新六级复合式听写周周练（第十一期）

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At some time in your life you may have a strong (36) ________________ to do something strange or terrible. This is especially true among the young people of today. However, (37) _____________ are that you don’t act on your (38) _______________, but let it pass instead. The reason is very (39) _______________: you know that to (40) __________________ the action is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the (41）_______________________ of taboo behavior is how it can change over the years within the same society. Certain behavior and(42) _________________ once considered taboo can become perfectly (43)___________________ and natural at another point in time.(44) ___________________________________________ . Now with the publication of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death. And, as a result, they are more willing to talk about this taboo subject.

One of the newest taboos in American society is the topic of fat. Unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that Americans talk about constantly. It’s not taboo to talk about fat. it’s taboo to be fat. (45)_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy, self-discipline, and self-respect.(46)___________________________________________________________?

答案:
36. desire
37. chances
38. impulse
39. obvious
40. commit
41. phenomenon
42. attitudes
43. Acceptable

44. Topics such as death were once considered so upsetting and unpleasant that it was a taboo to even talk about them.

45. In the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, trim executives to sell their image as well as their products to the public.

46. After all, people think, how can people who care about themselves, and therefore the way they look, permit themselves to become so fat?