The latest fashion in Japan is posing for photos with your hand pressed against your cheek as if you have toothache. The “cavity(牙疼) pose” is said to make the model’s face appear attractive, slimmer and smaller, which is considered more beautiful in Japan. The craze is sweeping Japanese social media, as well as fashion magazine front covers.

Just recently a model of a popular culture magazine, NYLON, did a pose which looked as if she had toothache. Twitter user, Okoge, spotted it among a range of similar magazines, with front cover models all doing the same pose. Okoge posted photos of the front cover models all with the exact same toothache pose, on the social media site, writing, “Does everyone have cavities?” The image has since been re-tweeted more than 35,000 times, but this is anything but an isolated incident(单一事件). Twitter and Instagram are going crazy for the pose, too.

The name, which means cavity pose, is called “mushiba no poozu” or “mushibapoozu” in Japanese. Some people also refer to it as the” mushibagaitaipoozu”, the “cavity hurts pose”, “mushibamitainapoozu” or “looks like a cavity pose”, or even, “mushibaninattapoozu” or “I got a cavity pose”.

According to the magazine, Kotaku, such photographs first appeared on Twitter last year in Japan. Many Japanese people said they are doing the cavity pose. And in only a few weeks, the trend has spread to art, popular cartoons and even national magazines.

There have been more and more photos cropping up online from earlier this year, but whether the trend will stand the test of time remains to be seen.

1.What is the strange thing regarding fashion models in Japan, according to the passage?

A. They are very dissatisfied with the shape of their face.

B. Most of them have an occupational disease, such as toothache.

C. They are competing to appear on fashion magazine front covers.

D. They like doing the toothache pose when being photographed.

2.For what purpose did Okoge post photos on the Internet?

A. To share interesting things with people.

B. To get more people to visit his Twitter page.

C. To show his sympathy for toothache patients.

D. To teach people how to take photographs.

3.It is not certain ____________________.

A. why the “cavity pose” becomes so popular

B. when the “cavity pose” happened on the Internet

C. how many names of “cavity pose” there are

D. whether people will continue to like the “cavity pose”

As a senior, my future is always on my mind. To be exact, thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test. Because of this, words of wisdom are a source of comfort. Steve Jobs gave a speech to Stanford’s graduating class in 2005 and his words resound repeatedly in my mind whenever I think about my future.

It wasn’t always like that, though. It started when I became a junior, when college came into view. It’s the first big step to making your life your own. So when Jobs discussed his life as a student, some fears were eased. He, too, felt the need to attend college to make something of himself. He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty. His lack of understanding caused him to stop attending college and focus on what he felt was important. His story had a happy ending, of course, since he certainly turned out well.

This doesn’t mean that students shouldn’t attend college, but rather that they shouldn’t worry so much. You’ll get where you need to go, even if your path is a bit more winding(蜿蜒的)than you’d like.

Jobs talked about the hardships in his work. His love of his work helped him carry on and he got where he was meant to be, which restates the point: don’t panic.

One particular part of his speech stayed with me. Steve Jobs quoted(引用)the saying “Stay hungry, stay foolish” and it has become my motto. Staying foolish is realizing that you are still a fool, no matter how much you’ve learned or experienced. There is always more to explore. Staying hungry is wanting to find those things about which you are still uneducated.

Steve Jobs’s level of success is attainable, and I aim to prove that. With the will power to go into the world living every day like it’s my last and allowing the future to take care of itself, I will do great things. In the last moments of my life, I’ll be proud of what I have done and hope to have all the wisdom a person could wish for.

1.The author felt worried when _________.

A. he had to take tests at school

B. he thought about his future

C. he had lots of sleepless nights

D. he searched for words of wisdom

2.It is suggested in Paragraphs 1 and 2 that _________.

A. Steve Jobs didn’t attend college

B. Steve Jobs failed because of his decision

C. the author is a college student

D. the author cares much about his future

3.What did the author gain from Jobs’s speech?

A. Courage to drop out of school.

B. Confidence in defeating Jobs.

C. Interest in computer industry.

D. Bravery to face uncertainties.

4.What did NOT Steve Jobs encourage students to do in his speech?

A. Have the desire to learn more.

B. Be content with what they know.

C. Stay calm in the face of hardships.

D. Be modest so as to learn more.

5.The passage is mainly about _________.

A. the wisdom drawn from a speech

B. the most impressive quotation in life

C. a memorable meeting with Jobs

D. an experience of a speech

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Every boy and every girl expects their parents to give them more pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount? 1.

The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. 2. Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money.

First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time. 3.

In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that. 4. .

Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. 5. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice(牺牲). Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing(投资) for children.

A. They can save it for future use.

B. Timing (时间)is another consideration(考虑).

C. As helping at home is a normal part of family life.

D. Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.

E. Learning how to get money is very important for every child.

F. One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money.

G. By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget(预算).

完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You can’t take it back, can’t buy it, borrow it or use someone else’s. You either have total ____ or it is gone. Each one of us on this earth has the same ____ to start with, to use or to _____. Do you know what it is ?

It is time. But are you really using your time____ or are you just letting it escape through your fingers like ____ through your toes as you walk along the beach?

I have a friend who always ____ about not having enough time to start a new business . But why doesn’t he have time? Is it because he spends too much time at work or he is toally involved in ____ activities when he gets home? I could ____ completely why he has no available time to pursue even the planning of a new ____ if this was the case. But ____, none of this is true.

This is a man who does not spend hours at home participating in all kinds of activities. ___ , this is a man who comes home every evening to eat and then to sit in front of the Tv for the rest of the evening. He spends his weekends doing nothing but ____ Tv or visit with friends. Do you think he has time available?

He has the time available if he choose to ___ it. However, he chooses to waste it. Does he have a strong ___ to actually start planning and taking action to begin a new business? No. And , with his current____, do you think he could actually make a success of his business? ____. Why? Put simply, it is because running your own business takes a great deal of effort and a huge amount of ____.

Time is not your enemy; passion and perseverance are ___ for success. If you want life to roll by without ____ anything you want, simply keep ___ your time. You will never get it back.

1.A. duty B. fun C. control D. freedom

2.A. period B. attitude C. amount D. way

3.A. pay off B. give away C. move off D. throw away

4.A. efficiently B. frequently C. slowly D. immediately

5.A. rocks B. sand C. fish D. beans

6.A. sets B. writes C. dreams D. complains

7.A. family B. government C. group D. school

8.A. discover B. understand C. believe D. wonder

9.A. factory B. year C. friend D. business

10.A. sadly B. uneasily C. excitedly D. hopefully

11.A. Anyway B. Instead C. Moreover D. therefore

12.A. watch B. buy C. invent D. broadcast

13.A. make B. use C. produce D. wait

14.A. voice B. body C. face D. desire

15.A. fault B. degree C. attitude D. plan

16.A. Gradually B. Unlikely C. Probably D. Wonderfully

17.A. trouble B. exercise C. furniture D. time

18.A. noted B. ready C. necessary D. bad

19.A. observing B. testing C. recording D. achieving

20.A. moving B. wasting C. changing D. saving

Dear Editor,

I’m a Senior 1 student in a middle school. This term, my favourite teacher, Miss Mao, no longer teaches us. I want to see her, but I’m afraid that she no longer likes me and I don’t want to trouble her. I really miss her. What should I do?

Tian Yan

Dear Tian Yan,

It’s bad luck that you have lost your favourite teacher. But, if she is still in your school, nothing can stop you going to see her. When she isn’t busy, ask her if she minds having a quick chat. You can then tell her she was your favourite teacher. Everyone is happy to know they are liked!

If she has left the school, it will be more difficult to meet her. It will be hard, but remember people always come and go in our lives. We can’t rely on them being with us all the time.

You may be sad to say goodbye to her, but we can remember and learn from her. Think of her best qualities.

You could also try looking for similar qualities in your other teachers. Study hard and give your new teacher a chance. In time, you might start to see that he or she has different qualities to learn from.

Finally, you can not completely(entirely) rely on(depend on) other people getting you through your studies, or even your life.

Editor

1.Tian Yan ______.

A. is a troublemaker

B. likes Miss Mao very much

C. is happy these days

D. doesn’t like to tell her secret to anyone

2.The editor advises Tian Yan to do the following Except ____________?

A. Find a time to see Miss Mao.

B. Have a short chat with Miss Mao.

C. Tell Miss Mao she likes her.

D. Keep quiet about the thing.

3. The expression “in time” in this passage means“______”.

A. over a period of time B. on time

C. at the right time D. a long time ago

4.According to the passage, students can make progress in their studies ______.

A. completely by their favorite teachers

B. completely by their favorite classmates

C. mainly by their parents

D. mainly by themselves

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