How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may try to follow trends in Western countries，but your peers(同齡人)in the United States don't care as much about fashion(時(shí)尚)as you do．
A recent survey among high school students in China，Japan，South Korea and the US found that Asian teenagers care more about their looks than young people in the US．
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were questioned about their view on life and the world.
South Koreans, at 83 percent, cared most about their appearance. They were followed by the Chinese and Japanese while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.
“The different results show differences of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre.
He explained that in the US there are many different standards of beauty, so teens are more likely to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is showed in survey. About 85 percent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 percent.
Strong ambition( 雄心) is seen in Chinese high schools. Only two in five high school students are satisfied with “an average living”. Koreans are next at 48 percent，Japanese come in at 66 percent and Americans are at 71．
“According to the survey，Chinese students are happy. But Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax．”said Sun．
小題1:According to the survey，_________ cared little about their appearance．
A．the Chinese teenagers
B．the American teenagers．
C．the Korean teenagers
D．the Japanese teenagers
小題2:Sun Yunxiao’s words means ___________.
A．the different standards of beauty cause the different attitudes toward fashion
B．the Chinese teens should have a stronger desire to make a difference．
C．the Chinese students are satisfied with the society most
D．the Chinese students agree that they should follow their own interests rather than those of others
小題3:The underlined word “standards’’ in the sixth paragraph means __________.
A．rulesB．backgroundsC．valuesD．interests
小題4:From the 8th paragraph we may 1earn that __________．
A．Asian teenagers care more about their looks than young people in the US
B．US students showed the most individuality(個(gè)性)among the four countries
C．Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax
D．American students have the least ambition among the four countries
小題5:What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．A survey about the attitudes towards the fashion．
B．How Asian teenagers care more about their looks than young people in the US．
C．Why Chinese students are happy．
D．Why Chinese students should be more independent and learn how to relax

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A
文章講述了在不同國(guó)家一個(gè)對(duì)待時(shí)尚的態(tài)度的調(diào)查。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第4段最后一句while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.可知B正確。
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)5,6兩段可知不同的對(duì)美得標(biāo)準(zhǔn)導(dǎo)致對(duì)時(shí)尚的態(tài)度也不一樣。
小題3:猜測(cè)詞義題。本題可以利用代入法，這里是指價(jià)值觀。對(duì)美麗的價(jià)值觀不一樣。
小題4:推理題題。根據(jù)Japanese come in at 66 percent and Americans are at 71。百分之71的美國(guó)人對(duì)現(xiàn)狀滿意，說明這些人沒有雄心。美國(guó)人的比率是最高的。
小題5:主旨大意題。文章講述了在不同國(guó)家一個(gè)對(duì)待時(shí)尚的態(tài)度的調(diào)查。
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A．Buses on the road.
B．Films on television.
C．Advertisements on billboards.
D．Gas stations.
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A．To talk about the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows.
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C．To display the differences between long bus trips and TV shows.
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D．no billboards along the road.
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B．they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between.
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C．give him some advice
D．know that he is suffering from loneliness
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B．Disney World theme parks have the same opening and closing times
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The poll, by Deal Jungle. com, which helps small and medium enterprises, found more than half (51% ) thought the tie would die out in offices within the next 20 years and almost a quarter (22%) believed it would last less than 10 years.
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"The success of businesses such as Facebook and Google, where even the CEO turns up wearing jeans and a hoodie, also seems to have had a corrosive (侵蝕性) effect on the idea of dressing formally for work."
"Many of our members keep their expenses to a minimum by working from home so they feel no need to dress up to go to work. We know that when they meet with clients, they still put on a business suit, but a tie is no longer seen as an essential part of the suited-and-booted look."
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D．The tie-less look appears more modern.
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Some people learn a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting.
The first step is to feel positive about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. Be patient. You do not have to understand everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. In other words, do not worry about taking risks,
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“A very disruptive（擾亂型的）six-year old child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand.” said one teacher. “I broke up a fight but was kicked，” said another. Many people have heard stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves(涉及) parents.
Every child, regardless of(不管) the surroundings into which they are born，has the right to achieve their potential. And we recognize that, as a nation，it is a long way to achieve this goal. But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of ignoring the latter.
Far too many children are behaving badly at school，even to the point of being violent to teachers. This is terrible enough，but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table，and unable to use the toilet properly.
We are in danger of becoming a nation of families living separate lives under one roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep，has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being addicted to computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.
Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute (代替)parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting limits to their children’s behavior and sticking to those limits when things get tough(困難). They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources---time---so that children come to school ready and willing to learn.
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A．The school violence.
B．The pressure of students’ learning.
C．The right to achieve students’ potential.
D．the responsibilities of the students.
小題2:The writer’s attitude to the behaviors of parents may be ________.
A．dissatisfiedB．unconcernedC．understandingD．tolerant(容忍的)
小題3:The underlined part in Para 4 may means__________.
A．parents and children live in their separate rooms
B．parents care little about children’s life at home
C．children don’t live with their parents in the same room
D．children spent little time with their parents at home
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A．schools can’t correct the wrongs that society does to teachers
B．teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents
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Some people in the study said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations but hid their feelings of insecurity. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before.
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In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety researchers from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The findings appeared in the scientific journal Humor.
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A．they suddenly start to laugh.
B．they keep on laughing
C．they laugh in their presence
D．they stop laughing suddenly.
小題2:What’s FALSE of the study led by a team from the University of Zurich?
A．They wanted to study the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia.
B．They wanted to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures.
C．They did such a survey in order to prevent people from being laughed at in public.
D．They surveyed more than 22 thousand people coming from different cultures.
小題3:The passage is likely to occur in _______________.
A．a(chǎn)n advertisementB．a(chǎn) science magazine
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A．care more about being laughed at by others
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