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【题目】阅读下文并回答问题。

Have you ever wished you could change something about your body? If so, you’re not alone.

Many people use apps like MeituXiuxiu to beautify photos before putting them on social media. Some teenagers are even having plastic surgery (整容术) at an early age. Zeng, a senior 2 student from Chengdu, had a double eyelid surgery (双眼皮手术) done this summer. She and many of her classmates believe bigger eyes look more beautiful.

As teenagers’ bodies grow and change, they become afraid of the smallest flaw(缺陷) in their looks. They are very worried about it. This can even influence their health.

According to Huxiu News, over 60 percent of girls refuse to take part in some daily activities such as going to school, because they feel bad about their looks. As much as 31 percent of teenagers do not want to speak up in class because they worry that others will notice their looks.

One of the main causes is advertising, TV shows and social media. Pictures of “perfect” faces and bodies are everywhere. They suggest that having large eyes, pale skin and skinny bodies is the only way to be beautiful. Magazines give tips about how to lose weight “in days”. Advertisements suggest that you should whiten your skin using certain products. And TV shows often make fun of overweight characters. Seeing all these things can make people believe that they should change their bodies.

So what should we do? According to Nancy Etcoff of the Harvard Medical School, “We need to help young people in many ways. These ways can include educating students about body confidence in school, as well as encouraging parents to talk to their kids about this topic. After all, beauty comes in all shapes and sizes,” Etcoff said.

【1】Do many teenagers have plastic surgery at an early age?

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【2】What is the only way to be beautiful according to advertising, TV shows and social media?

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【3】What does it mean by saying “…, beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.”?

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【4】What can you do to make yourself look and feel best? Please list two ways.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No, they don’t.

【2】They are large eyes, pale skin and skinny bodies.

【3】Looking different and being yourself is true beauty./ True beauty comes from inside.( Any possible answer is OK.)

【4】I can have good living habits/ exercise regularly/ take part in a lot of activities. (Any possible answer is OK.)

【解析】

文章大意：随着青少年身体的成长和变化，他们开始意识到自己外表上的最小缺陷。据《湖秀新闻》报道，超过60%的女孩拒绝参加一些日常活动，多达31%的青少年不想在课堂上发言，因为他们担心别人会注意到他们的长相。作者倡导需要帮助那些年轻人来改变太过在意外表的错误思想，来教育他们获得自信。

【1】细节理解题。根据Some teenagers are even having plastic surgery at an early age. 可知，是一些青少年甚至在很小的时候就开始做整形手术，而不是很多青少年在很小的时候就做了整形手术，所以这里作否定回答，故答案为No, they don’t.

【2】细节理解题。根据They suggest that having large eyes, pale skin and skinny bodies is the only way to be beautiful.可知，广告、电视节目和社交媒体认为，拥有大眼睛、纯白的皮肤和苗条的身材是美丽的唯一途径。故答案为They are large eyes, pale skin and skinny bodies.

【3】词句猜测题。根据上文作者的观点，倡导需要帮助那些年轻人来改变太过在意外表的错误思想，来教育他们获得自信。再根据all可以理解出来“美因人而异、每个人都有优点。”故答案为Looking different and being yourself is true beauty./ True beauty comes from inside.( Any possible answer is OK.)

【4】开放性试题。这里需要列举使我们自己变得感觉好的方式，根据最后一段作者的观点，“美丽”来自各个方面，来自于我们的优点、我们的自信……，所以可以回答I can have good living habits/ exercise regularly/ take part in a lot of activities. (Any possible answer is OK.)