Plastic surgery(整容手术) is not only popular in the US, but is also sweeping across Asia. It is reported that South Korea is now the world’s largest market for plastic surgery.
In order to change their looks, 20 percent of women aged between 19 and 49 in Seoul said they had gone under the knife. The growth of South Korea’s pop music industry increases the popularity. Many patients visit clinics (诊所)with photos of singers, asking doctors to copy their noses or eyes.
Joo Kwon, who founded one of the largest clinics in Seoul, recently opened a hotel to better serve customers. People will spend about US$I7,675 in a single visit. An increasing number of clients are non-Koreans, from China, Japan, the Middle East and even Africa. Leaders in South Korea say that this will help the Korean economy.
However, Mr. Kwon warned that young people should be careful when seeking such operations. “I think South Korea doesn’t understand the word “beauty”, because everyone looks pretty much the same. It is also related to low self-confidence. I think the situation will somewhat become better in future as the society becomes more different. But it will take quite a bit of time until we get there,” he told reporters.
Last year, a booklet was given out to Korean high school students by the government. There is a story that a local woman who was crazy about plastic surgery ended up with an ugly face.
1.What is the main cause of the increase in plastic surgery in South Korea?
A. The increasing understanding of beauty.
B. The increasing number of clinics.
C. The rise of the pop music industry.
D. The rise of the Korean economy.
2. What is Mr. Kwon’s attitude towards plastic surgery?
A. He feels it is worth a try
B. He is strongly against it.
C. He is not interested in it.
D. He is objective about it
3.We can learn from the last paragraph that ____ .
A. plastic surgery is supported by the government
B. high school students are encouraged to have plastic surgery
C. high school students in South Korea are fond of plastic surgery
D. plastic surgery is bad for people’s health
4. What is the main idea of the text?
A. How to have plastic surgery.
B. Why women have plastic surgery.
C. The famous singers in South Korea.
D. Rapid growth of plastic surgery in South Korea.
My darling daughter,
Recently I saw a diary of years. It was written when you were nine. I read your goals in the diary, and one little goal was really surprising for me. It was “to make Mom happy”.
I was so moved, and I would have told you that you made me happy every day of my life. My first thoughts in the morning were of you. When I got home from work, I couldn’t wait to see you. I liked talking to you very much and I wanted to know what your day was like. You kept my spirit alive, my mind challenged and my body active. You were, and still are, the light of my life. Without you, my life would have been boring. You made me happy and you continue to do so.
You are a mother now, with a child of your own. I know you love her, so I think you should tell her how happy she makes you. Sometimes we forget to say the words that are in our hearts. These words can be very important to a child. They can change their world completely. They can create a beautiful world for them.
You are my joy in life, my little one. You always have been, and you always will be. Never forget that, and tell that to your child. Tell her that she is the most important thing in the world for you, because she makes things joyful in your life! I love you, my dearest daughter.
Mom
1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.The diary was written when the daughter was young
B. The mother was not close to her daughter.
C. The daughter had been dead for many years.
D. The mother often heard from her daughter.
2.The mother ______ according to the text.
A. thought her life was boring
B. has a granddaughter
C. was a housewife
D. used to get up early
3. According to the third paragraph, the mother advised her daughter to ______ .
A. try her best to make her child happy
B. take her child traveling around the world
C. let her child do whatever she wants
D. tell her child her feelings
4. The text has most likely been taken from
A. a report B. a letter
C. a piece of news D. a poster
假如你是李华，你的澳大利亚朋友Peter来信询问你如何才能学好汉语。请你根据下列信息写封回信。词数100词左右。回信应包括如下内容：
1. 多看汉语电视剧，常读汉语报纸和书刊；
2. 学唱汉语歌曲，多和中国人交流；
3. 常来中国，身临其境，交中国朋友；
4. 留学到中国，必要时参加汉语学习培训班。
注意：1. 不必逐字逐句翻译； 2. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
I’m delighted to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese very well.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处下加一个漏子符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误仅限1词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One day in her way to school, Fang Fang found a wallet near the bus station. She open it and found a lot of money and a calling card. So she knew the owner name, address or telephone number. She thought the owner must be worrying. She went to a public telephone and called the owner. Then she waited at the bus station. The owner came by a taxi very soon and Fang Fang gave the wallet to her. The owner was very thankful that she took out a 100-yuan notes to reward Fang Fang .But Fang Fang polite refused it and went on school.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mrs. Wilson invited some friends to lunch. She was eager to try a new way of 1. (cook)a fish dish, and she was very pleased 2. herself when the dish was ready. She put it near the window 3. (cool) it for a few minutes because the dish was hot. When she came back for it, she was 4. (surprise) to find the neighbor’s cat by the dish. 5. (fortunate), she came in time to stop the cat. That afternoon was a great 6. (succeed) and they talked and laughed 7. four o’clock. At the end of the afternoon, when she was alone again, she felt tired but happy. She was sitting near the window 8. she was frightened to see her neighbor carrying the cat, dead. What had happened to her friends? She at once called the family doctor. He told her to phone each of her visitors to meet him. After all the phones, just as she sat down, the telephone rang. 9. was from her neighbor ,“I am so sad. My cat 10. (kill) by a car.”
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My father was a music teacher who traveled to farm homes or homes in smaller communities to teach his students. He was home in the evening because he left home very early to start teaching and would after everyone, except my mother, was fast asleep. Mom was a(n) taskmaster at home. She demanded that we all the rules without any excuses. When we didn’t, there were always punishments.
One day I got myself into a real . But this time, my mother told me that my father would me. It was clear that my improper behavior was being referred to my .
But I knew I would be in bed he got home.
I went to bed just in case my dad came home. I I would sleep when he got home so he wouldn’t wake me up to me, and by the time morning rolled around, I would probably being punished.
I was quite . I got up thinking all was well but instead, Dad called me in to the playroom. He told me to sit down in the chair directly him and then told me how disappointed he was because he me to do what my mother asked when he wasn’t home. He then told me that I would the privilege(特权) of playing with any of my for two days.
I always remember that even after all these years have gone by. The reason I remember it so well is that it me a good lesson. And, that lesson is that consequences will befall(降临到) you no matter how much you don’t want them.
1.A. frequently B. ever C. never D. usually
2.A. return B. leave C. begin D. wake
3.A.kind B. busy C. honest D. strict
4.A. make B. obey C. allow D. break
5.A. immediate B. important C. ordinary D. special
6.A. argument B. joke C. game D. trouble
7.A. join in B. look after C. deal with D. turn to
8.A. teacher B. father C. brother D. mother
9.A. before B. after C. until D. when
10.A. final B. late C. early D. gradually
11.A. thought B. agreed C. promised D. remembered
12.A. comfort B. remind C. frighten D. punish
13.A. finished B. escaped C. enjoyed D. refused
14.A. sorry B. right C. lucky D. wrong
15.A. behind B. through C. beside D. on
16.A. invited B. expected C. inspired D. forced
17.A. gain B. accept C. find D. lose
18.A. toys B. games C. cards D.books
19.A. trick B. incident C. challenge D.trade
20.A. passed B. offered C. taught D. served
