession.
Unsurprisingly, the newfound obsession is a convenient marketing tool because 99% of the
female population is not satisfied with their appearance and therefore will be more 44
buy slimming, cosmetics or turn to plastic surgery. The industry uses media to keep people
thinking that they should maintain the slender or even skinny shape. This idea is simply
unattainable and the desire for it will never be met so the demand for the industry will never
decrease. And the very industries that profit from 45 inadequacy will continue to
prosper.
【題組】42
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