综合类考试：完形填空重点部分Freezing
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold. In the United States， however， people wear 1 ， partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take 2 straight to their workplaces， which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories， so their 3 can afford to burn heat more quickly.
Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay 4 。Lots of Yale girls wear skirts 5 when its 10 degrees Centigrade outside. Some of them at least wear boots， tights， and leg-warmers1. Some， however， really just go for the look 6 the risk of health2. These girls have nothing to prevent their legs 7 the wind， and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear.
Typically， the ones pursuing fashion are 8 ， with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies， they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in 9 weather. I have always 10 ， whenever I pass these girls， how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived3.
And then there are the guys. The girls can be said to 11 health for beauty. But why do guys 12 so little？ It is not like， once they shed some layers， they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they 13 wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. Its not cute.
Of course， people have the freedom to look whatever 14 hey want. I am just surprised that， given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut， they can still 15 like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.
词汇：
fend v.抵御
mode n.方式
Centigrade adj.摄氏温度的
tights n.裤袜
stiletto n.细高跟鞋
shed v.脱掉
sporty adj.花哨的
cute adj.喜人的
注释：
1.1eg-warmers暖腿套。
2.Some，however， really just go for the look at the risk of heath.然而，有些真是只是为了漂亮而牺牲健康。注意：“go for”是“选择”的意思，因此“go for the look”是“选择漂亮”。
3.I have always wondered，whenever I pass these girls，how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.每当我走过这些女孩的时候，我总是想，她们怎么能做得到不哆嗦，并且还能带着似乎春天已经来临的微笑。“like spring had arrived”是反事实条件句。
练习：
1. A) scarce B) less C) little D) least
2. A) people B) students C) shoppers D) them
3. A) arms B) heads C) legs D) bodies
4. A) bony B) thin C) fashionable D) hungry
5. A) even B) sometimes C) frequently D) occasionally
6. A) in B) for C) at D) on
7. A) with B) against C) above D) under
8. A) fat B) ugly C) short D) skinny
9. A) warm B) cold C) cool D) hot
10. A) dreamed B) stated C) claimed D) wondered