How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be 16 to follow trends（潮流）in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about 17 as you do.
A recent survey among high school 18 in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that 19 teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were 20 about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 per cent, cared most about their looks. They were 21 by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 per cent.
“The different results show 22 of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different 23 of beauty, so teens are more 24 to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the 25 . About 85 per cent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 per cent.
What’s 26 , US students showed more individuality, with 88 per cent 27 that “people should follow their own interests rather than 28 of others”. This is much 29 than South Korea’s 69 per cent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.
Japanese students, at 52 per cent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and 30 most dissatisfied.
“ 31 to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference. 32 Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.
The students have different 33 backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.
Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much 34 among most of the teens 35 for the survey.
A．absorbed B．willing C．careless D．unhappy
A．hairstyle B．dresses C．fashion D．culture
A．teachers B．students C．citizens D．colleagues
A．Asian B．American C．African D．Western
A．answered B．requested C．persuaded D．questioned
A．followed B．decreased C．reduced D．compared
A．relations B．attitudes C．customs D．differences
A．awareness B．standards C．duties D．expenses
A．admirable B．confused C．likely D．unbelievable
A．survey B．setting C．reference D．paper
A．worse B．better C．less D．more
A．disagreeing B．observing C．agreeing D．puzzling
A．those B．that C．it D．one
A．lower B．larger C．smaller D．higher
A．first B．third C．fourth D．last
A．Leading B．Devoting C．Appealing D．According
A．But B．And C．So D．Or
A．political B．cultural C．economical D．material
A．expectation B．hesitation C．concern D．conservation
A．interviewed B．advised C．overlooked D．invested
第三节完形填空（共20小题，第小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s 21 , she said she would go. This 22 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 23 his mother and he felt 24 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕）that 25 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to26 why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were 27 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 28 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬) and 29 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 30 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 31, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “32 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 33 afraid to go in because the fire was 34, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a losing piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 35 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 36 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 37 , but to this day, I have never38 what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 39 of the sacrifice(牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 40 for the rest of the day.
21.A.enjoyment B.disappointment C.surprise D.excitement
22.A.would B.could C.should D.must
23.A.noticed B.greeted C.accepted D.met
24.A.sick B.ashamed C.afraid D.tired
25.A.included B.passed C.covered D.shaded
26.A.talk about B.think about C.care about D.hear about
27.A.impressed B.surprised C.excited D.comforted
28.A.in sight of B.by means of C.by way of D.in spite of
29.A.hid B.protected C.separated D.escaped
30.A.understanding B.reminding C.hearing D.learning
31.A.carefully B.seriously C.nervously D.anxiously
32.A.As B.When C.Since D.While
33.A.so B.much C.quite D.too
34.A.out of control B.under control C.in control D.over control
35.A.helpless B.hopeless C.senseless D.useless
36.A.pointed B.showed C.wiped D.touched
37.A.ugly B.lasting C.serious D.frightening
38.A.forgot B.recognized C.considered D.regretted
39.A.honor B.sense C.happiness D.pride
40.A.quietly B.slightly C.tightly D.suddenly
第三节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by, and I at once apologized to him. We were both very 21 , the
stranger and I. Then we went 22 our way after saying good-bye.
But at home a 23 story is told. Later that day, when I 24 supper in the kitchen, my daughter suddenly stood behind me very 25 . When I turned back, I 26 knocked her down. “Don’t be in my
27 !” I shouted angrily. She walked away with her little heart 28 . On the kitchen floor later, I found some flowers by the door.
That night, while I lay 29 in bed, a voice in my deep heart said, “While 30 with a stranger, you are so polite, but with the children you love, you are so easily 31 . Why are there some flowers by the door? Those are the flowers she brought for you. She 32 them herself, pink, yellow and your favorite blue. She stood quietly in order to give you a 33 , and you never saw the 34 in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt very 35 and now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪下) by her
36 , “Wake up, little girl, wake up,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “Yes, because I knew you’d like them, especially the 37 .” I said, “Daughter, I’m sorry for the way I acted today; I 38 have shouted at you that way.”
She said, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay. I love you 39 .” I hugged her and said, “Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers.”
Through this 40 , I realize what FAMILY means:
FAMILY="(F)ATHER" (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
21. A. rude B. polite C. educated D. happy
22. A. in B. to C. on D. for
23. A. different B. funny C. moving D. terrible
24. A. had B. ate C. prepared D. took
25. A. quickly B. quietly C. noisily D. seriously
26. A. nearly B. hardly C. already D. even
27. A. kitchen B. room C. place D. way
28. A. beaten B. missing C. broken D. hit
29. A. alive B. asleep C. awake D. afraid
30. A. doing B. dealing C. working D. driving
31. A. worried B. nervous C. excited D. disappointed
32. A. grew B. picked C. bought D. planted
33. A. gift B. flower C. kiss D. surprise
34. A. expression B. tears C. happiness D. joy
35. A. small(渺小) B. proud C. weak D. hurt
36. A. table B. desk C. bed D. knees
37. A. pink B. blue C. yellow D. green
38. A. couldn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
39. A. however B. truly C. though D. anyway
40. A. accident B. experience C. question D. problem
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I really hated having to ask questions, for math is very difficult for me, so I don’t know why I thought I could take classes in pre-calculus in my junior year.
I like Mr Trout, his values and what he believed in 36 a teacher. He wanted us to really __37 what we were doing. I respected that, but all the numbers were still so 38 to me. I studied endless hours, and it 39 at first, until the algebra（代数）was over. That was 40 I learned how to ask for help on something as silly as 41 problems. I realized that the only 42_ I would survive pre-calculus would be to 43 a tutor.
Oh, how I 44 having to tell my parents that I needed a tutor. I felt so 45 .
Mr Hicks came to my house the next week. I 46 how I was going to bring myself to ask this man questions. But he 47 took his pen and paper out, asked me what chapter we were __48 , and began to teach.
It was amazing. I began to understand math. I did example 49 with him, worked them out several times until I understood the process. I didn’t feel 50 asking questions because it was helping.
Asking for help was not what I thought it would be. 51 , it was a very good thing. I actually felt smarter for it, and it was a really satisfying 52 . In fact, I plan on asking for help as 53 as possible. But I have found that I can still be 54 and ask for help when I need it. The only stupid question is the one you didn’t 55 .
36. A. asB. with C. for D. like
37. A. count B. repeat C. practice D. understand
38. A. puzzling B. increasing C. limited D. unknown
39. A. stopped B. remained C. worked D. succeeded
40. A. what B. when C. where D. whether
41. A. practical B. difficult C. math D. science
42. A. period B. result C. key D. way
43. A. become B. make C. get D. help
44. A. hated B. enjoyed C. admitted D. considered
45. A. hopeful B. weak C. patient D. lonely
46. A. decided B. feared C. imagined D. wondered
47. A. almost B. just C. even D. finally
48. A. on B. from C. about D. below
49. A. experiments B. explanations C. problems D. figures
50. A. afraid B. certain C. mad D. stupid
51. A. Anyway B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Besides
52. A. subject B. duty C. form D. feeling
53. A. long B. early C. often D. soon
54. A. independent B. comfortable C. gifted D. delighted
55. A. think B. want C. feel D. ask
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of 36 students in the classroom on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the 37 thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.
It 38 the class some time to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one 39 the papers.
That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the 40 of each student on a separate sheet of paper and 41 what everyone else had said about that individual.
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the whole class was 42 . “Really?” she heard whispered. “I never knew that I 43 anything to anyone!” and, “I didn’t know others liked me so much” were most of the comments.
No one ever 44 those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn’t 45 . The exercise had completed its 46 . The students were 47 with themselves and one another.
That group of students moved on. Several years later, one of the students was 48 in Vietnam War and his teacher 49 the funeral of that special student.
After the funeral, most of Mark’s former classmates left. Mark’s mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak to his teacher.
“We want to 50 you something,” his father said, taking a 51 out of his pocket.
“They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might 52 it.”
Opening the wallet, he 53 removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded, and refolded many times. The teacher knew without 54 that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark’s classmates had said about him.
“Thank you so much for doing that,” Mark’s mother said. “As you can see, Mark 55 it.”
36. A. other B. others C. the others D. the other
37. A. worst B. nicest C. smallest D. biggest
38. A. cost B. took C. paid D. spent
39. A. handed in B. took out C. set down D. turned off
40. A. number B. address C. name D. home
41. A. read B. explained C. expressed D. listed
42. A. smiling B. cryingC. singing D. playing
43. A. meant B. marked C. referred D. concerned
44. A. wrote B. recited C. mentioned D. examined
45. A. decide B. conduct C. includeD. matter
46. A. plan B. decision C. purpose D. function
47. A. excited B. worried C. satisfied D. disappointed
48. A. killed B. injured C. wounded D. frightened
49. A. joined B. attended C. took D. held
50. A. give B. tell C. ask D. show
51. A. wallet B. book C. gift D. watch
52. A. remind B. recognize C. review D. recommend
53. A. suddenly B. quickly C. carefully D. surprisingly
54. A. looking B. saying C. hearing D. noticing
55. A. lost B. found C. remembered D. treasured
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance.
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very 31 , and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for 32 , people would stare. I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted 33 . If he ever noticed or was 34 , he never showed that he knew.
It was difficult to coordinate our steps — his hesitant, mine 35－ and because of that, we didn’t say much 36 we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
Our 37 walk was to or from the subway, which was 38 he got to work. He went to work despite illness and nasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would 39 it to the office even if others could not. A matter of 40 .
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or 41 . What he looked for 42 others was a “good heart,” and if he found one, the 43 was good enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper 44 by which to judge people, even though I 45 don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is. 46 I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he 47 I was unwilling to be seen with him during our 48 . Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling 49 to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter. I think of him when I complain about trifles (something unimportant), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a “good heart”.
At such times I put my hand on his arm to 50 my balance, and say, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
31．A. weakB. cautious C. short D. depressed
32．A. balanceB. courage C. comfort D. strength
33．A. careB. friendship C. situation D. attention
34．A. puzzledB. bothered C. amazed D. confused
35．A. delightedB. determined C. sympathetic D. impatient
36．A. before B. once C . as D. since
37.A.common B.usualC.average D.ordinary
38. A.how B.whereC.when D.why
39. A.get B.walkC.take D.make
40. A.joy B.prideC.belif D.faith
41. A.rich B.hardworkingC.able D.successful
42. A.on B.withC.at D.in
43. A.ownerB.otherC.winner D.keeper
44. A.method B.levele C.standard D.value
45. A.yet B.stillC.ever D.also
46. A.and B.then C.now D.but
47. A.sensed B.recognized C.agreed D.smelled
48. A.walks B.visitsC.stays D.talks
49.A.afraid B.disappointed C.ashamed D.proud
50. A.find B.regain C.refill D.keep