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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.
1.How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?
2.When did the writer understand having eyelids saved his parents money?
3.Does cosmetic surgery have much attraction to women according to the writer?
4.What kind of people can get more job chances?
5.What do you think of cosmetic surgery?
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World Sleep Day, on 21st March, was created to bring attention to the growing number of sleep problems. Sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world don’t realize it’s very important. As a result, sleep problems are quite common.
In 2011, scientists at the University of Athens in Greece did a survey of over 35,000 people in 10 countries around the world, including China, Belgium and South Africa. Among the people, 24 percent said that they did not sleep well, 31.6 percent were diagnosed(诊断) with insomnia(失眠). In addition, 30.7 percent of them have visited doctors for help with sleep problems and 11.6 percent said that they felt very sleepy during the day.
The survey found that many people suffer the effects of poor quality sleep, some examples can’t fall asleep and often wake up in the middle of the night. The main reasons of the problems are pressure(压力) from school or work and a fast pace(节奏) of life, but noise pollution and light pollution also affect sleep and cause poor quality sleep. The survey also found that large numbers of people find it hard to sleep at night. The short term effects of this are tiredness and trouble concentrating(专心). If this happens for a long time, the risk of gaining weight and having a heart attack may increase.
There are many things you can do to improve the quality of your sleep. First, you should have regular sleep habits. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day. You also need to make your bedroom a cool, dark, quiet place to sleep so that heat, light and noise do not disturb you. At night, you should also avoid things that contain caffeine, such as chocolate, coffee, tea and many soft drinks, as caffeine may keep you from sleeping.
Getting a good night's sleep is important for everyone. By following the advice above,you can rest better at night and work better during the day.
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World Sleep Day | World Sleep Day was created to make people understand the__1.___of sleep. |
A survey by scientists | Of 35 000 people in 10 countries in the world, 24 percent of the people didn’t have a__2._sleep. 31.6 percent were diagnosed with insomnia. 30.7 percent have ___3.__ to a doctor for sleep problems. 11.6 percent of the people feel __4.___ during the day . |
___5.__of sleep problems | People feel the pressure from school or work . A fast pace of life___6.___to sleep problems as well. Noise and light pollution also cause poor quality sleep. |
___7.__of sleep problems | Some people aren’t able to fall asleep and often wake up at night. Feeling__8.___, people find it hard to concentrate. It’s highly possible that sleepless people easily gain weight and have a heart attack. |
Ways to___9.___sleep quality | Have regular sleep habits. Make your bedroom cool, dark and quiet Don’t drink anything___10.___ caffeine at bedtime. |
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 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.
The label（标签）, Made in China, is one that is becoming increasing common in shopping centers all over the world.
In the United States, shoppers at Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer（零售商）, have a wide selection of products mostly produced in China. The large amount of Chinese imports have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in China. These goods are even widely available in other Asian nations, where Chinese-made goods are quite popular. Chinese brand names are also becoming more well-known outside China.
When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren't rare any more, and anything 'Made in China' shouldn’t be considered in any case.
"When I decide to visit my family members in China, I will have a big headache. What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words," a Chinese American said. "When they see the label 'Made in China,' they will think, 'Why do you send me this?' "
The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes（税）and import restrictions. However, the development on the Chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.
1.Around the world, the products made in China are ________ in the shopping malls.
A. unwelcome B. expensive C. popular D. rare
2.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “brand” in the second paragraph?
A. 品牌 B. 明星 C. 生产地 D. 树枝
3.Why do Chinese Americans usually have a headache if they come back to China?
A. Because their Chinese friends can not speak English.
B. Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China.
C. Because they should give their friends rare gifts.
D. Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts.
4.How do other countries try to reduce the Chinese goods in their own countries?
A. By developing the qualities of their own products.
B. By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods.
C. By importing more Chinese goods.
D. By using taxes and import restrictions.
5.From the passage, we can know that________.
A. products made in China are more and more popular all over the world
B. TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people
C. everyone in China can speak English
D. the other governments don’t welcome any Chinese goods
Famous Museums
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1.As one of the largest museums in the world, British museum is in _______ .
A. Beijing B. London C. New York D. The USA
2.New York Museum is America’s largest museum on American__________.
A. area B. history C. collections D. buildings
3.The Palace Museum which is in the center of Beijing, is also called “Forbidden City(紫禁 城)” in China. It lies in __________.
A. Chang’an Street B. New Oxford Street
C. Beijing Street D. Chestnut Street
4.According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit ____ at most.
A. one museum B. two museums
C. three museums D. fore museums
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?
A. Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year.
B. You don’t have to pay for tickets if you visit New York Museum on Monday.
C. British Museum lies in Chestnut street, London.
D. New York Museum is the largest in the world.
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Not everyone has the chance to be a detective. But I ever got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 1988.
One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my ________ new car. I expected to see my father, but to my ________ , I saw a young woman driving instead. “She stole my father’s car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a ________ and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car ________ . ” And I told him why.
The taxi driver had a car telephone, and I asked him to ________ the police. Soon we heard the ________ of a police car and its loudspeaker. The policeman told the woman to ________ her car. Our car came to a stop, too. I ________ right then and said to the woman, “It’s not ________ car. It’s my father’s.”
The woman ________ and said, “Oh. You’re Mr Jackson’s son, right? I’ve once seen your photo at your father’s ________.”
Before I could say ________ word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it ________ . he lent her his car. After hearing her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was ________ . the police and the taxi driver laughed. I ________ very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time for me to work as a detective. Don’t you think my story funny?
1.A．mother’s B．father’s C．aunt’s D．own
2.A．joy B．way C．surprise D．surprised
3.A．taxi B．bus C．car D．bike
4.A．in front B．after C．at the back D．at the back of
5.A．tell B．call C．say D．ask
6.A．noise B．voice C．cry D．sound
7.A．leave B．take C．stop D．start
8.A．got in B．got into C．got out D．got away
9.A．my B．your C．mother’s D．father’s
10.A．smiled B．frightened C．worried D．refused
11.A．home B．car C．office D．book
12.A．another B．other C．else D．others
13.A．washed B．repaired C．found D．seen
14.A．wrong B．interesting C．boring D．true
15.A．felt B．sounded C．fell D．looked
