1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 13 People 课时练 (一 ) 阅读理解提速练 练速度 (限时： 35 分钟 ) . 阅读理解 A (2018 河北衡水中学联考 ) Cosmetic surgery (整容手术 ) is not something to be entered into lightly. Unfortunately, in this modern world, we have become confused by very narrow standards of beauty. Images of celebrities who never seem to age
2、are seen everywhere these days. We forget the fact that most of these images are the result of super photo manipulation (处理 ), driven by the incredibly powerful beauty industry. We are all different why should we all look the same? Isnt there more to life than undergoing surgery in order to have the
3、 same boring face that everybody else wants to have? Dr Elisabeth McKenna, Psychologist Yes, its fake! Thats what I told my friends when they started asking me about my nose job. I d always been sensitive to my nose, but it took me a long time before I decided to go for cosmetic surgery. I took advi
4、ce from several doctors and after careful consultation I finally decided to have it done. I had been saving money from my parttime job and my parents helped me out with the rest. It was quite expensive but I dont regret a penny of it. In fact I wish Id had it done a few years ago. I m sure I wouldnt
5、 have been teased so much at school. Debbie Caron, Student It makes me really angry to think of the millions of people who spend a fortune on cosmetic surgery. Surgery should be carried out for medical purposes, not vanity (虚荣心 ). I would rather all the money spent on cosmetic surgery was available
6、to treat people around the world who are in need but cant get proper medical treatment. Furthermore, there are thousands of underqualified surgeons out there who only care about getting as rich as possible as quickly as possible. They dont care about the psychological and physical damage they do. Th
7、e whole industry makes me sick. We should do something to ban it. Danny Glass, Student 【语篇解读】 本文关于整容的。文中介绍了三个人的观点，一个是 Elisabeth McKenna博士，心理学家，他认为整容手术就是欺骗人的。两个学生，一个认为整容给了自己更多的自信，一个认为整容业就是不择手段赚钱令人恶心。 1. What does Dr Elisabeth McKenna suggest? A. Dont be fooled by “perfection” B. Cosmetic surgery ofte
8、n goes wrong. C. The beauty industry needs improving. D. Its necessary to set new standards of beauty. 解析： A 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一部分 “We forget the fact that most of these images are the result of super photo manipulation (处理 ), driven by the incredibly powerful beauty industry. We are all different.” 我们忘记
9、了这一事实，大多数 (永葆青春的名人的 )漂亮的照片是被超级处理的结果，这是被强大的美容行业所驱动。由此可知这些看起来不老的人的照片都是经过人工处理的，是假的，故我们不要被所谓的 “ 完美 ”所欺骗。分析选项可知 A 符合题意，故选 A。 2. What did Debbie Carons cosmetic surgery bring to her? A. More friends. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B. More worries. C. More selfconfidence. D. More job opportunities. 解析： C 推理判断题。根据 Debbie Ca
10、ron, Student 所说内容 “in fact I wish Id had it done a few years ago. Im sure I wouldnt have been teased so much at school.”事实上，我希望几年前我就这样做了。我相信 我在学校不会受到如此多的嘲笑。分析以上内容可知对鼻子的美容让她不再受到嘲笑，从而更加自信了。故选 C 项。 3. How does Danny Glass feel about those who have cosmetic surgery? A. They should be treated as patients
11、. B. They hurt themselves badly. C. They can have a new start. D. They should be ashamed. 解析： D 推理判断 题。根据最后一段 Danny Glass, Student 所说的 “there are thousands of underqualified surgeons out there who only care about getting as rich as possible as quickly as possible. They dont care about the psychologi
12、cal and physical damage they do. The whole industry makes me sick. We should do something to ban it.” 数以千计的不合格的外科医生，他们只关心尽可能快地致富。他们不在乎他们造成的心理和生理伤害。整个整容行业都让我恶心。我们应该做些什么来禁止它。分析本句可知 Danny Glass 觉得整容行业只知赚钱不顾给别人造成的身心伤害，整个整容业都让他恶心，由此可判断他认为这个行业的人应该感到羞耻。分析选项可知 D 项符合题意，故选 D。 4. What would be the best title f
13、or the text? A. Hard talk cosmetic surgery B. The future of cosmetic surgery C. The mystery of cosmetic surgery D. A new fashion cosmetic surgery 解析： A 主旨大意题。本文关于整容的。文中介绍了三个人的观点，一个是 Elisabeth McKenna 博士，心理学家，他认为整容手术就是欺骗人的。两个学生，一个认为整容给了自己更多的自信，一个认为整容业就是不择手段赚钱令人恶心。针对整容这个话题，有好有 坏，很难说清，故选 A。 B (2018 安徽合
14、肥高三教学质量检测 ) Many young people these days adore the advertised magazine body and become too focused on attaining this image instead of worrying more about what lasts and even grows over time. But could you imagine being considered beautiful for years, and suddenly being ugly after moving to another c
15、ontinent? It is a sad reality that people dont realize how vacillating the idea of beauty can be from one country to another. Think of the most typical American girl you know. Is she blondehaired with white skin and light blue eyes, and does she love shopping or sports？ Now place this girl in the he
16、art of Africa， where beauty is placed on what you can control.The Maasai tribe in Kenya focuses on how clean people are， and how stylish their piercings(穿孔 )are.This tribes culture is to be a brave fighter， so they will cut their skin with patterns in it to show that they are strong.If you dont look
17、 fierce, you are not beautiful. Other countries like North Korea and South Korea have their own unique views on beauty. In an interview, a woman who has lived in both North Korea and South Korea claims that beauty in North Korea is based more on your ability to be a good woman and wife. She says tha
18、t women in North Korea are less concerned about fashion and beauty in the physical sense. She says they did have a time when big eyes were 【 精品教育资源文库 】 a big deal and everyone wanted to get double eyelid surgery.This is something extreme and could perhaps be influenced by Western culture.But dont y
19、ou think the idea of getting surgery done to look more attractive is crazy? 【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了不同群体的文化差异使得人们对美的观点不尽相同。 【段意梳理】 第一段：点明文章的主旨，通过介绍当今社会存在的一些现象，指出美会随着文化的不同而发生变化。 第二段：举例论述文章观点，介绍了美国人和肯尼亚人对美的不同观点。 第三段：对比韩国和朝鲜各自独特的对美的观点。 5 What does the underlined word “vacillating”in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A
20、Inconsistent. B Reasonable. C Unusual. D Similar. 解析： A 词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句 “But could you imagine being considered beautiful for years， and suddenly being ugly after moving to another continent” 可知，许多年里，你都被认为是美丽的，当你搬到另一个大陆时突然会被认为是难看的。由此可知美会随着地点的不同发生变化，因此此处指人们没有意识到不同国家的人对美的观点是不一致的。 inconsistent“ 不一致的 ” ；
21、 reasonable“ 合理的 ” ；unusual“ 不寻常的 ” ； similar“ 相似的 ” 。 6 The Maasai tribe in Kenya is mentioned to show that in their eyes _. A getting dirty is stylish B looking fierce is beautiful C strong people cut their skin D American girls love shopping 解析： B 细节理解题。根据第二段的 “If you dont look fierce ， you are n
22、ot beautiful” 可知，肯尼亚的 Maasai 部落认为看起来凶猛就是美丽的。 7 According to the woman interviewed， women in North Korea now _. A care a lot about their appearance B put the beauty of eyes in the first place C pay great attention to their ability D are crazy about double eyelid surgery 解析： C 细节理解题。根据最后一段的 “claims ， that beauty North
