Text 4There have been rumors. There’s been gossip. All Hollywood is shocked to learn that

Text4Therehavebeenrumors.There’sbeengossip.AllHollywoodisshockedtolearnthatCalistaFlockhart,starofFox’shitTVshowAllyMcBeal,issothin.Andweinthemediaarefallingalloverourselvestr yingtofigureoutwhetherFlockharthasaneatingdisorder,especiallynowthatshehasdeniedit.Well,I’mnotplayingthegame.Iftheentertainmentindustr yreallycaredaboutsendingthewrongmessageonbodyimage,itwouldn’tneedsomanyslendercelebritiesinthefirstplace.

Butthefactr emainsthat2millionAmericans—mostofthemwomenandgirls—dosufferfromeatingdisorders.Inthemostextr emecasestheyliterallystarvethemselvestodeath.Andthosewhosurviveareatgreaterriskofdevelopingbrittlebones,life-threateninginfections,kidneydamageandheartproblems.Fortunately,doctorshavelearnedalotoverthepastd ecadeaboutwhatcauseseatingdisordersandhowtotr eatthem.

Thenumbersareshocking.Approximately1in150teenagegirlsintheU.S.fallsvictimtoanorexianervosa,broadlydefinedastherefusaltoeatenoughtomaintainevenaminimalbodyweight.Notsoclearishowmanymoresufferfrombulimia,inwhichtheybingeonfood,eatingperhapstwoorthreedays’worthofmealsin30minutes,thenremovetheexcessbytakingmedicinetomovethebowelsorinducingvomiting.Nordoesagenecessarilyprotectyou.Anorexiahasbeendiagnosedingirlsasyoungaseight.Mostd eathsfromtheconditionoccurinwomenover45.

Doctorsusedtothinkeatingdisorderswerepurelypsychological.Nowtheyrealizethere’ssomeproblematicbiologyaswell.InastudypublishedintheArchivesofGeneralPsychiatr yrecently,researchersfoundabnormallevelsofserotonin,aneurotr ansmitterinthebrain,inwomenwhohadbeenfreeofbulimiaforatleastayear.Thatmayhelpexplainwhydrugshaveallowedalotofpeopletostopswallowinginlargedosesoffood.Unfortunately,thepillsdon’tworkaswellfordenialoffood.Nordotheyofferasimpleone-stopcure.Health-careworkersmustr e-educatetheirpatientsinhowtoeatandthinkaboutfood.

Howcanyoutellifsomeoneyoulovehasaneatingdisorder?“Bulimicswilloftenleaveevidencearoundasiftheywanttogetcaught.”SaysTamaraPryor,directorofaneating-disordersclinicattheUniversityofKansasinWichita.Anorexics,bycontr ast,aremorelikelytogothroughlongperiodsofdenial.

第36题：Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat_____.

［A］themediahasmisleadthepublic’sviewofcelebrities

［B］thereismuchmisunderstandingabouteatingdisorders

［C］bodyimageconcernsareanindicationofeatingdisorders

［D］theentertainmentindustr yiscombatingeatingdisorders

本题考查推理引申。第一段举了一位明星的例子，指出由于她过分消瘦，引起公众怀疑她患有饮食性疾患。由此可推出公众的怀疑是因为该明星对身体形象的过分关注，［C］项正确。该段末句用虚拟语气指出，“如果娱乐业真地担心在身体形象上传达错误的信息……”。言外之意是娱乐业在一定程度上误导了人们有关身体形象的看法。排除［D］项，［A］项错在celebrity。［B］项无从推知，文章开始出现的rumors和gossip指的是公众对明星是否患病的猜测。