Can you touch your belly button(肚脐) by reaching behind your back and around your waist(腰)?
Popular among many young Chinese female users on Weibo, the topic --- which translates as “reaching your belly button from behind to show your good figure” ----was mentioned more than 130 million times among Weibo readers.
It not only led to over 104,000 active discussions, but also brought about the care about what means a healthy body image.
“Look! Success. More than four hours but I’ve finally reached my belly button,” said Weibo user GayleRabbit.
Another user Lucy said, “Why does my belly button suddenly look and feel completely new?”,
While the trend was popular with many female users on Weibo, a photo uploaded by a male blogger caught people’s eyes. “Is this pose really that difficult? I don't think so,” said Weibo user Sough Sa. His photo showing he was trying to touch his belly button drew 2,634 likes and was shared more than 8,452 times.
“I always support failures. Now I don't feel so bad about not being able to touch my belly button.” said another user Jacket. “Do we need to have flexible(柔韧的) arms or a skinny waist to achieve it?” asked Weibo user Chantilly623.
But some experts argued that China’s new belly button trend was actually distoring(歪曲) society's standards of beauty.
“These poses and pictures can be fun but sometimes they also become an expression of competitiveness,” said Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager at Aware, a non-governmental organization in Singapore championing women's rights.
However, experienced body trainers say the new trend is about flexibility of the arm and the size of the waist, rather than a good figure. A skinny person with fewer muscles(肌肉) has a better chance of achieving the pose.
1.Between which two paragraphs can the following sentence be put in ?------“A new social trend(趋势) has started in China, with thousands of netizens facing the challenge and uploading photographs of themselves to show off their bodies”
A. Para1 and Para2 B. Para3and Para4
C. Para7 and Para8 D. Para9 and Para10
2. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Boys are not interested in this trend.
B. GayleRabbit reached her belly button on her first try.
C. Sough Sa’s photo of reaching his belly button was popular online.
D. Jacket felt sorry for not being able to touch his belly button.
3.What is experienced body trainers’ opinion of the new trend meaning a good figure?
A. Supportive. B. Disbelieving.C. Doubtful. D. Worried.
Mini dictionary: 1. register v. 注册，登记 2. sponsor n. 赞助人
1.This is most probably a(n) .
A. report B. email C. poster D. survey
2.Book Aid International helps people in Sub-Saharan Africa .
A. by giving them money
B. by reading books about childhood
C. by providing books
D. by building them new bookshops
There are many kinds of pollution around us, ______________________ air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and light pollution. They are bad ______________ our health in many ways.
Burning gas, oil and coal creates air pollution. It can cause sore eyes and ________ problems.
With the increase of pollution and the ______________ of industry, litter is everywhere. It
makes our environment dirty. People put lots of rubbish in the land. Farmers use too many chemicals in the fields. They destroy the soil. So soil pollution has become serious.
Noise pollution can make people ______________. For example, people may lose their
hearing if they work in a _________________ place for a long time. Too much noise can cause high blood pressure __________________.
Working for a long time in strong, changeable light ______________ cause some kind of
illnesses. It makes people feel ______________ and is especially bad for the eyes.
With ______________ pollution, our planet will become greener and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people.
1.A. such as B. for example C. such like D. as well as
2.A. to B. in C. for D. at
3.A. breaths B. breathe C. breathed D. breathing
4.A. development B. develop C. developed D. developing
5.A. blind B. lame C. black D. deaf
6.A. noise B. noisy C. noisily D. noises
7.A. as well B. too C. either D. also
8.A. must B. should C. may D. need
9.A. terrible B. comfortable C. terribly D. comfortably
10.A. little B. a little C. less D. fewer
--- I will give a speech in tomorrow’s talk. I am a bit nervous.--- _____________
A. Take it easy. B. Sounds great!
C. What a pity. D. What a shame!
— Are you willing to study abroad one day?
— It sounds attractive, but it still worries me.
A. Of course I am. B. Why not?
C. I’m not sure. D. Are you joking?
— __________ I see your ID card? We have to check your personal information.
— Sure. Here you are.
A. Must B. Need C. Should D. May
