任务型阅读
阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。
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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 spring. 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?
完成句子
根据中文意思，在下列各小题的空白处填入适当的单词或短语。
1.—好消息！有900名学生通过了测试。—的确这样。我们在测试中表现完美。
—Good news! the students have passed the test.
— . We did best in the test.
2.许许多多的游客尤其想要游览泰山的景点。
especially want to visit in Mount Tai.
3.最终，他被那家公司拒绝了，仅仅是因为他难看的外貌。
,he was refused by the company simply his ugly appearance.
4.春节的时候，人们互相赠送礼物，孩子们还喜欢放烟花。
At the spring festival, people and children also .
5.我爸爸每天睡觉不到六个小时。他总是为第二天的课准备好一些特别的问题。
My father sleeps for a day. He always for tomorrow’s class.
根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
1.Yesterday was Father’s Day and it was just my cousin’s (twelve) birthday.
2.The Greens (plan) their trip to Beijing while we were having dinner.
3.A good book will not just make you cry, but make you (laugh) and think.
4.After three (year) hard work, all the students in our school will realize their dreams.
5. Hey, guys! Don’t you think you’re old enough to take care of (you)?
词汇运用
A）根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。
away from, instead of, be careful, traffic accidents, nothing, how far, excited, exciting , around the world |
1.Everyone agrees we must about the environment.
2.Nick Vujicic has a strong mind. He proves that if one tries his best, ________ can prevent him.
3.Sometimes Mr. Green would like to get into the countryside and get the noise, the dirt and people in the city.
4.People love peace and hate wars.
5.New rules are made in China to reduce .
6.The news that Beijing is bidding for 2022 Winter Olympics makes us .
7.A quiet boy like Daniel would like to stay at home doing nothing going out.
8.— is your home from school? —It takes 5 minutes to walk there.
There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false (虚假的) ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they can't help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles (肌肉) will turn into fat. Here are some more myths.
I’ll never lose weight—I come from a fat family
Wrong! While we can't change the body type we are born with, we can't blame our genes for making us fat. There's plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habit of eating too much and exercise too little.
I am fat because I burn calories slowly Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism (新陈代谢). In fact, although fat people consume (消耗) more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat. Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately (精确地).
Exercise is boring Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it again and again. The key is to develop a balanced and varied (各种的) program that's fun as well as progressive (不断进步的). If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different mute. If you do yoga, try a tai chi class.
No pain, no gain Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something is wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury (伤害). You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear quickly. If they don't, rest and ask for medical advice.
1.What does the writer think about being fat?
A. It is the family genes that make people fat.
B. People are fat because they consume too little energy.
C. A diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.
D. It is the result of people's unbalanced lifestyle.
2.According to the writer, how can we make exercise more interesting?
A. By taking all kinds of exercise.
B. By choosing simple exercise.
C. By doing regular exercise.
D. By sticking to outdoor exercise.
3.What is the writer's opinion about "No pain, no gain" in exercising?
A. Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience
B. Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.
C. Pain in exercise is a precondition (前提) for reaching your goal.
D. Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body.
4.The underlined words “adapting to” means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 适应 B.顺从 C. 摆脱 D. 陷入
5.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To show the importance of keeping fit.
B. To clarify (澄清) some misconceptions (误解) about fatness and exercise.
C. To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.
D. To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.
Birthday Traditions in Different Countries
England Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it’s being prepared. If your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you will be rich. Also, when it’s your birthday, your friends give you the “bumps”. They lift you in the air by your hands and feet and raise you up and down to the floor; one for each year you lived, then another one or two for luck. |
Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he/she is sleeping, so he/she will see them at once upon awakening. |
Holland Special year birthdays such as 5, 10, 15, 20, 21 are called “crown” years. The birthday child receives an especially large gift on a crown year birthday. The family also decorates the birthday child’s chair at the dining room table with flowers, paper streamers and balloons. |
Canada The birthday child’s nose is greased (涂抹) with butter for good luck. The greased nose makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch him/her. In some parts of Canada, the birthday person even receives a punch (一拳) for each year he/she is alive and then one for good luck. |
Brazil The birthday child receives a pull on the ear for each year he/she has been alive. The birthday person also gives the first piece of cake to his/her most special friend or relative, usually mom or dad. |
Korea There is a big family party on the first birthday. The table is set with food, and four items: a pencil, a ruler, thread, and money. The item that the baby chooses is said to forecast his/her future: excellent student, good with hands, long life or riches. |
South Africa On the twenty-first birthday, a key made of anything from paper to silver to gold is presented by the parents as a sign that the child is ready to unlock the door to their future. |
1. How many countries are mentioned in this passage?
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
2.If a British friend is raised up and down to the floor 18 times on his birthday, he is most likely (可能的) to be ______.
A. 17 B. 18 C. 19 D. 20
3. The following tradition is mentioned in the passage EXCEPT for ______.
A. giving a pull on the ear
B. having a big family party
C. greasing butter on the nose
D. flying a flag at the child’s bed
4.In which countries do people celebrate their 21st birthday specially?
A. Canada and England. B. Denmark and Korea.
C. Brazil and Holland. D. Holland and South Africa.
5.The passage mainly tells us ______.
A. people in different countries have their own special year birthdays
B. people in different countries celebrate their birthdays in different ways
C. people always have a big birthday party at home in different countries
D. people always know a 1-year-old baby’s future from the item he chooses
