I feel it enormous responsibility, as a mother of two little girls, to lead you down a path that is relatively healthy when it comes to beauty and self-image.

????????????? In a lot of women’s eyes I’ve probably already failed in that respect due to the amount of pink princess Barbie (芭比娃娃) mess cluttering up (堆满) Vera’s room. But I will say something about Barbie: I played with that stuff for a solid decade when I was growing up and here I am now at a healthy weight with a healthy outlook on my body and image. I have a successful career. If Barbie was really so damaging to my femininity (女性气质) and self-image I highly doubt I could list all of the accomplishments.

But I get it too. It’s hard for women to maintain a healthy self-image. I have girlfriends around whom I have to brace myself to see, because just being around them makes me self-conscious. I look at old pictures of my mother and wonder why I’ve never been able to be as skinny as she was. And then I have friends who are thinner than their mothers ever were. We women go round and round in circles, holding hands and trying to be one another sometimes. Men like to think we dress and style ourselves for them, but why would we when they hardly notice? I’ve never tried so hard to look good when I know I’m about to meet up with a stylish girlfriend. It’s she who will notice my slimmed-down waist or the thinnest, little bracelet on my arm.

And I have no doubt that the two of you, Veronica and Juliette, will endlessly compare yourselves to each other. You will wonder why one of you got longer legs or shinier hair. The thing I’ll tell you is this: not even the prettiest of us feel settled. The girl you think looks the most perfect in the world is probably the girl who wants to change herself more than anyone else.

Don’t take these on. You are not worthless. You are so full of love and light and you should let it shine through your every second. If someone pushes you down for standing tall then just push yourself back up and stand even taller. And know that the reason they push you down in the first place is just because they’re scared.

1.From the second paragraph, we can infer that the author _____.

A. regrets buying so much Barbie stuff for her daughters

B. thinks loving Barbie makes her not confident about her self-image

C. owes her beauty and success to playing with Barbie

D. thinks playing with Barbie caused no damage to her beauty and success

2.In the third paragraph, the author intends to show that _____.

A. women tend to be proud of their beautiful friends

B. she cares much about her appearance

C. she feels proud of her mother’s beauty

D. women tend to admire others and compare with each other

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The author is disappointed that few men take notice of her slim figure.

B. The author cares more about looking good before her girlfriends.

C. Girls should constantly compare themselves with others to improve their beauty.

D. Only the prettiest girl can feel confident about her beauty.

4.The author advises her daughters that _____.

A. they should be cautious not to be pushed down by others

B. they should care much about their strong points instead of appearances

C. they should try to grow taller than others

D. they should care more about others’ opinions

I don抰 know about the others. Speaking for ＿＿ I can say it was what impressed me most.

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A． myself　B． ourselves　C． themselves　D． herself

　　The measure of man's character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

－Thomas Macaulay

　　Thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day Mrs Nanet O'Neill gave an arithmetic 1 to our class. When the papers were marked she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the 2 mistakes throughout the test.

　　There is nothing really new about 3 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O'Neill 4 even say a word about it, she only asked the twelve boys to 5 after class. I was one of the twelve.

　　Mrs O'Neill asked 6 questions, and she didn't 7 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the above words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 8 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

　　I don't 9 about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 10 I can say: it was the most important single 11 of my life. Thirty years after being 12 to Macaulay's words, they 13 seem to me the best yardstick (准则), because they give us a way to measure ourselves rather than others.

　　 14 of us are asked to make 15 decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called upon daily to make a great many personal decisions. 16 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket 17 turned over to the policeman? Should the extra change received at the store be forgotten or 18 ? Nobody will know except 19 . But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 20 to live with someone you respect.

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

Today we had an American family, the Robinsons, for Sunday dinner. Mr. Robinson is my mother’s co-worker.

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and their two young    came at about 6:00 PM. Mrs. Robinson gave Mum a bunch of fresh flowers,   color,freshness and their good will. Mum did the   

and it was left to ourselves to get to know each other. I soon  on well with the two girls Judy and Annie.

Mrs. Robinson was much    than her husband. There was a moment of embarrassment when Granny asked about her    . Mum was about to apologize      Mrs. Robinson laughed and said it was quite all right and that she had been in    long enough to know it was the Chinese custom. She      told us that she was 32, though her husband was 52.

And of course they entirely    the dinner. Like a perfect Chinese hostess, Mum and especially Granny    stuffing(填) them with food and urging them to eat and to drink, apologizing all the time that it’s a homely meal.   , Mrs. Robinson said to Mum, “In the West any hostess would be proud of such a feast instead of apologizing for it, and we don’t urge the guests to eat or drink.     so many good things before me, I certainly don’t need any urging. The problem is how to prevent    overeating owing to your keeping putting food into my bowl.” We

all    laughter at that.

When they      to leave, they thanked us not only for the excellent dinner, but for giving them such a nice     . Besides, they insisted on giving every one of us a hug and a   , which did embarrass me. But I think Granny was really     when they kissed her.

It’s surprising how a little good will on both sides can   language and cultural barriers.

   A. sons         B. babies           C. daughters            D. friends

   A. bringing     B. taking           C. fetching         D. adding

   A. decoration       B. direction        C. introduction     D. instruction

   A. made         B. went         C. talked               D. got

   A. older            B. younger      C. thinner              D. taller

   A. marriage     B. belief           C. age              D. salary

   A. while            B. when         C. but              D. and

   A. Britain          B. Canada       C. America          D. China

   A. honestly     B. gradually        C. excitedly            D. loudly

   A. prepared     B. tasted           C. enjoyed          D. swallowed

   A. continued        B. remained     C. suggested            D. kept

   A. However      B. Besides      C. Therefore            D. Instead

A. For         B. With         C. Over             D. As

   A. themselves       B. herself          C. ourselves            D. myself

A. broke out       B. gave off     C. burst into           D. set out

   A. came         B. hurried      C. got              D. rose

   A. day          B. time         C. meal             D. gift

   A. smile            B. word         C. kiss             D. hand

   A. touched      B. interested       C. attracted            D. encouraged

   A. change       B. improve      C. damage           D. break