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Nowadays people are making themselves beautiful in Korean ways.
“Thank goodness you have double eyelids(双眼皮). Your parents will save a lot of money,” said a friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost all the white people have, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.
I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents’ money until this summer. When I came back to Seoul, everywhere I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics(整形诊所) and advertisements with South Korean women—tall, thin, with milky skin, long legs, nice big eyes and perfect noses. I found that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” as possible.
Cosmetic surgery has a kind of magical attraction to women—the promise of beauty. Women are often sure that suffering is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. This suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to a better-looking child and a better life.
Appearance is starting to be more important in workplaces. People with good appearance can have more chance. For example, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and very tall, gets more job chances than his best friend, who is shorter and heavier, though both of them came from the same college, had the same good marks in their studies. In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty equals happiness.
How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?
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When did the writer understand having eyelids saved his parents’ money?
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Why do so many women want to have cosmetic surgery?
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What kind of people can get more job chances in the passage?
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What do many South Koreans believe?
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C
“Find a job you love,and you’ll never work a day in your life.”Do you agree with this old saying?Joanne Gordon does.She is the author of Be Happy at Work and other books about careers(职业).Gordon believes that about 30% of employees(雇员)in North America do not like their jobs,and she thinks that is terrible.She wants to help people who do not feel satisfied(满意)with their jobs find work that is good for them.Joanne says,“There are no happy jobs,only happy workers.”She believes that happy workers share three main characteristics(特点).

First,happy workers enjoy the daily activities of their jobs,and they look forward to the workday.Take Tony Hawk,for example.At age 14,he became a professional skateboarder.Now he is a businessman working on projects related to skateboarding—films and video games,but he still skates every day.He once said.“My youngest son’s preschool class was recently asked what their dads do for work.My son said,‘I’ve never seen my dad do work.’”Tony agrees that his job doesn’t look like work.He has found a way to spend each day doing a job he enjoys.
Second,happy workers like the people they work with.Sally Ayote says,“I work with the coolest people in the world.”She and her group cook for almost 1,200 people in Antarctica.Most of these people are scientists who are doing research.Sally loves to sit and talk with them.She says,“There is no television here,no radio,so I get to know the scientists and what they’re studying.”Sally thinks she has a great job,and the best part about it is the people.
Third,happy workers know that their work helps others.Caroline Baron’s work helps people who have had to leave their home countries because of war or other dangers.She is a filmmaker who started an organization called FilmAid,which shows movies in refugee(难民)camps around the world.Caroline believes that movies can be very helpful in these camps.For one thing,entertaining movies let refugees forget their troubles for a little while.Movies can also teach important subjects like health and safety.For example,in one camp,thousands of refugees saw a movie about how to get clean water.Caroline knows that she is helping other people,and this makes her feel proud and happy about her work.
Tony Hawk,Sally Ayote,and Caroline Baron all get great satisfaction from their work.Tony Hawk says,“Find the thing you love.If you are doing what you love,there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous.”Joanne Gordon would agree.She encourages people to find something they enjoy doing,find people they like to work with,and find ways to help others.Then they can be proud of what they do,and they will probably be happy at work.
Who is the book,Be Happy at Work,written for?

A.Joanne Gordon herself.
B.Tony Hawk,Sally Ayote,and Caroline Baron.
C.People who do not feel satisfied with their jobs.
D.The workers who agree with the author’s ideas.

Joanne Gordon believes that________.

A.difficult jobs are terrible
B.there are no happy jobs,only happy workers
C.rich and famous people have much more happiness than workers
D.only about one third of the employees in North America like their jobs

Why did Tony Hawk’s son say,“I’ve never seen my dad do work.”?

A.Because Tony Hawk’s job doesn’t look like work.
B.Because the best part about his job is to spend each day skating.
C.Because Tony helps people forget their troubles while skating.
D.Because Tony Hawk always finds something else he enjoys doing.

Tony Hawk,Sally Ayote,and Caroline Baron are good examples that show us________.

A.how to be a successful businessman
B.how to help people in difficulties
C.how to get along with the coolest people
D.how to become a happy worker

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The author of Be Happy at Work thinks that happiness at work is really important.
B.The writer of the passage tells us that many different kinds of work can be enjoyable.
C.Some people believe that only a few kinds of jobs can really make people feel happy.
D.Joanne Gordon believes that people will probably be happy at work when they are proud of what they do.

B
When I was 13 years old,a boy gave me an important gift.It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school,and my old school was far away.As a result,no one knew who I was.I was very lonely,and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing,I felt my heart break.I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem,and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.
Then one day,my classmates talked happily with their friends,but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual.At that moment,a boy entered the classroom.I didn’t know who he was.He passed me and then turned back.He looked at me and,without a word,smiled.
Suddenly,I felt the touch of something bright and friendly.It made me feel happy,lively and warm.
That smile changed my life.I started to talk with the other students and made friends.Day by day,I became closer to everyone in my class.The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day,I asked him why he smiled,but he couldn’t remember smiling at me!
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone.Now I believe that the world is what you think it is.If you think you are lonely,you might always be alone.So smile at the world and it will smile back.
Why was the smile an important girl?

A.Because the writer’s old school was far away.
B.Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.
C.Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was.
D.Because it made the writer feel happy,lively and warm.

The writer couldn’t talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because________.

A.she was always unhappy
B.she didn’t have any friends there
C.she was in the first year at a junior high school
D.she didn’t want her parents to worry about her

How did the smile change the writer’s life?

A.She started to make friends.
B.She became best friends with the boy.
C.Her parents didn’t worry about her any more.
D.She realized that she was lonely.

Where does the writer now think her feeling of unhappiness come from?

A.From her old school.
B.From her parents.
C.From herseIf
D.From her classmates at the new school.

Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?

A.The boy still remembered why he smiled at me.
B.Nobody knew me at the beginning of my first year at a junior high school.
C.I felt very happy when I heard the other students talking and laughing.
D.Now I don’t think that the world is what you think it is.

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A
Two years ago,my family moved to a new city and I had to study in a new school.As I had few friends there.I felt lonely.Then I met Tony.The first time I saw him.he was standing in the center of a group of students,telling jokes.The children around laughed from time to time.Tony knew about my problem.He asked me to play basketball with his friends and helped me with my studies.We soon became good friends.
About a year ago,however,Tony's father was killed in an accident.As a result,his family had to move to a small house.Tony changed into a different person.He became silent and he even lost his interest in studies.Several times.I invited him to go out and play basketball with me,but he refused.I wanted to help him,but didn't know what to do.
Then something strange happened in my class.Two classmates lost the money in their schoolbags.
Last Friday,just before the P.E.lesson,I went back to the classroom to get my running shoes I would use.The door was half open.I went in.To my astonishment,I saw Tony was searching one of my classmates'schoolbags.I was shocked…

1.

What kind of boy was Tony at the beginning of the story?

A. He was a clever boy.
B. He was a poor boy.
C. He was a popular boy.
D. He was a shy boy.
2.

Why did the writer become friends with Tony?

A. Because Tony helped him do his homework.
B. Because Tony was kind to him.
C. Because Tony liked playing basketball.
D. Because Tony told jokes.
3.

What caused the change of Tony?

A. His father's accident.
B. His strange character.
C. The move of his family.
D. The loss of his interest in playing with his friends.
4.

How did the writer feel when he saw Tony's change?

A. He felt angry.
B. He felt surprised.
C. He felt unhappy.
D. He felt worried.
5.

The underlined word"astonishment"means________.

A. sadness
B. surprise
C. disappointment
D. joy

C
Some people have a very poor sense of direction.Unluckily,I am one of them.I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl,I never dared ask strangers the way.So I used to walk round in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now,I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions,but I often receive helpless or even wrong informarion.So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions.If anyone asks me the way to somewhere,I always say,“Sorry,I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man.He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building.I gave him my usual reply.But just as I walked on only a few steps,I realized that he had asked the way to my office building.However,I had no time to turn back and look for him.I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office,the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions.Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!
The writer always refuses to give people directions because________.

A.she’s a stranger to the city
B.she doesn’t know the people
C.she has no time to help others
D.she’s afraid of giving wrong directions

A man stopped the writer on the way to________.

A.sell her something
B.ask for the time
C.make friends with her
D.ask for the direction

The Friendship Building is the place where the writer________.

A.lives
B.studies
C.works
D.teaches

The word“embarrassed”in the last paragraph means________.

A.尴尬的
B.困惑的
C.激动的
D.拮据的

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The writer is too shy to give others directions.
B.The writer has a very poor sense of direction.
C.The writer never got lost when she was young.
D.The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

B
A city without cars would be very strange,right?But Venice(威尼斯)is such a city.

Venice is in the northeast of Italy.It wasn’t built on land,like Beijing or Shanghai,but on more than 110 islands.Seawater is everywhere around the city.
Even so,travel isn’t that difficult.The waterways have always been the best way to get around.There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go.
People in Venice move from place to place by boat.They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips.They can talk to other people as they go along.
Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1,500 years ago,and built homes there.
Water makes the city special,but it is also a big problem.
Once,people used too much underground water.This made the city get lower little by little.Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters.
Another problem is the rising seawater.The temperature has risen over the years.This has made the ice of Arctic Ocean(北冰洋)melt(融化).
Every year,high waters hit the city in autumn and winter.When a lot of water comes,more than half of the city is underwater.
Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.
According to the article,which picture shows the right position(位置)of Venice?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Which is the most impossible way for people in Venice to get around in the passage?

A.On foot.
B.By boat.
C.By car.
D.By bike.

Why is Venice still getting lower and lower?

A.Because too many people live there.
B.Because people used too much underground water.
C.Because lots of bridges have been built.
D.Because the underground water is rising.

What seasons are dangerous for Venice because of high waters?

A.Summer and autumn.
B.Autumn and winter.
C.Summer and winter.
D.Spring and winter.

The article is mainly about________.

A.the position of Venice
B.the history of Venice
C.the problem of Venice
D.the scenery of Venice

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