题目内容
These days, more and more young people wish to be more beautiful, So they turn to plastic surgery (整形
手术) for help. They spend thousands of yuan on these painful surgeries to fix (修整) their nose, to fix their eyes or to be thinner.
In fact, most people are not happy about the way they look. Even the most beautiful actresses often wish they could fix something about their looks.So we should believe that we are as beautiful as others. A smile is beautiful on any face, being kind is much more beautiful than a pretty look.
So, let's feel happy that we all have beautiful and healthy bodies that do not need surgeries! Today, I wish you to make a small change: believe yourself! smile and be kind to others. If you do these, you will be happy, beautiful, and popular everywhere you go.
1._______ are more and more interested in plastic surgeries.
A. Old people B. Young people C. Men D. Women
2.The writer says we should believe we are as ________ as others.
A.kind B. good C. beautiful D. clever
3.How can you feel good according to the writer?
A. Believe yourself B. Smile C. Be kind D. A,BandC
4.What does the underline word “change” means in the passage?
A.改变 B. 计划 C. 担心 D. 说明
5.which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Young people spend a lot of money on plastic surgeries.
B. Actors never worry about their looks.
C. We only need to make an easy change to feel beautiful enough\
D. Being kind is more important than a good look
1.B
2.C
3.D
4.A
5.B
【解析】
试题分析:在这篇短文中,作者讲述了现在越来越多的年轻人希望通过整形手术来使自己变得更漂亮。然而,真正让自己漂亮的是自信,友善以及微笑。
1.细节理解题。文中第一句These days, more and more young people wish to be more beautiful, so they want plastic surgery for help.现在,越来越多的年轻人想变得更漂亮,多以他们希望整形手术来帮助他们。故选B。
2.细节理解题。文中第二段So we should believe that we are as beautiful as others.所以我们应该相信我们和别人一样漂亮,故选C。
3.判断推理题。文中第三段…believe yourself! Smile and be kind to others. If you do these, you will be happy, beautiful and popular everywhere you go.相信自己,微笑,对人有好,如果你做到了这些,你会变的开心,漂亮,并且在哪都受欢迎。故选D。
4.词义猜测题。现在,我要让你们做个小小的改变。与前面的利用整形来变漂亮形成了对比和改变。
5.判断推理题。从文中第二段Even the most beautiful actors often wish they could fix something about their looks描述中得知,演员也担心自己的外貌,故B是错误的。
考点:社会现象类短文阅读。
The American expression “shoo-in” means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition.
Before a big football game, supporters of each are certain to argue about which side will win.
Sometimes, however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win.. The stronger team is a shoo-in. There is no way that it can lose.
The expression “shoo-in” comes from horse racing. It comes from the world “shoo”. That is not the shoe we wear on our feet. It’s another word, S-H-O-O. To shoo is an expression hundreds of years old that means to force an animal to move in a desired direction.
Many years ago dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen horse would win the race. but one of the riders would hold back their horses. The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others, and win the race.
The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win. The public soon learned about such about such race. They began to call the winners of such a race a “shoo-in”
These days, people use shoo into describe any athlete or competition that seems certain to win, even without cheating.
American runner Edewin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the 1984 Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lost. And they were right. He won the gold medal.
阅读上面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案
【小题1】One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because_______.
A.be used to be the best in riding |
B.the pubic had belief in him |
C.he could not control his horse easily |
D.the other riders had agreed to fail in the race |
“Shoo-in” is _________.
A.due to his honest in the races he ran in |
B.duo to his great effort(努力) shown in more than one hundred races |
C.that he won over 100 competitions before the 1984 Olympic Games |
D.that the old meaning of “shoo-in’ had changed |
A.“Shoo-in” came from the word “shoo”. |
B.The US runner Moses was worthy of (配得上 ) a shoo-in. |
C.The public did not know they were being cheated |
D.Some riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse. |
A.used for anyone or anything that is certain to win a game |
B.used to admire( 钦佩 ) a person who seems to be sure to win a race |
C.A word used to describe a dishonest person |
D.used for any athlete or competitor that too clever to be cheated |
A.who Edewin Moses was |
B.Moses won a lot of races |
C.Moses was the best runners in America |
D.We can use “shoo-in” to describe an excellent runner. |