1 . In the modern world more and more people meet the problem of identity.The most interesting example is that of a so – called “banana”, which refers to an American who has an Asian face but holds Western values.
In Shanghai, there now live a group of people from abroad.They look no different from the locals and speak fluent Chinese or even Shanghai dialect, but when it comes to writing Chinese characters, they are almost illiterate（文盲）.Jack is such an example.He never learned to read or write Chinese characters, which he finds mysterious and difficult.From time to time, he files to the US as he does not feel Shanghai is where he comes from.“But when I am in the States, I feel that’s not my home either,” he said.
At De Gaulle Airport in France, there is a Swiss man who has been living in the waiting – room for a long time because he lost h is passport during his travels.He was refused entry into several countries.But when he was eventually allowed to return to Swizerland, he refused to leave the airport.His reason was very simple—“I am sure who I am.I need no acknowledgement from others,” he said during an interview.For th is reason he was honored by the Western media as “the Hero of identity.”
As the Internet becomes more and more popular, the problem of identity becomes more serious.In a virtual world, people can have different addresses registered with different names.In the Internet chat room, even one’s gender（性别） is hard to determine.It seems that in the glohal village, people are saying hello every day to each other without knowing whom they are talking to.
What will be the next crisis（危机） of identity? With the development of cloning technology, it might be: who is the real “I”?
1. What does the passage mainly talk about?| A．The importance of identity. |
| B．The crisis of identity. |
| C．Differences between Eastern and Western cultures. |
| D．Difficulty in living in foreign counties. |
| A．he needed to board a plane at any time |
| B．he couldn’t afford to live in a hotel |
| C．he needed others acknowledgement |
| D．he couldn’t prove who he was |
| A．American traveling to Asia | B．American keeping Eastern culture |
| C．American born in Asia | D．America-born Asian |
| A．there will be more problems relating to identity in the future |
| B．Internet technology helps solve problems of identity |
| C．only people traveling abroad have problems of identity |
| D．people don’t need to worry about identity |
Throughout history, people have been the victims of pickpockets. Today,
Police officials say that most
Some of the
| A．pick pocketing | B．stealing pickpockets |
| C．to pickpocket | D．to steal pickpockets |
| A．headaches | B．faults | C．mistakes | D．crimes |
| A．by far | B．at random | C．in number | D．out of order |
| A．Automatically | B．Obviously | C．Approximately | D．Subsequently |
| A．against | B．with | C．out of | D．from |
| A．since | B．as | C．so | D．thus |
| A．At | B．Since | C．From | D．During |
| A．were hanged | B．would hang | C．were hung | D．must be hung |
| A．what | B．of which | C．which | D．among whom |
| A．Therefore | B．At once | C．Because | D．However |
| A．attractive | B．convenient | C．efficient | D．serious |
| A．Much of | B．A large amount of |
| C．Many of | D．A great number |
| A．are researched | B．specialize | C．are trained | D．major |
| A．where | B．when | C．although | D．however |
| A．money | B．jewelry | C．bells | D．rings |
| A．favorite | B．liking | C．favored | D．be liked |
| A．Seldom | B．Once | C．Often | D．Forever |
| A．like | B．being | C．for | D．as |
| A．To avoid | B．To neglect | C．Trying not | D．To forget |
| A．critical | B．fortunately | C．important | D．obvious |
The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body -- even skin protected from the sun.
"We examined non-facial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced," Dr. Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan, who led the study, said in a statement.
"In participants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers. Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years," Helfrich's team added in their report.
The researchers tested 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms. They ranged in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers. Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person's skin was.
When skin is exposed to sunlight, notably（尤其）the face, it becomes coarse, wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint, Helfrich's team wrote.
Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking contributes to premature（过早的）skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light.
The report did not discuss the mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels（血管）beneath the skin to constrict（紧缩）, reducing blood supply to the skin.
Smoking can also damage the connective tissue (组织)that supports both the skin and the internal organs.
1. The best title for this passage would be_______.
| A．The danger of smoking | B．Smoking causes skin aging |
| C．Quit smoking for health | D．A survey of smokers |
| A．smoking won’t make skin protected from the sun |
| B．smoking will do damage to skin rather than other organs |
| C．smokers over 65 usually won’t worry about their skin |
| D．the age of smokers is not connected with the result of the test |
| A．it will lower blood supply to skin | B．it can make you feel tired |
| C．it can make skin come off | D．it can make blood run faster |
| A．inform people about the result of the study |
| B．advise people how to protect skin |
| C．warn people not to smoke again |
| D．introduce a new way of avoiding skin aging |
