Tattoos and body piercings（穿孔）have moved up on the trend list in recent years. Around Western schools lots of teens are sporting new holes and “flesh ink”（纹身）. As with all other subjects, the Chinese will surely have to deal with this situation with respect to their children. To get a better view of what has happened in the West, 1et’s sit down and hear what they say.

Tiara from Indiana： 

I personally think body piercing is sickening. If there were supposed to be holes in your body，you would have been born with them. I do，however，think that ear piercing is not wrong. There is a difference between ear piercing and belly button piercing. Ear piercing is not nearly as dangerous. I would be sick if someone stuck a needle in my belly button.

Lee from Illinois:

Hi! I live in Illinois. I am 23. I have 12 tattoos and three piercings. I love my tattoos and consider myself an art collector. You would be surprised at who has given me the thumbs up on my art work. People on the street stop me to look at the tattoo on my leg. Most of them don’t know what it is. They just think the work itself is great.

Subotai from California:

I’m not forbidden of self-expression，but when I see high school students getting these piercings, I really wonder. In some cases, the drive is deeper and darker than mere fashion. A friend of mine tried piercing her own tongue with a safety pin. It got infected and she had a tongue the size of a cow’s.

Jackson from Ohio:

I don’t think it is wrong, but when people do it all over the place like their face and everything—I think that’s ridiculous. People who get the big “dragons that cover the whole body—I don’t think that’s necessary.” When I see naked chicks on guys, I think, “You have no respect for women.”

1.Who doesn’t think tattoos and piercings except ear piercing are beautiful？

A．Jackson           B．Lee              C．Tiara             D．Subotai

2.We can conclude that        .

A．tattoos and piercings are a new kind of elegant art

B．all the teachers in the West are in favour of tattoos and piercings

C．everything is changeable as time goes on

D．it is necessary to live with different views of beauty

3.The best title for this passage is probably        .

A．Body Art or Causing Damage

B．Doing Damage to the Young People’s Bodies

C．Young People’s Different Curiosities

D．The Latest Fashion

Tattoos and body piercings（穿孔）have moved up on the trend list in recent years. Around Western schools lots of teens are sporting new holes and “flesh ink”（纹身）. As with all other subjects, the Chinese will surely have to deal with this situation with respect to their children. To get a better view of what has happened in the West, 1et’s sit down and hear what they say.
Tiara from Indiana： 
I personally think body piercing is sickening. If there were supposed to be holes in your body，you would have been born with them. I do，however，think that ear piercing is not wrong. There is a difference between ear piercing and belly button piercing. Ear piercing is not nearly as dangerous. I would be sick if someone stuck a needle in my belly button.
Lee from Illinois:
Hi! I live in Illinois. I am 23. I have 12 tattoos and three piercings. I love my tattoos and consider myself an art collector. You would be surprised at who has given me the thumbs up on my art work. People on the street stop me to look at the tattoo on my leg. Most of them don’t know what it is. They just think the work itself is great.
Subotai from California:
I’m not forbidden of self-expression，but when I see high school students getting these piercings, I really wonder. In some cases, the drive is deeper and darker than mere fashion. A friend of mine tried piercing her own tongue with a safety pin. It got infected and she had a tongue the size of a cow’s.
Jackson from Ohio:
I don’t think it is wrong, but when people do it all over the place like their face and everything—I think that’s ridiculous. People who get the big “dragons that cover the whole body—I don’t think that’s necessary.” When I see naked chicks on guys, I think, “You have no respect for women.”
【小题1】Who doesn’t think tattoos and piercings except ear piercing are beautiful？

Steve，a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents，was about to drop out of school．He had been  1  since his first grade．He was 2    until he met Miss White

3   he liked this beautiful teacher，he still failed and never did his   4 ．So he was often punished．

    One Friday，Miss white went  5  the test results of the seventh grade．“You all did pretty well，”she told the class，“except for one boy，and it  6  my heart to tell you this，but…”She  7  ，staring at Steve．“The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!’’ All the other children looked at him．Steve  8  his eyes and carefully examined his   9  ．

    After that，things were not better．Steve still   10  do his homework．Even as the  11

became more severe，he remained stubborn （固执的）．

    “Just  12  it! One week!” He was   13  ．

    “You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” It didn’t matter to him．

    “Give yourself a chance! Don’t   14  up on your life!”  15 happened

    “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Someone cared about him?  16  Steve got it!

    From that moment on，  17 at home remained the same，but life still  18  ． He discovered that not only could he  19  ，but he was good at it! Steve began to excel（突出）!And he continued this course throughout his school life．

    Steve graduated from college Magna Cum Laude and had a successful career．In his following days，he inspired many young people，who without him，might not have believed in themselves．Miss White left him great treasure．She  20  one boy who has changed many lives．A change took place within the heart of one boy，all because of a teacher's care．

1．A．failing            B．joking                C．studying             D．applying

2．A．worried       B．cautious              C．unnoticed              D．anxious

3．A．In ease           B．Even though           C．As if                 D．Ever since

4．A．exam              B．cleaning             C．experiment             D．homework

5．A．along         B．over                  C．for                    D．with

6．A．moves             B．stops                C．opens                 D．breaks

7．A．complained       B．whispered           C．hesitated             D．concluded

8．A．dropped         B．shut                   C．opened                D．raised

9．A．marks          B．classmates           C．experiences          D．fingers

10．A．wouldn’t       B．couldn’t              C．needn’t              D．shouldn’t

11．A．attack          B．pain                    C．difficulty             D．punishment

12．A．forget         B．try                     C．make                D．bear

13．A．embarrassed    B．scared               C．unmoved             D．ashamed

14．A．give           B．check                         C．1et                   D．pick

15．A．Something       B．Nothing               C．Everything           D．Anything

16．A．Simply          B．Suddenly               C．Certainly             D．Naturally

17．A．study           B．work                  C．1ife                  D．1abor

18．A．lived            B．continued           C．enjoyed              D．changed

19．A．help             B care                     C．1earn                 D．inspire

20．A．saved                  B．found               C．comforted          D．appreciated

Tattoos and body piercings（穿孔）have moved up on the trend list in recent years．Around Western schools lots of teens are sporting new holes and“flesh ink”（纹身）．As with all other subjects，the Chinese will surely have to deal with this situation with respect to their children．To get a better view of what has happened in the West，1et’s sit down and hear what they say．

Tiara from Indiana： 

I personally think body piercing is sickening．If there were supposed to be holes in your body，you would have been born with them．I do，however，think that ear piercing is not wrong．There is a difference between ear piercing and belly button piercing．Ear piercing is not nearly as dangerous．I would be sick if someone stuck a needle in my belly button.

Lee from Illinois：

Hi！I live in Illinois．I am 23．I have 12 tattoos and three piercings．I love my tattoos and consider myself an art collector．You would be surprised at who has given me the thumbs up on my art work．People on the street stop me to look at the tattoo on my leg．Most of them don’t know what it is．They just think the work itself is great.

Subotai from California：

I’m not prohibitive（禁止）of self-expression，but when I see high school students getting these piercings，I really wonder．In some cases，the drive is deeper and darker than mere fashion．A friend of mine tried piercing her own tongue with a safety pin．It got infected and she had a tongue the size of a cow’s.

Jackson from Ohio：

I don’t think it is wrong，but when people do it all over the place like their face and everything—I think that’s ridiculous．People who get the big“dragons that cover the whole body—I don’t think that’s necessary．”When I see naked chicks on guys，I think，“You have no respect for women．”

36．we infer          according to the passage．

    A．Tiara might have body piercings

B．Subotai can’t have body piercing

C．Lee thinks tattoos are art

    D．Jackson likes tattoos and piercings

37．Who doesn’t think tattoos and piercings except ear piercing are beautiful？

A．Jackson                                           B．Lee

C．Tiara                                       D．Subotai

38．we can conclude that         .

    A．tattoos and piercings are a new kind of elegant art

    B．all the teachers in the West are in favour of tattoos and piercings

C．everything is changeable as time goes on

D．it is necessary to live with different views of beauty

39．The best title for this passage is probably         ．

    A．Body Art or Causing Damage   

    B．Doing Damage to the Young People’s Bodies

C．Young People’s Different Curiosities

D．The Latest Fad（时尚）