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问题     To be called beautiful is thought to name something essential to women’s
character and concerns. (In contrast by men—whose essence is to be strong, (1)______
or effective, or competent.) It does not need someone in the throes of femi- (2)______
nist awareness to perceive that the way women are taught to be involved in (3)______
beauty encourages narcissism, reinforces independence and immaturity. (4)______
Everybody knows that. For it is "everybody", a whole society, which has (5)______
identified being feminine with caring about how one looks. Giving these (6)______
stereotypes, it is no wonder that beauty enjoys, at best, a rather mixed reputation.
    It is not, of course, the desire to be beautiful is wrong but the obligation (7)______
to be. Women are taught to see their bodies in parts, and to assess each part (8)____
separately. Breasts, feet, hips, waistline, neck, eyes, nose, complexion, hair,
and so on—each by turn is submitted to an anxious scrutiny. Even if some (9)______
pass the scrutiny, some will always be found wanted. Nothing less than per- (10)______
fection will do. [br] (8)

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答案 assess — evaluate

解析 动词assess在这里用词不当,因为assess往往指对某物在金钱上的价值进行权威的评估,如:We should assess an apartment on the amount for which it is likely to be rented.此句话指每一个平常的女性对自己身体的每一部分进行评判、评价,应选用evaluate一词,因为该词表示对事物的本质或价值进行判断,如:Teachers evaluate a student’sthesis for content and organization.
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