A little stream ran down from a high mountain far, far away through many villages and forests, until it reached a desert. The stream then thought, “I’ve been through countless difficulties. I should have no problem crossing this desert! But as she started her journey, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed and was very unhappy. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean in the end,” she said sadly to herself.

At this time, a deep voice came, “If a breeze (微风) can cross the desert, so can a river. “It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream replied, “That’s because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.”

“That’s because you can’t give up what you are. If you like to do it, and left yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the breeze, it can take you across, and you can reach the ocean.” said the desert, “Give up what I am now and disappear into the breeze.”No! No! The little stream could not accept this idea. After all, she had never experienced anything like it before. “The breeze can carry the vapor (蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again to continue its course,” explained the desert very patiently. “And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes,” continued the desert. Hearing this, the little stream rushed into the open arms of the breeze, while carried her to the next stage of her life.

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to overcome (克服) the difficulties in your life to head for the success, you should also change the way you used to be.

1.The little stream aimed to reach ________.

A.the forest B.the ocean C.the desert D.the river

2.Before the stream reached the desert, she didn’t ________.

A.believe in herself B.meet any difficulties

C.want to cross the dessert D.worry about the journey to the ocean

3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to (指的是) ________.

A.stream B.breeze C.vapor D.desert

4.The last paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A.our lives are as easy as the little stream’s

B.it is difficult for us to succeed

C.we must keep the way we used to be

D.we should change the way we used to be to succeed sometimes

5.From the passage, we know that the stream in the end ________.

A.crossed the desert B.stopped her journey

C.failed to reach the ocean D.disappeared in the air

Body image—the way people feel about their looks — is a big problem for many young people today. According to a study, more than half the teenage girls in the USA think they should be on a diet (节食). 1.

But what's the cause? In the study, many blame (责备) the media (媒体). Turn on the TV and you'll probably see beautiful models, handsome actors and healthy and strong sports stars. Open a magazine or a newspaper, look through the Internet, and it's usually the same.

Many young people feel pressure to look like these "perfect" people. 2. In the USA, the average woman is 163 cm tall and weighs 64 kilos, but the average model is 180 cm tall and weighs 53 kilos.

When people don't match up to these standards, they may become less confident. 3. Students can lose so many confidence that they start to stop taking part in classroom activities at school.

4. In the UK, for example, women over 50 spend more money on cosmetics (化妆品) than any other age group. Older men spend a lot of money trying to avoid hair loss. Is there a solution to the problem? A 2016 study in the UK suggested that body image lessons should be provided in schools. Others believe it's a problem that all of society needs to deal with. 5.

A.But for most, this is just not possible.

B.Some stop eating properly in order to lose weight.

C.But most of the adults don’t pay attention to it at all.

D.Body image problems don’t disappear as we get older, either.

E.When we get older, maybe we more care about our health and safety.

F.They suggest we need to judge people by what they do, not what they look like.

G.And almost 20% teenage boys are worried about their bodies and weight.

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