1 . Are you happy with your appearance?
“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.
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?
“Many teenagers are upset about their appearance because they believe in unrealistic standards of beauty,” experts say.
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.
| 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. |
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While museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City are well-known throughout the world, a new crop of museums have sprung up that are set to match the grandmasters. | |
Louvre Abu Dhabi | The creation was born out of an intergovernmental agreement signed on March 6, 2007. It’s a sign of great human history as seen through art, and shows respect for globalism. Having been put into use for about two years so far, it includes important works by René Magritte and Alberto Giacometti. |
Crystal Bridges Museum of America art | The museum, opened in November 2011 in Arkansas, welcomes all with the mission of celebrating the national spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. It explores stories of America by exhibiting and preserving outstanding works that range from the Colonial era to the current day by influential artists. |
Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris | Only two years old, this museum celebrates the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, whose creations, from trouser suits for females to the concept of black as a color, forever changed the way women dress. About 20,000 rare collections are displayed. From the design painting to the pattern, people can see the process of production. The building’s design makes use of advanced building techniques. |
Museo Soumaya | The museum, meeting its first group of visitors in the beginning of 2011, is striking both inside and outside. Housing the largest collection of August Rodin’s sculptures out of France, this private museum also houses the vast and varied collections of Mexican billionaire, Carlos Slim. |
| A．To show American spirit. | B．To honor influential artists. |
| C．To preserve outstanding works. | D．To combine art with nature. |
| A．Rare colors. | B．Fashionable clothing. | C．High-tech products. | D．Well-known paintings. |
| A．Louvre Abu Dhabi. | B．Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. |
| C．Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris. | D．Museo Soumaya. |
4 . We often hear about schools cutting back on bus routes to save money, yet plenty of communities have their buses stopping almost as often as the mail truck. While the presence of sidewalks, and the safety of area roads, play a role in who gets house-to-house pickup or end-of-the-street pickup, Peter Mannella, director at the New York Association for Pupil Transportation says community culture can play an even larger role in the transportation situation.
For example: Several years ago, Bethlehem tried spacing out its stops, says Mannella. The parents were unhappy, expressed as much and, within three days, the routes were back to their original frequency. “You can say ‘We are going to save $100,000 by not stopping at every house,’ but parents don’t want their kids walking,” Mannella says. As you’d expect, this is especially true in bad weather or during winter.
As a student in the 1980s, we walked to our stops. The neighborhood wait-spot was a good quarter mile away. Parents didn’t make a fuss (大惊小怪), and no child was injured. In fact, the walking was good — it woke us up each morning. Not to mention, the sense of community that came with hanging out together each morning waiting for bus No. 23 to roll up and take us all to school.
Thing is, a lot has changed since the 1980s. Too many people are texting and driving, making them as dangerous on the roads as drunken drivers. And, with reduced work forces at many companies, parents often work longer hours, meaning they aren’t around to guard their kids to and from stops like many parents did when we were growing up.
So I’ll give them an understanding pass on not wanting their children to walk a mile each way to get to and from school. I can’t agree with the complaints of having kids walk to a community neighborhood stop, though. If you worry they’re going to be cold, get them a hat. If you fear they may miss the bus, send them out the door five minutes earlier.
1. What do we know about Bethlehem’s plan?| A．It ended up in failure. |
| B．It lasted for a long time. |
| C．It wasn’t put into practice. |
| D．It saved a lot of money. |
| A．They woke up early in the morning. |
| B．They were driven to school by parents. |
| C．They usually hung out with their neighbors. |
| D．They benefited by walking to a neighborhood stop. |
| A．Drivers do not concentrate on driving. |
| B．The weather conditions are awful in winter. |
| C．Children might be late for school. |
| D．The house-to-house pickup is available. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Cautious. | C．Supportive. | D．Critical. |
Why do people take "selfies"? Researchers at Syracuse University in New York tried to answer the question. They came up with some
"People who post selfies and use editing software to make
Kim, a doctoral student at the university's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications,
By superficial, she means social media is mostly used by people
There are no major differences between how often men and women post selfies and how often they use editing software. But men who post selfies show more of a need to be seen as popular
6 . Hotels in Shanghai are requested to stop offering disposable toiletries(一次性洗漱用品) unless customers ask, in order to make efforts to reduce waste and pursue(追求) green development.
Under the new regulations, most household plastic wastes should be sorted and recycled. The city also encourages individuals and companies to reduce their use of disposable plastic products. Kunlun Jing An hotel is one of those that answered the government call that “not offering disposable toiletries unless asked”.
At least 6.5 million sets of disposable toiletries are said to be used every day if the occupancy rate(入住率)is 50 percent for the 13 to 15 million hotel rooms across China, said Du Liangliang of the Hotel Business Unit of Ctrip, China’s leading online travel agency. “
| A．The hotel said the new measure will help reduce plastic waste |
| B．Guests are encouraged to use recyclable toiletries during their stay |
| C．If hotels stop offering disposable toiletries, it will be great progress |
| D．It is one of the steps that the government takes to protect our environment |
| E．Also, we should encourage customers worldwide to lead an eco-friendly life |
| F．The hotel has informed people of the change through online and offline means |
| G．Plastic products harm our environment so greatly that we shall reduce their use |
Around the world, malnutrition (营养不良) has become a problem that costs $3.5 trillion per year, according to the latest Global Nutrition Report,
Although most countries have fallen short in their efforts
“Malnutrition is responsible for more ill-health
According to the study, most countries have at least two issues related to malnutrition. The most serious issues are children who are either overweight, anemic,
8 . When I first came to UK from China at 6, I entered the first grade.
One day, my first grade teacher announced that we would be having a party and everyone was told to bring something from their country.
I was so excited to share these with my class and teachers. It was placed in the corner of the table next to all the other delicious food.
| A．In China, “no” usually means “yes” |
| B．I got super excited and told my parents |
| C．It was very impolite to take your gift home |
| D．This was the biggest culture shock I have experienced |
| E．When I got home, I shared the experience with my parents |
| F．Many kids had the cookies and juices and were hesitant to try the dumplings |
| G．I didn’t understand why kids were getting their lunch food and not finishing it |
9 . That the success of humans as a species depends to a large extent on our ability to cooperate in groups is widely believed. Much more so than any other animal, people are able to coordinate and join their forces and actions to produce mutual benefits.
New research involving Dr Molleman, an expert at the University of Nottingham, suggests that successful cooperation in groups depends on how people gather information about their peers, and how they base their cooperative decisions on it.
Biologists wonder how cooperation could have developed by natural selection: it is puzzling how cooperation can be beneficial when it is possible to behave selfishly and take advantage of the cooperative efforts of your group. Psychologists and economists try hard to understand why many people are willing to sacrifice their own welfare to benefit their social environment. They asked questions like “How do people make decisions when their actions can affect the welfare of others?” “How people determine their behavior when they have to cooperate in groups?”.
Dr Pieter Van Den Berg from the University of Groningen said, “From previous research we know that some people are ‘majority-oriented (以……为中心)’ and tend to look at the behavior of the majority in their group, whereas others are ‘success-oriented’ and try to find out what kind of behavior pays off best for themselves.”
Dr Molleman, from the center of the Decision Research and Experimental Economics, said, “It turns out that behavior in groups of success-oriented people was much more selfish than it in groups of majority-oriented people. As a consequence, the people in the majority-oriented groups tended to cam more money in the experiment since they cooperated more.”
1. Compared with other animals, human beings are capable of ________.| A．communicating well with others | B．working together with each other |
| C．surviving some natural disasters | D．getting access to various information |
| A．Whether people’s personal efforts will pay off eventually. |
| B．How cooperation has developed over a long lime naturally. |
| C．Why people offer to affect those around them unselfishly. |
| D．What benefit that good cooperation can bring immediately. |
| A．are careful to select a group to join |
| B．are likely to be successful in the future |
| C．pay more attention to the result of their effort |
| D． have some skills in collecting useful information |
| A．Having good relationship gets us to live fullest life. |
| B．Focusing on individual success makes people selfish. |
| C．Being considerate can ensure our long-term benefit. |
| D．Mastering social skills help create harmonious society. |
1. Who got shot?
| A．The woman. | B．The guard. | C．The cashier, |
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