1 . Look at the following pictures and answer the questions.

1. Where do you think the girls are from?
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2. What are they doing?
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3. What are their clothes like?
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4. What are they wearing on their heads?
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2 . Are you happy with your appearance?     1    

“Almost all the girls with single-fold eyelids (单眼皮) in our class have had double eyelid operations,” Zeng, a Senior 2 student from Chengdu, told Xinhua. Zeng had the same surgery done this summer.     2    

From popular photo-editing apps to plastic surgery (整形手术), it seems that large eyes, pale skin and a skinny body are the only standard for beauty these days. But can following this standard really make us feel good about ourselves?

    3     . According to Huxiu News, over six in ten girls choose not to take part in certain daily activities, such as attending school, because they feel bad about their looks. As much as 31 percent of teenagers avoid speaking up in class because they worry that others will notice their looks.

“Many teenagers are upset about their appearance because they believe in unrealistic standards of beauty,” experts say.       4     Seeing all these things can make anyone believe that they’re too dark, too fat, too short, or too tall.

However, trying to live up to strict standards can make us feel anxious. What troubles us is not just our “imperfect” looks, but the fact that we criticize ourselves too much.

    5     Plus-size models are being featured in some fashion shows. All of us should be just as confident as they are.

A．Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.

B．Body image anxiety is common among teenagers.

C．Guys care just as much as girls do about their body image.

D．Some teenagers might feel negative about their appearance.

E．It’s common for teenagers to feel confident about their appearance.

F．She and many of her classmates believe bigger eyes look more beautiful.

G．Perfect faces and bodies are everywhere in advertising, TV shows and social media.

3 . When we meet someone for the first time, we usually get a vague sense of what kind of person they are by the way they shake hands, talk, or walk. In the age of social networking, however, first impressions are sometimes made even before we actually meet someone in person -- that is, by looking at their profile photo.

According to a recent study, these social images say a lot about our personality. In the study, a group of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania in the US used software to analyze the profile pictures of 66,000 users of one US social platform. At the same time, about 434 participants were asked to complete a survey about their personality type.

According to the results, open people are more likely to pose in an unusual way and use objects such as glasses or a guitar in their profile photo because they enjoy new and exciting experiences. Meanwhile, neurotic people often hold back their negative emotions. They try to avoid showing their face; instead, they use an image of something like a pet, a car, or a building. That’s because neurotic people are strongly influenced by the ‘‘strong social norm (规范) against a very sad or angry appearance in profile pictures.’’

Apart from the objects in profile pictures, the colors used in them also give us some information about the photo’s owner. For example, extraverts were found to have the most colorful profile images, as they want to emphasize their personality and show themselves off.

Daniel Preoiuc-Pietro from the University of Pennsylvania wrote in the research paper, ‘‘Social media photos usually represent an extension of one’s self, but they also allow a user to shape his or her own personality and idealized view.’’ So, when choosing a profile photo, maybe we should ask ourselves first what kind of image we’d like to show. After all, first impressions always last.

1. Why do neurotic people often avoid showing their face in their profile photo?

A．Because they are fond of pets, cars and buildings.

B．Because they want to enjoy new experiences.

C．Because they don’t want to show their negative emotions.

D．Because they are not confident about themselves.

2. What does the underlined word in Para.4 refer to?

A．Open people.	B．Neurotic people.
C．Negative people.	D．Popular people.

3. What is the writer’s attitude towards the choice of a profile photo?

A．Casual.

B．Cautious.

C．Worried.

D．Unclear.

4. What does this text mainly talk about?

A．The importance of the first impression.

B．Some advice on how to choose a profile photo.

C．The difference between open people and neurotic people.

D．The relationship between one’s profile photo and his personality.

6 . 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。

There are several reasons why school uniforms are a good idea. First of all, uniforms help the school look smart. The students feel that they belong to a particular group. When every pupil in the school wears the uniform, nobody    1    (have)to worry about fashion (时尚). Everybody wears    2    same style of clothes.   Uniforms can be useful in unexpected ways. A school in Ireland has introduced an interesting new uniform. On the edge of the jacket, there is a piece of cloth     3    gives off light in the dark. When the children are walking or    4    (cycle)to school on dark mornings, car drivers can    5    (easy)see them.

But can uniforms help improve school standards? The answer    6    this question is not clear. One study in America found that students’ grades    7    (improve)a little after the school introduced uniforms. But some students didn’t want    8    (wear)the uniform. Other American studies showed no connections between uniforms and school    9    (perform).

School uniforms are    10    (tradition)in Britain, but some schools are starting to get rid of them. Some very good schools don’t have a uniform policy. However, uniforms are still popular. Pupils at about 90 percent of British secondary schools wear uniforms.

8 . A New Fashion Trend

Fashion designers are always looking for new materials to work with. Lately, it’s all about sustainable materials — recycled tires, mushrooms, even pineapple fibers! What if you want a sustainable pair of shoes? Thaely is here to help.

This sneaker brand out of Dubai wants to fight the growing problem of plastic pollution. Led by 28-year-old Indian businessman Ashay Bhave, they may have found a winning strategy: making shoes out of plastic grocery bags. “Thaely” means “plastic bag” in the Hindi language.

“I was looking to create footwear that is cost-effective and safe for the environment,” Bhave said in an interview with the Khaleej Times newspaper. “I needed to come up with something that uses recycled plastic without creating any more plastic waste.”

Plastic bags were the perfect solution. Bhave’s home country, India, banned single-use plastics. However, in an interview with Elle magazine, Bhave said it’s poorly enforced. He said five trillion (万亿) plastic bags are used around the world each year. “I was motivated to find a solution to this problem,” Bhave said.

That solution was the fabric called ThaelyTex. Made entirely from plastic bags, the material looks and feels like leather, Bhave claimed. That sounds promising. Better yet, the production process requires no additional chemicals and releases no toxic by-products. The end result is a smart-looking pair of white low-top sneakers.

Thaely wouldn’t reveal the full process for making Thaely Tex, but he said that each pair of shoes is made from up to 15 plastic bags and up to 22 plastic bottles. Where do they get so much material? Bhave told Elle that was the hardest part. “The biggest challenge we faced was right at the first step of acquiring the plastic bags.”

Finally, they got help from Trio Tap Technologies, a waste management plant. Bhave said they offered to collect the bags and also to process them into ThaelyTex. So far, it seems like things are falling into place. There are already hundreds of pre-orders in place. It sounds like they have some plans for the future. “We have a few more colours coming up,” said Bhave. They also plan to put out a high-top model and introduce a line of clothing. Let’s hope their growth is also sustainable.

1. The underlined word “winning” in Paragraph 2 means “________”.

A．absolutely perfect	B．highly profitable
C．legally responsible	D．mutually favourable

2. What can be inferred from Paragraphs 3—4?

A．Plastic bags are a threat to the shoe making industry.

B．Making shoes with plastic bags is pollution free.

C．The ban on plastic bags doesn’t work well in India.

D．Making money is the top priority for shoe designers.

3. According to Bhave, the feature of ThaelyTex is________.

A．pollution-free and colourful	B．eco-friendly and leatherlike
C．readily available and popular	D．good-looking and durable

4. The sole of the new fashion trend is that________.

A．fashion doesn’t necessarily have to pollute	B．changing fashion is a creation of waste
C．traditional fashion style is new again	D．recycled fashion meets customers’ needs

10 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Dressed in long robes, a crowd of young people wanders around royal gardens, with their flowing sleeves(衣袖)    1    (gentle) swaying in the breeze. They are not actors nor actresses in a movie set, but Hanfu fans in a themed event held in Beijing.

“Over a decade ago, Hanfu fashion was a subculture, but relevant     2    (activity) often draw thousands of participants these days, ” said Liu Xiang, an organizer of the event.

Hanfu,     3     was a traditional style of clothing worn by the Han people, nowadays enjoys a growing     4    (popular) among young Chinese people, including Liu. Liu is a co-founder of a Hanfu community in Beijing. This community, called Hua Yan Hui, was founded in 2011     5    (follow) a Hanfu revival(复兴) movement that emerged from growing cultural confidence and the desire     6    (express) national identity. Since then, Liu     7    (volunteer)to support the group.

“My passion     8     Hanfu came from two of my friends who love traditional Chinese clothing, ” Liu said. Her interest grew as she learned more about     9     culture behind it and acquired her first Hanfu costume. Currently, more and more young people wear the adjusted Hanfu with the belief     10     the best way to preserve tradition is to adapt it to modern life.