1、爱美之心人皆有之。本文论述了美容产品给人们健康带来的各种危害。1.The underlined part“the opposite”in Paragraph 2 means some Senegalese women_.A.use sunlight to darken their skinB.try creams to prevent skin cancerC.use products to lighten their skinD.take health risks to bee beautiful答案:C解析:考查词义理解。上文提到在美国,许多人利用阳光和非自然光线让皮肤颜色变深。在非洲的塞
2、内加尔,一些妇女冒着健康风险进行与此相反的事情。因此可推断她们使用各种产品美白皮肤,故C项正确。2.According to Adama Diagne,women shouldnt believe_.A.beauty is just a personal choiceB.a cream from carrots is healthierC.it is beautiful to be black every dayD.a product can make you beautiful quicklyD解析:考查细节理解。根据第四段中的Shop worker Adama Diagne advises
3、 her visitors to avoid the stronger products that promise fast results.可知。3.We can infer that women in Senegal_.A.attract attention with shocking imagesB.dont consider dark skin to be beautifulC.find it hard to understand the true beautyD.put beauty in the first place in their headsB解析:考查推理判断。根据第五段中
4、的Women in Senegal say they lighten their skin for the same reasons women all over the world make changes to their appearance.They say they want to look beautiful,.可知。4.What is Salls attitude towards skinlightening products?A.Unsupportive. BCasual.C.Responsible. DPositive.A解析:考查概括总结。根据第六段中的I used the
5、 most shocking images so that women would see the dangers.和第七段中的Ms Sall says the government needs to better control the marketing and sale of skinlightening products.可知。BGenealogy(家谱),the study of family history,is the second most popular hobby in America today.Millions of Americans spend their free
6、 time trying to trace(追溯)their family lines.This interest in family history is not new.In fact,as a country,America showed its first real interest in genealogy in the 1890s.At that time,organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution were created to connect people with ancestors who p
7、layed a part in early American history.But Americas interest in genealogy has grown over the past few decades,largely for two reasons.One of the causes of genealogys most recent growth in popularity might be Alex Haleys book Roots,which follows one mans family through slavery and all the way back to
8、 18th century Africa.In one year,more than one million copies of the book were sold.People not only enjoyed the story of Roots,but also were interested in the idea that one man could learn so much about his familys history.The idea that a man living in America in the twentieth century might have a d
9、irect link to important moments in history inspired many Americans to do their own genealogical studies.The Internet has also contributed to the great popularity of genealogy today because it is so convenient and vast.Before the Internet,people had to go to libraries to find information about their
10、ancestors.But now,with a puter,anyone can access thousands of genealogy websites which contain useful information and resources.Occasionally,genealogists even meet distant members of their own families and are able to share valuable research with each other.As the second most popular hobby in Americ
11、a,genealogy must be rewarding,but people dont always like what they find.One amateur genealogist was told by her grandfather that one of her ancestors was wounded during the American Civil War.She wanted to find out more about this family hero.But at last she learned that her ancestor actually fell
12、off a wall while relaxing one afternoon and broke his arm,making him unable to join the army at all.本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了美国人喜欢研究家谱的原因。5.People were attracted by Alex Haleys book Roots mainly because_.A.it was a bestseller at that timeB.it told a story about an American heroC.it encouraged people to do gene
13、alogical studiesD.it showed people that they could learn about their ancestors细节理解题。根据第二段中的but also were interested in the idea that one man could learn so much about his familys history可知。6.After the Internet was invented,genealogists can_.A.visit many librariesB.make the study more scientificC.hav
14、e easy access to useful informationD.meet with their family members easily推理判断题。根据第三段中的anyone can access thousands of genealogy websites which contain useful information and resources可知,因特网使得他们可以更便捷、更容易地获取所需信息。7.According to the last paragraph,the amateur genealogist_.A.enjoyed what she discoveredB.
15、failed to plete her researchC.was disappointed with her researchD.found that her ancestor was wounded in the Civil War根据末段中的but people dont always like what they find及She wanted to find out more about this family hero,通过与下文讲述的她的祖先不是在战场上受伤的事实相比较,可推断她对此应该很失望。8.The main purpose of the text is to_.A.inf
16、orm BeducateC.entertain Dpersuade写作目的题。本文主要介绍了美国人喜欢研究家谱的原因,主要是告诉人们一些信息,故选A项。CYouve heard of extreme sports and extreme games,but have you ever heard of extreme pumpkin carving?Artist Ray Villafane of Arizona made the art form famous with his 3D jackolanterns.In the last six years,hes been invited to
17、 carve pumpkins on TV and even for the White House!Because Cleo spends most of her fall weekends selling pumpkins at her familys farm stand,she is a huge Villafan.She couldnt wait to interview him!Cleo:What inspired you to carve such wild and crazy pumpkins?Ray Villafane:I guess I always felt a litt
18、le bit unfulfilled whenever I sat down to carve a pumpkin.In my mid20s,I decided to approach it in a 3D manner.It disappointed meI kept breaking through the pumpkin and got so frustrated(挫败的)at last.Several years later,I tried it again using traditional sculpting tools,and it came out a lot better.T
19、hroughout the years,the carvings slowly improved.How many do you carve in one year?RV:This number varies so much.The longer Ive been carving them,the longer they take me to plete.Instead of getting faster at carving them,I find myself adding more elements(因素),which takes more time.I carve average at
20、 least three dozen carvings a year,with about only a dozen or so of them turning out nice enough for me to want to photograph.Where do you get the huge pumpkins?Being that I live in Phoenix,I certainly do not get my pumpkins locallythe dry air and harsh(恶劣的)climate dont make large pumpkins.I drive t
21、o a couple of farms in California each fall.What advice do you have for kids who enjoy sculpting or want to try it?Have fun with it!Judge your success not by who likes it or how long it took out rather if it was fun.If you pursue(追求)doing something that you find joy in,then you can never fail.本文是应用文
22、。文章主要介绍了Cleo对艺术家Ray Villafane的一段采访。9.Ray Villafane is an artist who_.A.is a friend of CleoB.makes carvings on pumpkinsC.is well received by AmericansD.was invited to carve pumpkins on TV 6 years ago根据第一段中的but have you ever heard of extreme pumpkin carving?lanterns可知。10.When carving the 3D pumpkins i
23、n his mid20s,Ray Villafane_.A.suffered a total failureB.got help from his friendsC.was satisfied with his workD.used traditional sculpting tools根据第三段中的It disappointed meI kept breaking through the pumpkin and got so frustrated at last可知。11.What do we know about Rays carvings?A.All of the carvings se
24、ll well.B.The carvings cover various subjects.C.Every carving will be photographed.D.Only about one third of the carvings can satisfy him.根据第五段中的I carve average at least three dozen carvings a year,with about only a dozen or so of them turning out nice enough for me to want to photograph可知。DPassenger pigeons(旅鸽)once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers.Written ac
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