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It may be one of Britain’s most successful exports – Miss World. This 53-year-old event took place in China last week and attracted over 120 women worldwide with knockout looks in a mad struggle for the crown.
Traditional values have long kept the Chinese, especially women, from displaying beauty. But Chinese people have now changed their attitude toward beauty contest, although some men will still be shouting that the winner is no more beautiful than his wife or his former girl friend or even his mother in a sour tone. But such men are not shouting for the right reason. The question to be asked is : Why isn’t there a Mr. World Beauty Contest?
And a further question to be asked is: Does taking part in a beauty contest show a woman’s  courage, wisdom and liberation or rather the opposite – a forced choice and a revolting act made under conditions of long-term discrimination?
Organizers of such beauty contests claim that the contestants are judged on qualities other than just their physical appearance. But still no answer is given to why there isn’t a Mr. Beauty or a Mr. World Contest? Or at least, why isn’t that kind of contest popular? Why is it that only women’s “qualities” need to be recognized but not men’s?
Think about who is always standing beside a fancy car on show? Is it a boy or a girl? And this is how “qualities” are judged: if the girl looks good, there is little reason why the car beside her is not of high quality.
The beauty contests go on year after year, with winners enjoying fame which quickly disappears. While such events go on and on, what never changes is the routine practice that in every fancy car show, a girl stands beside a fancy car. What never changes is the need to hold a women’s conference every year to appeal for the promotion of respect for and improvement of women. What never changes is the fate of women as a class. So let’s put more time and resources into trying to change all this rather than holding beauty contests

  1. 1.

    Miss World Beauty Contest in Britain has a history of ______

    1. A.
      120 years
    2. B.
      about half a century
    3. C.
      100 years
    4. D.
      about half a year
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?

    1. A.
      Miss World Beauty Contest first began in China
    2. B.
      Women were not allowed to show their beauty in China
    3. C.
      120 women took part in Beauty Contest last week
    4. D.
      Miss World was 54 years old
  3. 3.

    According to the writer,        

    1. A.
      Chinese women are not allowed to display beauty
    2. B.
      the winner of Miss World is not as beautiful as his wife
    3. C.
      some men are not shouting for the right person
    4. D.
      people can accept a beauty contest in China now
  4. 4.

    From the passage we can know the writer thinks that _____________

    1. A.
      contestants’ qualities are more important than their physical appearance
    2. B.
      a Mr. World Contest should be held instead of a Miss World Contest
    3. C.
      a boy should stand by a fancy car
    4. D.
      women’s social status is still low
  5. 5.

    The best title for this passage is ____________

    1. A.
      What about a Mr. World Contest?
    2. B.
      History of Miss World Contest
    3. C.
      Quality or Appearance?
    4. D.
      A Boy Standing beside a Fancy Car
BBDDA
试题分析:文章从现在世界小姐在中国举行,渐渐被人们接受,但是作者质疑的是这是妇女的地位提高了吗?那为什么不举行世界先生的选美呢?作者认为正是这种选美证明妇女的地位还是很低的。
1.细节题:从第一段的句子:This 53-year-old event took place in China last week and attracted over 120 women worldwide with knockout looks in a mad struggle for the crown.可知世界小姐选美比赛已经有半个世纪的历史了。选B
2.细节题:从第二段的第一句话Traditional values have long kept the Chinese, especially women, from displaying beauty.可知过去中国的妇女是不允许展示美的,选 B
3.推理题:从第二段的句子:But Chinese people have now changed their attitude toward beauty contest, 可人们对选美比赛的观点改变了,就是接受选美比赛了,选D
4.推理题:从最后一段的句子:What never changes is the need to hold a women’s conference every year to appeal for the promotion of respect for and improvement of women.可知作者认为现在妇女的地位还是很低,选 D
5.主旨题:文章从现在世界小姐在中国举行,渐渐被人们接受,但是作者质疑的是这是妇女的地位提高了吗?那为什么不举行世界先生的选美呢?由此证明妇女的地位还是很低的,所以选项A是正确答案。
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 A. They can get bored easily about everything.

 B. They might have no time to do the homework.

 C. They might not pay much attention to learning.

 D. They cannot easily focus on learning during the day.

What should we think of children’s playing around aimlessly?

 A. It is simple.

 B. It is helpful.

 C. It is a bad habit.

 D. It is a waste of time.

Why should parents limit the activities our children attend?

 A. Because children have no time.

 B. Because children cannot learn many things.

 C. Because children do not have enough sleep.

 D. Because children cannot focus on too many activities.

What is the main idea of this passage?

 A. Don’t be children’s drivers after school.

 B. Choose activities for your children wisely.

 C. Make your children learn as much as possible.

 D. Let children learn something from various subjects.

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A. By giving an example.

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C. By telling a story.

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D. Because ships may be trapped in the floating waste.

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The young dove started flapping his wings with   46  and soon left everyone else behind. After some time, he   47  and spoke to others,  “Hey, I see lots of   48 down there.”

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Just then they saw a(n)   59  show up. The King Dove said, “Now all of you, fly together.”

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4.                A.happy          B.tough          C.ashamed D.cool

 

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  A. becoming a world heritage site takes hard work

  B. a place with beautiful scenery is often on the World Heritage List

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  D. the Great Wall became a World Heritage Site for its long history.

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  B. should continue to take special care of it

  C. won’t take trouble of caring for it

  D. will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger

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  A. how the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decides a World Heritage Site

  B. how the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO protects a World Heritage Site

  C. how the Great Wall becomes a World Heritage Site

  D. how a place becomes a World Heritage Site

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  A. to attract more tourists from other countries

  B. to get more money and help from other countries

  C. to have it taken better care of

  D. to make it known to other countries

 

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