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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?
___________________________________________________________________________When did the writer understand having eyelids saved his parents’ money?
___________________________________________________________________________ Why do so many women want to have cosmetic surgery?
___________________________________________________________________________What kind of people can get more job chances in the passage?
___________________________________________________________________________What do many South Koreans believe?
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One day Fred's aunt sent him a new spade (铲子),a tool for digging in the ground, and a small box of seeds (种子).As soon as he got them, he went out to his own bit of ground at the back of the house to plant the seeds.
His sister Jane went with him. As he dug, she stood near him and talked to him. She held the box of the seeds in her hand. As Jane spoke, she let the box of seeds fall on the ground. The lid ( 盖子) of the box came off and all the seeds fell out.
Poor Jane was a good, kind girl. She was upset about what she had done and told Fred that she was very sorry. But Fred would not speak to her.
"O Fred!" she said, "Why don't you speak to me?" Fred replied, "I wanted to wait till I could count to ten."
"Count to ten!" said Jane, "What do you mean? Why did you want to count to ten?"
"Oh," said Fred, "Aunt once told me to count to ten before I spoke, if ever I felt angry. I know that I am often angry with you, and I want to do the right thing this time."
"O Fred, how good you are! It was very careless of me to let the box of seeds fall but I have picked them all up again. Here they are."
The seeds were put into the ground, and day by day, Fred and Jane came to watch them grow. At last, a lot of small green leaves appeared above the ground. They soon grew larger and had pretty flowers, making the children very happy.
Before you speak too fast and in anger, count to ten, and if you are still angry, count again.
51.Fred decided to plant the seeds at the front of the house.
52.Jane let the box of seeds fall on the ground by accident.
53.Jane was sorry for her mistake but refused to pick all the seeds up.
54.Fred used to be angry with Jane easily.
55.In the writer's opinion, counting to ten can help us avoid getting angry easily.
(61) Friends are important in our life,because no one wants to be lonely.However,some people have difficulty in making friends and they often feel lonely.(62) According to a new study from Chicago University,the reason is that this kind of people have brains(脑)different from common people.And they often feel unsafe when facing strangers.
Does that mean they have no way to become happy again?(63) Scientists of this study have thought up ways to help these people deal with their loneliness.They provided four steps for getting out of loneliness.
(64) "It's not enough for people just to get in touch with others online.That's because most people don't show their true selves there,"said Dr. Cacioppo.one of this study's scientists.Another step is to get an action plan.As"actions speak louder than words",people need to be active to communicate with others.They also need to meet people with the same interests.Also,they should try to expect the best from each activity.(65) Who knows what good things are waiting for us?
根据短文内容.从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项.
A.People who feel lonely
B.The first step is to accept social invitations if you don't want to go.
C.After all,"tomorrow is another day".
D.What's the reason behind that?
E.Why don't we like them?
F.New ways to deal with loneliness
G No.don't worry.
Alice spends her summer vacations walking back into history.Alice is 15 and she is a guide who shows visitors around the Fort (城堡)Delaware Museum in New York."This year.I spun wool (纺毛线) on a spinning wheel.Last year,I was a candle maker.My first year,I cared for the garden and looked after the animals.All the jobs I've had at the fort have been really fun."
Fort Delaware is a living﹣history museum that shows how life was in frontier (边远地区) America in the mid﹣1700s."Reading about history can't compare to experiencing it for yourself",says Alice.
The experience begins as soon as visitors enter the fort.The smell of wood smoke fills the air.Women in petticoats (long skirts) and men in knee breeches (knee﹣length shorts) are busy with their chores.The guides show visitors how the settlers (移民) would have carried out everyday work."Kids are surprised when I tell them that one of their jobs would have been to make candles,says another guide,16﹣year﹣old Jane."They don't realize the kids back then had to work hard."She also shows visitors how to play with toys and games.
They are playing historical parts,so the guides can't wear shorts or T﹣shirts when the weather is hot.But the clothes of the past can easily change modern kids into people from the 18th century,"The clothes felt strange at first,but it does make it easier to get into characters."says Jane.
Working at the fort has helped Jane to appreciate her life even more.Alice agrees,"The fort has taught me how hard life was and how much work there was every day.We are so lucky with everything we have now.Life wasn't always this easy."
根据短文内容选择最佳答案.
56.Fort Delaware in New York is a museum.
A. |
living﹣history |
B. |
toy |
C. |
candle |
D. |
clothing |
57.Alice has been to the Fort Delaware Museum at least •
A. |
once |
B. |
twice |
C. |
three times |
D. |
four times |
58.Which of the following is TURE about the life in frontier America in the mid﹣1700s?
A. |
People couldn't make fire. |
B. |
Kids played with toys and games all day long; |
C. |
People could use a spinning wheel. |
D. |
Kids didn't feed the animals. |
59.Why do modern kids have to wear the strange clothing while playing historical parts?
A. |
Because wearing the strange clothing makes kids fun. |
B. |
Because it is easier for kids to get into characters |
C. |
Because kids like wearing the strange clothing. |
D. |
Because the weather is hot. |
60.The main idea of this passage is that .
A. |
all the jobs Alice has had at the fort have been really fun. |
B. |
how hard life was and how much work there was in the past. |
C. |
reading about history can compare to experiencing it for yourself |
D. |
we are so lucky with everything we have now,and then we must appreciate them. |
Thang﹣ga(唐卡) is a special kind of painting,It was found only in Tibet.China It started from the dynasty (唐朝).Thang﹣ga paintings show Tibetan people's lives.In recent years,Thang﹣ga paintings have caught the public's attention.At the same time,the Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art.
The colors of Thang﹣ga paintings look wonderful and special Because of the special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists,the paints (颜料)used in Thang﹣ga paintings are different from other paints.They were made from minerals like gold and silver,as well as some plants.The paints were made by hand and the beautiful colors could last (持续)for hundreds of years
However,with the development of technology,people now use cheaper and easily﹣made chemicals to make Thang﹣ga paints.The traditional paints used in Thang﹣ga paintings took a lot of work and they were made in many secret ways.Later people stopped making the paints and forgot about them.So the skills needed to make them were almost lost.The traditional Thang﹣ga paintings are difficult to find now.
根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)误(F)
(1)Thang﹣ga is a special and unusual kind of art.
(2)Thang﹣ga was found only in Tibet in the Tang dynasty.
(3)The special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists make Thang﹣ga paints different from other paints.
(4)The colors of Thang﹣ga paintings can last for hundreds of years with modern technology.
(5)The skills of artists have been already lost,so it is difficult to find the traditional Thang﹣ga paintings. .
Most of us use alarm clocks or mobile phones to wake up at the right time for school or work. We look at our watches to know the right time for the bus or train. However, there is also a right time to eat, sleep, exercise, and take medicine. We can't look at a clock for the right time for these activities. We must listen to the clock inside our bodies, the biological clock.
Barbara Wells exercised every morning. She woke up at 6:00 a. m. She ran about two miles before she went to work. But Barbara's legs and back started to hurt. She did some exercise before she ran.But her legs and back still hurt. She ran slower, but the pain didn't stop. Barbara talked to her doctor.The doctor said, "Don't run in the morning. Try to exercise later in the day. That is the time when your body is at the right temperature for exercise after work. Her legs and back didn't hurt any more.
Today, doctors are learning more about chronobiology(生物钟学),the study of biological clocks.They are learning about the importance of time for our bodies. For example, it is best for people to go to sleep on time every right and to eat only when they're hungry.Also,doctors discovered that some illnesses,such as heart attacks, occur (v. 发生) most often in the morning.This information tells them that the best time to take heart medication may be at night. When patients take heart medication at night, they may prevent a heart attack in the morning.
Many doctors believe chronobiology can help us live healthier lives. It may be the right time to listen to these doctors!
根据短文内容,请用完整句子回答下列问题.
(1)What clocks do you all have inside your bodies?
(2)How far did Barbara Wells run every morning?
(3)What are the doctors learning about for our bodies?
(4)What is the right time for the person who has a heart attack to take heart medication?
(5)What can we learn from the passage?