ofthestudentsinourclassgoingto-优题课

Body image ﹣ the way people feel about their looks ﹣ is a big problem for many young people today．According to a（1）　　，more than half the teenage girls in the USA think（2）　　should be on a diet（节食），and almost one in five teenage boys are（3）　　about their bodies and their weight．

But what's the cause？In the study，many blame（责备）the media（媒体）．Turn on the TV and you'll（4）　　see beautiful models，handsome actors and fit sports stars．（5）　　a magazine or a newspaper，look through the Internet，and it's usually（6）　　．

Many young people feel pressure to（7）　　these "perfect" people．But for most，this is just not possible．In the USA，the average（平均的）woman is 163 cm tall and weighs 64 kilos，（8）　　the average model is 180 cm tall and weighs 53 kilos．

When people don't look the way many（9）　　people look，they may become less confident．Some stop eating（10）　　in order to lose weight．Students can lose so much confidence that they start to（11）　　taking part in classroom activities at school．

Body image problems don't（12）　　as we get older，either．In the UK，for example，women over 50 spend more money on cosmetics（化妆品）than any other（13）　　group．Older men spend a lot of money trying to（14）　　hair loss（损失）．

Is there a solution to the problem？A 2016 study in the UK suggested that body image lessons should be provided in（15）　　．Others believe it's a problem that all of society needs to deal with．As Meaghan Ramsey says，"We need to judge（批判）people by what they do，not what they look like．"

（1）A．newspaper	B．magazine	C．study	D．book
（2）A．we	B．they	C．you	D．she
（3）A．confident	B．sure	C．worried	D．happy
（4）A．probably	B．hardly	C．never	D．finally
（5）A．Get	B．Open	C．Take	D．Find
（6）A．the same	B．different	C．special	D．interesting
（7）A．look after	B．look for	C．look at	D．look like
（8）A．because	B．although	C．but	D．of
（9）A．kind	B．strong	C．young	D．famous
（10）A．early	B．properly	C．slowly	D．carefully
（11）A．enjoy	B．stop	C．finish	D．forget
（12）A．come	B．continue	C．disappear	D．happen
（13）A．age	B．job	C．hobby	D．man
（14）A．make	B．avoid	C．refuse	D．protect
（15）A．supermarkets	B．streets	C．parks	D．schools

Oh no! My phone just died．（1）　　？

B： Of course! Here you are．

A：（2）　　! I'll only be a minute．（Some minutes later）

A： A lot of thanks again． I was calling my mom．（3）　　．

B： Great! I hear your mom is really nice．

A： Yes， she really is． But my mom is talkative． She talks to everybody， even people who she doesn't know．

B： Wow! That's interesting． OK．（4）　　？

A： My dad is very funny． But I don't think he knows he's very funny．

B：（5）　　． Sounds like a nice family．

A： Yeah． I think so too．

boy，promise，from，during，door，big，because，hour，take，there，when，like

The summer holiday was coming but Zach was a little sad． He would have to move （1）　　the holiday， leaving his friends and his tree house． The tree house was Zach's favorite place to go to when he wanted to be alone． He also liked （2）　　his friends there． They would play for （3）　　．

Zach told his mom， "I don't want to move． I'm going to miss my friends． I'm also going to miss my tree house． I want to take it with me．" "Zach，but we have to （4）　　your father's changed his job． He is already （5）　　waiting for us． You will have a much （6）　　bedroom， and you will meet new friends at your new school，" （7）　　his mom． Zach wasn't so sure．

When Zach and his mom arrived， Dad took Zach to the backyard． There， Zach saw a big tree house． "Wow!" Zach shouted． "This is great!" All of a sudden， Zach heard a （8）　　voice． "Are you moving in？ My name is Joey and I live next （9）　　 Can I have a look at your tree house？"

"I think I'm going to （10）　　it here after all!" Zach told his mom and dad that night．

A proverb is a short， well﹣known saying that expresses a common truth or belief． Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old．

In American history， Benjamin Franklin was a scientist， inventor and writer as well as a leader of the American Revolution．（1）　　．

Franklin wrote a book called "Poor Richard's Almanac"．（2）　　Some of them are still used today， like this one： "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy， wealthy and wise．"

Franklin is also remembered for other proverbs like， "A penny saved is a penny earned．"（3）　　．

Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use． The first ones are about love． Some people say， "All is fair in love and war．" They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable．

（4）　　In other words， when you are in love with someone， you may refuse to see anything bad about that person．

Here is another popular saying about love： "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach．" Some people believe that a woman can win a man's love if she prepares his favorite foods．

"（5）　　" This proverb is true in love and war or other situations． It means that what you do is more important than what you say．

We have to stop here， so we must say， "All good things must come to an end．"

Word Bank
penny	便士
earn	赚钱

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整．

A．Actions speak louder than words．

B．Another proverb says "Love is blind．"

C．He was also famous for his proverbs．

D．This means that money should not be wasted．

E．He included many proverbs that he had heard or created．

Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers， a police officer saw a car driving along at 22 miles per hour．

He thought to himself， "This driver is just as dangerous as a （1）　　!'' So he turned on his

lights and pulled the driver over．

Getting closer to the car， he noticed that there were （2）　　old ladies， two in the front seat and three in the back，wide eyed and pale faced．

The driver， who knew （3）　　about what happened， said to him， "Officer， I don't understand． I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the （4）　　？''

"Ma'am，" the officer replied， "you weren't speeding， but you should know that driving （5）　　than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers． The same as a speeder．"

"No，sir． I was doing the speed limit ﹣ exactly twenty﹣two miles an hour!''The old woman said in a （6）　　voice． The officer， almost unable to control his chuckle， explained to her that "22" was the route （7）　　，not the speed limit．

A bit embarrassed， the woman smiled widely and thanked the officer for （8）　　her misunderstanding．

"But（9）　　I let you go， ma'am， I have to ask…Is everyone in this car OK？ These women seem to be（10）　　badly and they haven't made a single sound this whole time，" the officer asked．

"Oh，they'll be all right in a minute． We just got off Route 119．"

（1）A． smoker	B． rider	C． speeder	D． walker
（2）A． three	B． four	C． five	D． six
（3）A． nothing	B． something	C． everything	D． anything
（4）A． excuse	B． question	C． reason	D． problem
（5）A． closer	B． slower	C． farther	D． higher
（6）A． sad	B． sweet	C． proud	D． weak
（7）A． number	B． map	C． guide	D． order
（8）A．laughing at	B． leading to	C． talking about	D． pointing out
（9）A． until	B． before	C． although	D． if
（10）A． crying	B．coughing	C． sleeping	D． shaking