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Cosmetic surgery (整容手术) is not something to be entered into lightly. Unfortunately, in this modern world, we have become confused by very narrow standards of beauty. Images of stars who never seem to age are seen everywhere these days. We forget the fact that most of these images are the result of super photo manipulation (处理), driven by the extremely powerful beauty industry. We are all different — why should we all look the same? Isn’t there more to life than having surgery in order to have the same boring face that everybody else wants to have?
—Dr Elisabeth McKenna, Psychologist
Yes, it’s not real! That’s what I told my friends when they started asking me about my nose job. I’d always been sensitive to my nose, but it took me a long time before I decided to go for cosmetic surgery. I took advice from several doctors and after careful consideration I finally decided to have it done. I had been saving money from my part-time job and my parents helped me out with the rest. It was quite expensive but I don’t regret a penny of it. In fact I wish I’d had it done a few years ago. I’ m sure I wouldn’t have been laughed at so much at school.
—Debbie Caron, Student
It makes me really angry to think of the millions of people who spend much money on cosmetic surgery. Surgery should be carried out for medical purposes, not vanity (虚荣心). I would rather all the money spent on cosmetic surgery was used to treat people around the world who are in need but can’t get proper medical treatment. Furthermore, there are thousands of under-qualified doctors out there who only care about getting as rich as possible as quickly as possible. They don’t care about the psychological and physical damage they do. The whole industry makes me sick. We should do something to stop it.
—Danny Glass, Student
1.What does Dr Elisabeth McKenna suggest?
A. Don’t be fooled by “perfection”.
B. Cosmetic surgery often goes wrong.
C. The beauty industry needs improving.
D. It’s unnecessary to set new standards of beauty.
2.What did Debbie Caron’s cosmetic surgery bring to her?
A. More friends. B. More worries.
C. More self-confidence. D. More job opportunities.
3.How does Danny Glass feel about those who have cosmetic surgery?
A. They should be treated as patients.
B. They hurt themselves psychologically and physically.
C. They can have a new start.
D. They waste money and medical resources.
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Plastic surgery(整容手术) is not only popular in the US, but is also sweeping across Asia. It is reported that South Korea is now the world’s largest market for plastic surgery.
In order to change their looks, 20 percent of women aged between 19 and 49 in Seoul said they had gone under the knife. The growth of South Korea’s pop music industry increases the popularity. Many patients visit clinics (诊所)with photos of singers, asking doctors to copy their noses or eyes.
Joo Kwon, who founded one of the largest clinics in Seoul, recently opened a hotel to better serve customers. People will spend about US$I7,675 in a single visit. An increasing number of clients are non-Koreans, from China, Japan, the Middle East and even Africa. Leaders in South Korea say that this will help the Korean economy.
However, Mr. Kwon warned that young people should be careful when seeking such operations. “I think South Korea doesn’t understand the word “beauty”, because everyone looks pretty much the same. It is also related to low self-confidence. I think the situation will somewhat become better in future as the society becomes more different. But it will take quite a bit of time until we get there,” he told reporters.
Last year, a booklet was given out to Korean high school students by the government. There is a story that a local woman who was crazy about plastic surgery ended up with an ugly face.
1.What is the main cause of the increase in plastic surgery in South Korea?
A. The increasing understanding of beauty.
B. The increasing number of clinics.
C. The rise of the pop music industry.
D. The rise of the Korean economy.
2. What is Mr. Kwon’s attitude towards plastic surgery?
A. He feels it is worth a try
B. He is strongly against it.
C. He is not interested in it.
D. He is objective about it
3.We can learn from the last paragraph that ____ .
A. plastic surgery is supported by the government
B. high school students are encouraged to have plastic surgery
C. high school students in South Korea are fond of plastic surgery
D. plastic surgery is bad for people’s health
4. What is the main idea of the text?
A. How to have plastic surgery.
B. Why women have plastic surgery.
C. The famous singers in South Korea.
D. Rapid growth of plastic surgery in South Korea.
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The value of a leader is something to be felt and experienced. ________can it be put into words.
A. Purely B. Partly C. Rarely D. Gradually
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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The value of a leader is something to be felt and experienced. ________can it be put into words.
A．Purely
B．Partly
C．Rarely
D．Gradually
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Well,today,I had to go into town for an art exhibition that I had entered a piece in.Since it is winter here,I have not____going out of the house very much at all.So today I thought I would____myself to lunch—something I haven't done for ages!
I walked around for a long time downtown,and finally,I____on some Thai food,from a buffet-type place.When I____down.I noticed a man walk by and sit down a few____away from me.He had a small dish of yogurt.As my____met his,I saw a sad,lonely man with____hair.He had dirt on his coat and pants,____from sleeping outside.I was pretty sure he was_____
I looked at my food and felt____that I had this full plate of food and he had____,not even a hint of a(n)____on his face.I went over and asked him if he was hungry.When he heard me,he turned and nodded to me.Then he gestured that he had no_____He saw me reach into my____and I said "follow me".In a flash,he was behind me.I____for another plate of food that allowed him to____anything he wanted.His____was piled high when he sat back down at his table.I loved sitting there and____him every so often,while he carefully____his beans and other chosen ingredients.
After____,I went on to see how my art work had done in the exhibition and found out that I had won second place.I will never forget this day!
1.A. remembered B. risked C. forgot D. stopped
2.A. treat B. abuse C. ban D. devote
3.A. fed B. focused C. seated D. settled
4.A. put B. went C. sat D. lay
5.A. miles B. arms C. tables D. inches
6.A. eyes B. nose C. body D. ears
7.A. clean B. wet C. dry D. dirty
8.A. doubtfully B. obviously C. generally D. actually
9.A. careless B. homeless C. childless D. speechless
10.A. terrible B. happy C. confused D. horrible
11.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
12.A. tear B. laugh C. smile D. expression
13.A. friends B. money C. relatives D. chances
14.A. car B. pocket C. clothes D. house
15.A. advertised B. cared C. paid D. sent
16.A. lose B. borrow C. sell D. pick
17.A. dishes B. bowl C. cakes D. plate
18.A. watching B. visiting C. listening to D. looking after
19.A. chose B. studied C. enjoyed D. made
20.A. lunch B. breakfast C. supper D. dinner
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Paris in the springtime was, is and always will be, something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? This attractive city has something to offer to everyone and with prices at just £129.
Your break begins with comfortable bus transfer (运送) from local pick-up points and travel to Paris is via cross-channel ferry, arriving at your hotel in the evening. The Ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private facilities in all rooms: satellite TV, radio, telephone and alarm clock. It has a bar and restaurant and is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame, enabling you to explore Paris with ease.
The following day, after continental breakfast (included), the bus takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city, during which you will see the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, L’Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, in fact almost every famous landmark you have ever heard of. You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day at your leisure. In the evening there is a “Paris by Night” tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights.
Day three takes you to Montmarter, perhaps the most attractive quarter. In the afternoon you are free to explore this beautiful city as you wish, perhaps having a pleasant voyage on the River Seine, wandering around the beautiful gardens or looking among the antique shops（古董店）. In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best nightclub in the city, the splendid Paradis Latain. On the final day it’s back to the UK via channel ferry.
Included in the price of £129 per person :
●Return comfortable bus travel to Paris
●Return ferry crossings
●3 nights housing in a twin bedded room in a Central Paris hotel with private facilities
●Continental breakfast during your stay
●Guided sightseeing tour of “Paris by Day” and “Paris by Night”
●Visit to the Chateau of Versailles (admission not included )
●Tour around Montmartre
1. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To show the price of traveling to Paris .
B. To tell tourists the routes to Paris.
C. To introduce the city of Paris.
D. To attract tourists to Paris.
2. During the stay in Paris, the tourists will _________.
A. have a “Paris by Night” tour on the first evening
B. live in a hotel two miles away from Paris
C. have free time for half a day
D. have a pleasure voyage on the River Seine together
3. What does the underlined word “quarter” mean in the passage?
A. An area. B. A period of time.
C. A coin worth 25 cents. D. One of four equal parts.
4. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The Palace of Versailles is not in the center of Paris.
B. The tourists can telephone in the Ibis without paying.
C. It will take you a long time to get to Montmartre from Paris.
D. The tourists will spend the night in the antique shops on the third day.
5. This passage is probably written for _____
A. Asians B. Australians C. Chinese D. Englishmen
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A good way to practice your writing and be recognized by professionals and scholars is to enter writing contests. There are a variety of different writing contests open to teens who enjoy writing essays, fictional stories, poems and other written pieces.
Creative communication Essay Contest
The Creative Communication Essay Contest is sponsored by Creative Communication, an organization which promotes and encourages creative writing in students. The contest is open to students in grades four to 12. To enter, submit an original , non-fiction essay of 100 to 300 words on a topic of your choice. The contest is held three times a year with a fall deadline in October, a spring deadline in February and a summer deadline in July. Winners are chosen each time, one in each of the three divisions—grades 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12.
American Library of Student Poetry Contest
The American Library of Student Poetry Contest
is open to students in grades three to 12. To enter, submit an original poem of 20 lines or less. Poems are judged on originality, creativity and artistic quality, and submissions are accepted throughout the year, with the winners being announced in September. First-,second- and third-place winners are chosen within each of the four grade categories, grades 3-5,6-7, 8-9, 10-12.YCteen Essay Contest
The YCteen Essay Contest is hosted by YCteen, a life style magazine for teens. The contest is open to American teens , ages 14to19, and is held twice a year with the first deadline being in October and the second in December. To enter, submit an original, non-fiction essay of about 800 words answering a given essay question. Past questions have focused on issues such as climate change and activism. All winning entries will be published on the YCteen website and in the print version of the magazine.
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is an art and creative writing contest hosted and sponsored by a group of more than 100 literary art organizations across the United States. The contest is open to teens in grades seven to 12 going to school in the United States and American sch
ools abroad . Pieces can be submitted to any of 28 available categories, including humor, poetry, critical essays, journalism and more. Submissions are accepted starting in September, and the deadline ranges from December to January depending on your region.(地区)1.In what way is the American Library of Student Poetry Contest different from the other writing contests?
A. Poems must be submitted in September.
B. It is for students from different grades.
C. There is no deadline for submissions.
D. Winners are chosen within each grade category.
2.The YCteen Essay Contest accepts essay______.
A. on a specific topic
B. with past questions
C. from a lifestyle magazine
D. on a topic of your choice
3.The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is open to ______.
A. American students in all grades
B. foreign students in the United States
C. American schools at home and abroad
D. students in the literary art organizations
4.The main purpose of the passage is to ______.
A. tell teens how to enter writing contests
B. show the benefits of writing contests
C. offer tips on how to win writing contests
D. introduce writing contests for teens
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It __________ whether or not this idea can be put into practice.
A.remains to see B.remains to be seen
C.is remained to see D.is remained to be seeing
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Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all — Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty? Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far-fetched (牵强的) the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.
Among them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a week-long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.
All 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to “sit still”, older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.
American schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europe’s first test one, with a seven-week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth-grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.
The findings of these studies and others done previously, all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers — it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.
1.The students may be unhappy because _____.
A.they have to exchange desks with each other
B.the officials show no sympathy to them at all
C.there are no seats for them to sit in class
D.they have to exchange traditional desks for ones with no seats
2.Older students may not like stand-up desks because _____.
A.they are cleverer than younger students
B.they are easily tired of standing long
C.they have formed the habit of sitting
D.they do badly in class while standing
3.What is most likely to be the result of the seven-week trial?
A.The standing desks can’t be used at all.
B.It is good for students to use stand-up desks.
C.More tests should be done in other schools.
D.The students are different in personality.
4.Why do the teachers like the standing desks?
A.Because the educators can draw the students’ attention.
B.Because the teachers can keep the students healthy.
C.Because the students can have a walk in the classroom.
D.Because the standing desks can keep the students concentrated.
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Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school. Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all — Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty. Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far-fetched (牵强的), the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.
Among them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a week-long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.
All 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to “sit still”, older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.
American schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks. Four schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in West Yorkshire, became Europe’s first test one, with a seven-week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth-grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.
The findings of these studies and others done previously, all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers — it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more attentive audience.
1.According to the first paragraph, what may make the students at school unhappy is that _____.
A. they have to exchange desks with each other
B. they have exchanged traditional desks for ones with no seats
C. there are no seats for them to sit in class
D. the officials show no sympathy to them at all
2.According to the teachers, older students may not like stand-up desks because _____.
A. they are cleverer than younger students. B. they are easily tired of standing long
C. they have formed the habit of sitting. D. they do badly in class while standing
3.What is most likely to be the result of the seven-week trial.
A. The standing desks can’t be used at all.
B. It is good for students to use stand-up desks.
C. More tests should be done in other schools.
D. The students are different in personality.
4.Why do the teachers like the standing desks.
A. Because the educators can draw the students’ attention.
B. Because the teachers can keep the students healthy.
C. Because the students can have a walk in the classroom.
D. Because the standing desks can keep the students concentrated.
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is open to students in grades three to 12. To enter, submit an original poem of 20 lines or less. Poems are judged on originality, creativity and artistic quality, and submissions are accepted throughout the year, with the winners being announced in September. First-,second- and third-place winners are chosen within each of the four grade categories, grades 3-5,6-7, 8-9, 10-12.
ools abroad . Pieces can be submitted to any of 28 available categories, including humor, poetry, critical essays, journalism and more. Submissions are accepted starting in September, and the deadline ranges from December to January depending on your region.(地区)