Question

【题目】阅读与回答问题。

Nowadays people are making themselves beautiful in Korean ways.

“Thank goodness you have double eyelids(双眼皮). Your parents will save a lot of money.” said a family friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost all the white people have, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.

I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents money until this summer. When I came back to Seoul, everywhere I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics(整形诊所) and advertisements with South Korean women—tall, thin, with milky skin, long legs, nice big eyes and perfect noses. I found that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” as possible.

Cosmetic surgery has a kind of magical attraction to women — the promise of beauty. Women are often sure that suffering is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. This suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to a better-looking child and a better life.

Appearance is starting to be more important in work places. People with good appearance can have more chances. For example, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and very tall, gets more job chances than his best friend, who is short and heavy, though both of them came from the same college, had the same good marks in their studies. In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty equals happiness.

【1】How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?

【2】When did the writer understand having eyelids saved his parents money?

【3】Does cosmetic surgery have much attraction to women according to the writer?

【4】What kind of people can get more job chances?

【5】What do you think of cosmetic surgery?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Only 25% (of South Koreans).

【2】This summer. / Until this summer.

【3】Yes, it does.

【4】People with good appearance.

【5】I think it’s unnecessary because physical beauty equals happiness.

I think it’s unnecessary because it costs a lot of money.

I think it’s good because it can make people beautiful.

I think it’s dangerous because it may hurt people.

【解析】试题分析：短文大意：现在人们常做韩式美容。外观已开始在工作场所更重要。具有良好的外观的人可以有更多的机会。事实上，许多韩国人相信美貌等于幸福。

【1】根据第二段最后一句Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.可知。只有25%的韩国人出生时是双眼皮。故填Only 25% 。

【2】根据第三段首句I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents money until this spring.可知直到今年春天我才完全明白如何有双眼皮就省了我父母的钱。故填This spring。

【3】根据第四段中Cosmetic surgery has a kind of magical attraction(吸引) to women可知整容手术对女性有一种神奇的吸引力，故填Yes, it does。

【4】根据第五段第二句People with good appearance can have more chances.可知具有良好外观的人可以有更多的机会。故填People with good appearance。

【5】事实上，许多韩国人认为，美就是幸福。故填I think it’ s unnecessarybecause physical beauty equals happiness. /I think it’ sunnecessarybecause it costs a lot of money./ I think it’ sgoodbecause it can make people beautiful.

/I think it’ sdangerousbecause it may hurt people..。