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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 family 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 work places. People with good appearance can have more chances. For example, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and very tall, gets more job chances than his best friend, who is short and heavy, 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.
根据所读材料，按要求回答问题。
1.How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids? (No more than 5 words)
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2.When did the writer understand having eyelids saved his parents money? (No more than 3 words)
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3.To whom does cosmetic surgery have much attraction according to the writer? (No more than 2 words)
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4.What kind of people can get more job chances? (No more than 4 words)
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5.What does the South Korean beauty mean? (No more than 5 words)
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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。
Now students’ English handwriting gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work!
◆Use paper that has lines
Using paper that has lines can keep you writing straight when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters(大写字母) are written properly.
◆Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes.
◆ Hold your pencil right
When you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. Some kids press(按,压) down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to relax yourself and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.
◆Draw more pictures
Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.
Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course！
Four 1. to make your handwriting beautiful | |
Use paper2. lines | Using paper that has lines can stop you from writing up or 3. when you write English words or sentences. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters are written 4. . |
Slow down | If you write too fast, it’s hard for you to stop where you should. Try slowing down a little to make 5. mistakes. |
6. your pencil right | When you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much 7. . Try to be 8. and don’t hold the pencil so hard. |
Draw more pictures | While 9. pictures, you need to use the skills to control your pencil better. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice 10. at home. |
根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。每空不限填一词。
1.The government gives us some ___________ (safe) tips against crime.
2.Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, _______ (wealth) and wise.
3.To tell the ________ (true), I don’t like the drinks in that café．
4.He ________ (success) brought Chinese and western music together.
5.Every Monday morning, all the students and teachers watch the (raise) of the flags on the playground.
根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。每空限填一词。
1.Look, there’s a brilliant car parking there. The car is for one of the ____________(发明者).
2.What the witness said was recorded and the police got new ____________(线索).
3.As science ____________ (技术) is changing fast, we need to keep studying.
4.This kind of disease ____________ (传播) so quickly that it drew the government’s attention.
5.Tomorrow is his ____________(九十) birthday, and he is so excited.
The Big Lottery is giving money to groups of teenagers between 14 and 19 who want to become active citizens. The teenagers who would like to help make the area you live in better, cleaner, safer and more friendly can actually get money for improving your local community (社区).We have $ 80,000 to give away. We are looking for young people to take part in schemes(规划) and projects near to where they live.
Here are a few easy things you could do to get started.
Meeting the neighbors: Everybody needs good neighbors. Knock on people’s door and find out what they would like improving in your area. Set a date for a meeting and then make some plans together. If you don’t want to go round to their houses, then you could always put a note through their doors.
Neighborhood watch: Neighborhood watch schemes are very popular in the UK. If you go away on holiday and leave your house, it’s very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on it. It’s a good way to make the area you live in safer. You could set one up easily and quickly.(Paragraph 4)
Lending a hand: There are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can. Offer to do their shopping once a week, look after their garden for them or maybe walk their dog.(Paragraph 5)
No littering: Nobody likes picking up other people’s rubbish, but a clean street can make all the difference. Take it in turns to go out once or twice a week and see what you can find. You never know, one day you might find something valuable.
Recycling: Nearly two-thirds of your rubbish can be recycled. Some areas already provide places to people to recycle bottles, tins, plastic and paper. Find out if this is done in your neighborhood. If it’s not, do something about it.
So go on … Just tell us what kind of project you want to join in. Then we’ll send you more details. Take positive action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in.
1.The aim of the Big Lottery is .
A. to make the neighborhood busier
B. to help the old people in the community
C. to improve the local community
D. to help young babies in the neighborhood
2.Who is needed to take part in the project?
A. Anyone who wants to.
B. All the teenagers.
C. Students in the neighborhood.
D. Teenagers from 14 to 19.
3.Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 tell us .
A. neighborhood watch is good to make the community cleaner
B. how to make the community safer and more friendly
C. lending a hand means to lend some money to others
D. to help neighbors do what they wouldn’t like to do.
4.What should you do if you want to make the neighborhood cleaner?
A. Recycle the rubbish and take turns to pick up others’ rubbish.
B. Pick up the rubbish and find something valuable in the street.
C. Find out the recycled rubbish and throw them everywhere.
D. Try to recycle three-fourths of your rubbish once or twice a week.
5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Discuss plans with your neighbor for improving your area.
B. Do some shopping once a week for old people who can’t do it.
C. Pick up the rubbish everywhere in the street to make your area cleaner.
D. Look after the garden, walk the dogs for the old in order to get much money.
News One: 29 October, 2015
The government of China plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策) and instead let families have two children. The plan was announced on Thursday after high-level meetings in Beijing. China，which has the largest population，made the one-child policy in 1980. The government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children for so many years. For example, some couples in the countryside could have two children.
News Two: 05 October, 2015
The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes has been announced. Sweden’s Nobel Prize committee (委员会) says the Nobel Prize for medicine will go to scientists from Ireland, Japan and China.
William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan share the prize for their discovery of the medicine avermectin. The Nobel committee praised their work on what it calls a “novel therapy.” The treatment fights disease caused by parasites（寄生虫）.
The prize for medicine is also going to Chinese researcher Tu Youyou. She discovered artemisinin. Artemisinin is a drug that has greatly made the number of people who die from malaria(疟疾) smaller.
News Three: 09 December, 2015
Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009.
Brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on the world market, dropped below $40 a barrel(桶) on Tuesday. However, the main group of oil producing countries has been unable to reduce the oil production.
1.How long did China’s one-child policy last?
A. 38 years. B. 36 years.
C. 25 years. D. 65 years.
2.Who got the Nobel Prize for medicine?
A. Tu Youyou from China.
B. William Campbell from Ireland.
C. William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan.
D. William Campbell from Ireland, Satoshi Omura from Japan and Tu Youyou from China.
3.What is the price of Brent crude oil on Tuesday?
A. $40 a barrel.
B. Over $40 a barrel.
C. Less than $40 a barrel.
D. Less than￥40 a barrel.
4.What can we know from News Three?
A. There is only one kind oil on the world market.
B. Main oil producing countries will produce less oil.
C. Oil prices on Tuesday are the lowest in history.
D. Main oil producing countries will still produce as much oil as before.
5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The oil prices are the lowest in 2009.
B. The artemisinin has saved lots of lives.
C. There are the most people in China in the world.
D. Only a small number of Chinese couples can have two children in China in the past few years.
