The tragic death of celebrity Wang Bei has made people aware of the risks of cos
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The tragic death of celebrity Wang Bei has made people aware of the risks of cosmetic surgery, which is becoming increasingly popular. A survey on the reaction to Wang’s death, conducted by Tencent, which runs China’s most popular instant-messaging service, received more than 600,000 responses, as of press time Monday.Forty-one percent of respondents expressed sorrow over her death, saying, "It’s a pity she died at such a young age." Some 31 percent said she should have been more cautious and less vain, while 10 percent were enraged at the hospital that conducted the surgery.The remaining 18 percent were indifferent. A common thread of online discussion is why someone considered beautiful was so dissatisfied with her looks.Some netizens said Wang was a victim of society’s unrealistic ideal of beauty: double eyelids, an aquiline nose and the pointed chin typical of Western celebrities.Others said her death underscores the limits to which people will go to achieve fame and fortune.Young people, see cosmetic surgery as the key to wealth and love. "They want to improve their appearance to find better opportunities at work and in marriage," says Ding Xiaobang, a plastic surgeon with the Peking Union Medical College Hospital."We’re living in a highly competitive society.People regard appearance as a weapon and a means of empowerment…Most of them tell me, ’I don’t care how much I spend, just make me look beautiful’." In the past decade, Ding says he Has seen a growing number of patients, like Wang Bei, who are young and naturally good-looking.The surgeon attributes this trend to people becoming richer, the standards of beauty changing, competition and frustration. "Some are frustrated with life and use surgery as a way to try and recover," lie says. The surge in demand for plastic surgery has resulted in a rise in the number of unauthorized business establishments and surgeons conducting such procedures. Meanwhile, experts say, young and beautiful people who still seek plastic surgery need to address their self-awareness issues and be more accepting. “They’ve built their identity around the admiration of others and fail to establish a system to assess themselves," says Zhu Wenbo, a psychologist with Blue Bay Psychological Consulting Center in Chengdu."People’s opinions always change, so this is not a reliable way to evaluate oneself." 小题1:Most people are toward the death of Wang Bei according to the survey.A.sympathetic | B.indifferent | C.enraged | D.not mentioned | 小题2:Why is there such a trend of having medical cosmetic surgery according to Ding Xiaobang?A.People become richer. | B.The standard the beauty always changes. | C.People suffer fierce competition and frustration now and then. | D.All of the above. | 小题3:What kind of people is regarded as a beauty nowadays?A.a person with single eyelid, an aquiline nose and a pointed chin | B.a person with double eyelids, an aquiline nose and a pointed chin | C.a person with double eyelids, a snub nose and a pointed chin | D.a person with double eyelids, a snub nose and a chubby chin | 小题4:The purpose of the text is to .A.inform us that cosmetic surgery becomes popular. | B.emphasize that young people should re-evaluate themselves rationally. | C.raise concerns about the risk of medical cosmetology industry. | D.state that people’s standard of beauty always changes. |
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小题1:A 小题1:D 小题1:B 小题1:B |
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小题1:根据Forty-one percent of respondents expressed sorrow over her death, saying, "It’s a pity she died at such a young age." 可知大部分人同情她的死亡,故选A。 小题1:根据第四段" The surgeon attributes this trend to people becoming richer, the standards of beauty changing, competition and frustration.描述,可知选D。 小题1:根据第三段Some netizens said Wang was a victim of society’s unrealistic ideal of beauty: double eyelids, an aquiline nose and the pointed chin typical of Western celebrities.描述,可知选B。 小题1:根据最后一段"People’s opinions always change, so this is not a reliable way to evaluate oneself.及上文描述,可知这篇短文的目的就是年轻人应该理性的重新评估一下自己。故选B。 |
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Federal regulators(调整者) Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergence alert (警报) system using text messages delivered to cell phones. Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people. The wireless industry’s trade association, CTIA, estimates(估计) more than 48 billion text messages are sent each month. The plan comes from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act, a 2006 federal law that requires improvements to the nation’s emergency alert system. The act tasked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies. "The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before, and during, disasters and other emergencies," FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan. Participation in the alert system by carriers –telecommunications companies is voluntary, but it has received solid support from the wireless industry. The program would be optional for cell phone users. They also may not be charged for receiving alerts. There would be three different types of messages, according to the rules. The first would be a national alert from the president, likely involving a terrorist attack or natural disaster. The second would involve "approaching threats," which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings. The third would be reserved for child abduction (绑架) emergencies, or so-called Amber Alerts. The service could be in place by 2010. 小题1:What is the purpose of the approved plan? A.To warn people of emergencies via messages. | B.To popularize the use of cell phones. | C.To estimate the monthly number of messages. | D.To promote the wireless industry. | 小题2:The improvement to the present system is in the charge of ____. A.CTIA | B.the Warning Alert and Response Network | C.FCC | D.federal regulators | 小题3:The carriers’ participation in the system is determined by _____. A.the US federal government | B.mobile phone users | C.the carriers themselves | D.the law of the United States | 小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A.Cell Phone Alerts Protecting Students | B.Cell Phone Alerts by Wireless Industry | C.Cell Phone Alerts of National Disasters | D.Cell Phone Alerts Coming Soon |
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While all my classmates seem to be crazy about a one-way ticket to Mars, I’d rather say Mars is totally unsuitable for human existence. People won’t have enough food supplies there, and the terrible environment would make it impossible for them to live a long life. Besides, the journey won’t be safe. Can anybody explain to me just why people would go to Mars, never to return? Steve Minear, UK Here are the things you can think of: the desire to explore a foreign and unique environment, the excitement of being the first humans to open up a new world, the expectation of fame and glory┅. For scientists there is another reason. Their observations and research will probably lead to great scientific achievements. Donal Trollop, Canada There are already too many people on the Earth. I think that something before the end of the century, there will be a human colony on Mars. It will happen when people finally realize that two-way trips to the red planet Mars are unnecessary. Most of the danger of space flight is in the launches and landings. Cutting the trip home would therefore reduce the danger of accidents, save a lot of money, and open the way to building an everlasting human settlement in another world. Enough supplies can be sent on ahead, and every two years more supplies and more people will be sent to the new colony. Mars has all the materials for a colony to produce or make everything it needs, and Mars is far more pleasant than the other planets in the outer space. Paul Davies, USA 小题1:The main purpose of Steve Minear’s writing is_________. .A.to report his classmates’ discussion | B.to invite an answer to his question | C.to explain the natural state of Mars | D.to show his agreement on going to Mars | 小题2:Which of the following best states Donal Trollop’s ideas? A.There is a plan to send humans to Mars | B.There are many reasons for going to Mars | C.Scientists become famous by doing research on Mars | D.It is possible to build an Earth-like environment on Mars | 小题3: Paul Davies points out that______. A.humans need only a one- way ticket to Mars | B.two-way trips to mars will be made safe soon | C.It is easy to reduce the danger and cost of flights to Mars | D.It is cheap to build an everlasting human settlement on Mars | 小题4:What does Paul Davies think of human existence on Mars? A.Humans will have to bring all they need from the earth | B.Humans will find Mars totally unsuitable for living | C.Humans can produce everything they need | D.Humans can live longer in the colony on Mars |
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Watercolour is the oldest paints known. It dates back to the early cave men who discovered they could add lifelike qualities to drawings of animals and other figures on the walls of caves by mixing the natural colours found in the earth with water. Fresco (壁画), one of the greatest of all art forms, is done with watercolour. It is created by mixing paints and water and applying these to wet plaster (灰泥). Of the thousands of people who stand under Michelangelo’s heroic ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, very few know that they are looking at perhaps the greatest watercolour painting in the world. The invention of oil painting by the Flemish masters in the fifteenth century made fresco painting go down-hill, and for the next several centuries watercolour was used mainly for doing sketches (草图) or as a tool for study. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters put back watercolour as a serious art form. The English have a widely-known love for outdoors and also small private pictures. The softness of watercolour had a remarkably strong attraction for them. The popularity of watercolour continued to grow until the twentieth century. The United States passed England as the center for watercolour, producing such well-known watercolour artists as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth. 小题1: The purpose of the passage is to introduce _____. A.the gradual weakness of fresco painting | B.oils’ power or influence over watercolour | C.the discovery of watercolour in England | D.the start and development of watercolour | 小题2: In the 16th and 17th centuries the artists thought _____. A.watercolour was softer, and thus better | B.oil painting lasted longer, and was better | C.watercolour wasn’t fit for finished works | D.watercolour was too hard to use in any works | 小题3:According to the passage, watercolour painting was put back in England because ____A.it was easy to use outdoors | B.it was a strong medium | C.it was extremely bright in colour | D.it was suited to popular tastes | 小题4:What would the next paragraph most probably deal with? A.The works of famous US watercolour artists | B.Modern American oil painters | C.The weakness of oils as popular paints | D.Techniques of producing watercolour |
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The subject of what separates art and design has been debated for a long time. Artists and designers both create visual works using a/an 1 knowledge background, but their reasons for doing so are 2 different. Some designers consider themselves artists, but few artists consider themselves 3 . So what exactly is the difference between art and design? Perhaps the most fundamental difference that we can all agree on is their 4 . Typically, the process of creating a work of art starts with nothing, a blank sheet of paper. A 5 of art is born from a view or value that the artist holds within himself or herself. They create the art to share that feeling with others, to 6 the viewers to relate to it, learn from it or be 7 by it. The most renowned and successful art today is something that establishes the strongest 8 connection between the artist and their 9 . By contrast, when a designer sets out to 10 a new piece, they almost always have a 11 starting point, whether a message, an image, an idea or an action. The designer’s job isn’t to invent something 12 , but to communicate something that already exists, for a purpose. That purpose is almost always to motivate the audience to do something: buy a product, use a 13 , visit a location, or learn certain information. The most 14 designs are those that most effectively 15 their message and motivate their consumers to carry out a task.
小题1: | A.unique | B.separate | C.shared | D.accepted |
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小题2: | A.entirely | B.occasionally | C.hardly | D.unnecessarily |
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小题3: | A.inventors | B.designers | C.writers | D.viewers |
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小题4: | A.purpose | B.product | C.interest | D.cost |
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小题6: | A.stop | B.allow | C.require | D.move |
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小题7: | A.understood | B.fooled | C.inspired | D.discouraged |
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小题8: | A.political | B.social | C.physical | D.emotional |
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小题9: | A.supporters | B.audiences | C.buyers | D.enemies |
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小题10: | A.sell | B.imagine | C.create | D.draw |
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小题11: | A.fixed | B.good | C.strange | D.positive |
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小题12: | A.surprising | B.special | C.creative | D.new |
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小题13: | A.phone | B.service | C.language | D.name |
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小题14: | A.important | B.creative | C.successful | D.unusual |
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小题15: | A.learn | B.receive | C.confuse | D.communicate |
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Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub.But these friendly pubs can be dangerous places of potential gaffes(失礼)for the newcomers. A team of researchers have discovered some of the unknown customs of British pubs - starting with the difficulty of getting a drink.Most pubs have no waiters - you have to go to the bar to buy drinks.A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own.This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose. Pub culture is designed to promote sociability(社交)in a society known for its reserve.Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served.The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely suitable and really quite normal behavior.“If you haven’t been to a pub, you haven’t been to Britain.” This tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists’ Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers’ rule of conduct for those wanting to sample “a central part of British life and culture”. The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat.For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks.Nothing annoys the regular customers and bar staff more than a group of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and hesitate about what to order. 小题1:The underlined word “sample” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.A.taste | B.experience | C.test | D.record | 小题2:The culture of pub in Britain is so developed to ________.A.encourage people to communicate with each other | B.encourage more people to consume drinks | C.attract more tourists to the pubs | D.form its own character of culture | 小题3:If you don’t follow the local rules in a pub, ________.A.you won’t buy good local drinks | B.you may annoy the regular customers and bar staff | C.you may fail to feel the local culture | D.you might get into a dangerous place | 小题4:What may be the best title for the passage?A.Self-service Pubs in Britain | B.British Local Pubs: Special Chat Places | C.Local Pub Culture in Britain | D.Manners in British Local Pubs |
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