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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.(51)

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（52）.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.

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.

The cyborg look spread rapidly.Today,however,the Instagram face has become the new beauty ideal.（53）

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(游戲化的)interaction offered by the social media platforms the ability to like,write a comment,compare, share.

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.

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.（54）

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 Face Tune allow users to achieve a level of perfection that was previously only observed in beauty magazines.

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.（55）

題目

51.What do we learn about beauty in the digital arena?

A)It dictates the taste of digital media. ?????????????????C)It has ushered ?in a new awakening.

B)It has been in the making for years. ??????????????????D)It ?is defined by social media.

52.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.

53.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.

?54.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.

“What has obsessive filtering resulted in?” 的中文意思是：“過度修圖/使用濾鏡導致了什么結果？”

這里的“obsessive filtering”指的是過度地編輯或使用濾鏡來修飾照片或視頻

55.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.

詞匯

upload

【動詞】

👉 關鍵詞：上傳、上載

? 釋義：
指將文件、數據或信息從本地設備傳輸到遠程服務器或云端，通常是通過互聯網進行的。常用于文件共享、網站管理或數據存儲等場景。

? 例句：

• Please upload the report to the website by the end of the day.
  （請在今天結束前將報告上傳到網站。）

• She uploaded a new video to her channel.
  （她上傳了一個新視頻到她的頻道。）

? 常見搭配：

• upload a file（上傳文件）

• upload data（上傳數據）

• upload to the cloud（上傳到云端）

• upload a photo（上傳照片）

go against

• 意思：反對；違背；對抗

• 在句中含義：這場斗爭是對抗社會施加在女性身上的潛在壓力。

• ? 例句：His actions go against our values.
  （他的行為違背了我們的價值觀。）

conform to

• 意思：遵守，符合，順從

• 在句中含義：女性被迫順從不現實的美麗標準。

• ? 例句：Students are expected to conform to school rules.

?as part of

• 意思：作為……的一部分

• 在句中含義：作為這場斗爭的一部分，媒體展示了不同的女性形象。

• ? 例句：As part of the training, we visited the factory.

correspond to

• 意思：符合；相對應

• 在句中含義：這些女性的身體特征不符合所謂的“理想”。

• ? 例句：His actions do not correspond to his words.

underlying

【形容詞】

👉 關鍵詞：基礎的、潛在的、根本的

? 釋義：
指某事物的根本原因、基礎或潛在因素，通常是隱藏在表面之下，不易直接看到或意識到的。可以用于描述事物的基本結構、原則或潛在意義。

? 例句：

• The underlying cause of the problem was a lack of communication.
  （問題的根本原因是缺乏溝通。）

• There are underlying factors that contribute to the success of the project.
  （有一些潛在因素促成了這個項目的成功。）

? 常見搭配：

• underlying cause（根本原因）

• underlying issue（潛在問題）

• underlying principle（基本原則）

• underlying condition（潛在狀況）

obsessive

【形容詞】

👉 關鍵詞：癡迷的、強迫的

? 釋義：
指對某事物或某人有過度的、無法控制的關注或執著，通常表現為反復思考或行為，可能會對日常生活或心理健康產生負面影響。它常帶有一種過度和不健康的意味。

? 例句：

• His obsessive focus on work caused him to neglect his health.
  （他對工作的癡迷導致他忽視了自己的健康。）

• She has an obsessive need for perfection in everything she does.
  （她對一切事情都存在強迫完美的需求。）

? 常見搭配：

• obsessive behavior（強迫行為）

• obsessive thoughts（強迫性思維）

• obsessive personality（強迫性格）

• obsessive interest（癡迷的興趣）