1、 2017 , (A B C D) , Life is not a beauty contest.We all focus on our imperfections( ) In fact you should see yourself in a proper way.Its necessary for you to know that self knowledge( )is the most important beauty secret. Dont hate yourself for wanting to be beautiful.Good looking people get specia
2、l treatment from strangers employers and even their own mothers.Were not even close to our objective when it comes to judging our own looks.Other people see the whole package.But when we look in the mirror were likely to pay attention to imperfections.For example, that bump( )on your friends nose. I
3、ts her feature It gives her character But to you that thing on your nose is completely ugly. Our opinions of our own looks are also changeable. So if we cant trust the judgment of ourselves or the words of friends and family which can take away our doubts were left to the cool judgment of strangers
4、to satisfy our curiosity about our appearances.The websi which lets people hand their photos in for others to judge had nearly 2 million daily page views within a week in 2000.But its not the best way to improve the judgment of yourself because you have no confidence yet in your mind. Everyone may p
5、ay too much attention to his or her own appearance and at the same time worry about being criticized.If you are particularly attentive to your body or if you feel uncomfortable in public you are certainly hotter than you think.And we all have the ability to change how other people judge us without c
6、hanging our looks.When you believe that you look good others will see you in a more favorable way.Improve your impression from the inside.Understanding your own advantages can help you stop worrying about your appearance and look better. 1 What can we infer from the first paragraph? A We should focu
7、s on our advantages. B Dont be cheated by others praise. C Judging oneself in a right way is important. D Its unnecessary to know the meaning of beauty. C 2 What does the example in the second paragraph suggest? A Good looking people are more popular than ordinary ones. B Some bad looking people are
8、 afraid to look in the mirror. C Some people judge one by his appearance simply. D Sometimes we make our own imperfections bigger. D bump on your friends nose. Its her feature It gives her character But to you that thing on your nose is completely ugly.Our opinions of our own looks are also 3 A is a
9、 website which allows others to comment on your character B cant change your ideas completely unless youre confident C is a good way to make friends and makes you popular online D can satisfy ones curiosity about others secrets B you have no confidence yet in your 4 From the last paragraph we can le
10、arn_. A hanging our looks can make us more attractive B people shouldnt care about their own disadvantages C we can make ourselves more beautiful in the mind D its useless to pay attention to your appearance C ( ) (A B C D) 2012 ( ) A When doctors urge overweight kids to pick up more activities a ne
11、w study by fatness researchers at Duke University finds that the simple act of reading depending on the choice of material can cause weight loss in teenage girls. perimental group included 31 fat girls aged 9 to 13 who took part in the Healthy Lifestyles Program at whose protagonist ( ) is an overwe
12、ight teenager who struggles with low self esteem feelings of loneliness and teasing because of her size.A group of 33 girls read a different book called Charlotte in Paris which did not have an overweight character and another group of 17 girls read neither book. At the end of the six month experime
13、nt all the girls who read books had lost weight but the girls who read Lake Rescue lost more.They lowered their body mass index (BMI) by 0.71 compared with 0.33 in the Charlotte group an average 0.05 increase among the nonreaders. The idea behind the study says Dr Sarah Armstrong director of Healthy
14、 Lifestyles was to find a way to encourage the girls without adopting the restrictive and often authoritative voice of so many other nutrition and diet programs.Lake Rescue was the perfect instrument says Armstrong it presents a likable character to whom the girls could relate and whom they could le
15、arn from.As the book progresses its protagonist learns to make healthier lifestyle choices and finds an advisor to help keep her on track.Armstrong says become healthier 26 the main idea of the passage? A There are different ways to help overweight kids lose weight. B Lifestyle is important for kids
16、. C Lake Rescue is the perfect weight losing instrument. D Reading can help kids lose weight. 27 How many girls took part in the experiment? A 31. B 33. C 64. D 81. 28 What does t A Armstrong. B The protagonist in Lake Rescue. C A character in Charlotte in Paris. D A girl in the first group. 29 Acco
17、rding to the passage we can know that _. A overweight girls are living unhappily B reading is the best way to lose weight C different reading materials play different roles in losing weight D 30 In which part of a newspaper can we read the above passage? A Education. B Entertainment. C Health. D Adv
18、ertisement. 26 D 27 D 31 33 17 81 28 B She Lake Rescue 29 C C 30 C A B C D 2013 Most recently, its very common in students who need a parent present for job interviews. Naturally, its easy to blame the students in these situations, but the bigger problem is us. We as parents are so eager to shelter
19、our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them. As the mother of two young sons, I have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed to live in, to live without me. So, Ill let them fail Ill let them fa
20、il because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow. And failure along with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc. will be part of growth for them. Call me the anti-tiger mom, but leaving them alone is, my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this w
21、orld as we know it today. From terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish. My children now are becoming little
22、 masters of compromise, but they try to negotiate everything now. Its a small price to help them learn a skill theyll use for the rest of their lives, including when I dont accompany them on job interviews. 72. Why do parents accompany their kids on job interviews? A. Because they want to protect th
23、eir kids from difficulties B. Because they think they can help them on the questions C. Because their kids are too shy to attend interviews D. Because their kids strongly request them to do so 【答案】A 【解析】 细节理 解题。 2,3 We as parents are so eager to protect our kids that we fail to realize that this in
24、itself is harming them. A 73. According to the author, what is beneficial to kids development? A. Sheltering them B. Keeping them safe C. Leaving them alone D. Blaming them 【答案】C 【解析】 细节理 解题。 根 据 leaving them alone is my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today. C
25、 74. Why does the author stress failure in kids life? A. To make them stronger than other kids B. To help them grow in this tough world C. To help them develop all social skills D. To make them learn to compromise 【答案】B 【解析】 细节 理 解题。 根据 if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real p
26、roblems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish. B 75. Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A. Never Shelter Your Kids B. Let Your Kids Fail C. Be Eager to Grow Up D. Live Without Parents 【答案】B 【解析】 标题归 纳题。 根据 B 2012 ( ) B Motherhood may
27、make women smarter and may help prevent dementia ( ) in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormones ( ) U.S.researchers reported on Thursday. Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no baby an
28、d their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against ) University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans. h shows that the hormones of pregnancy ( ) are protecting the brain including estrogen ( ) which we know has many neuro
29、 protective ( ) effects data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals of age related brain decline. think about pregnancy they think about what happens to babies and the mother from the neck down who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orl
30、ando Florida. hey do not realize that hormones are washing on the brain.If you look at female animals that have never gone through pregnancy they act differently toward young.But if she goes through pregnancy she will sacrifice her life for her infant that is a great ch 31 A Some researchers have to
31、ld them. B Many women say so. C They know it by experimenting on rats. D They know it through their own experience. 32 What does A Baby rats. B Animals. C Old rats. D Grown up rats. 33 What can protect the brain of a woman according to the passage? A Estrogen. B The hormones of pregnancy. C More exercise. D Taking care of children. 34 data suggest? A The experiments on the rats have nothing to do with humans. B The experim
