24.根據下面短文內容,在短文的空格處填上一個恰當的詞,使短文完整、通順。 In summer,it's common on the street to see many Chinese women holding umbrellas to protect(1)
from the sun.But when Amy,an exchange student in Beijing from the US,first saw this,she found it strange,even impossible to understand.She wrote on her blog(博客),"Unlike Chinese women,American women prefer to(2)
on their tank tops(背心)and sunglasses during summer." This may be caused by the different standards(標準)of beauty(3)
the US and China.Many Americans don't want white skin.They would rather be tanned(曬黑).Amy also wrote, "Having darker skin is quite popular(4)
many women and men in America so that they would like to pay for fake tans.(假曬黑)They can keep their sun-kissed appearance during the winter months,too." Why do they like tanned skin?Michelle Louis reported in her research,"(5)
the process of tanning can help make people's skin smooth and hide marks." She further explained, "Tans make people's skin appear healthier and make them appear thinner (6)
when they have pale skin." Perhaps there is no real ideal standard of beauty.In(7)
cultures and at different times of history,the standards change.On Amy's blog,she also gave two examples:Some women carried umbrellas around trying to keep their white skin in the US 150 years ago;During the Tang Dynasty in China,heavy women were thought beautiful.But now,Chinese women prefer to be slim. In a word,different standards of beauty should be respected.People may grow up with only one idea of(8)
beauty is,but it doesn't mean that it's necessarily the correct or the best idea.
25.中考在即,同學們都投入到緊張的初三復習備考中,但也有部分同學心浮氣躁,焦慮不安。Lisa正有這樣的煩惱,假設你是她的好朋友李華,請寫一封信給她,安慰她并給出一些緩解焦慮和壓力的建議,要點如下: (1)正確看待考試和緊張的學習 (2)規律作息、健康飲食、積極鍛煉有助于保持良好學習狀態 (3)制定合理的復習計劃 (4)必要時可尋求他人幫助 要求: (1)包含以上要點,可適當發揮; (2)語句通順,語意連貫; (3)不得出現真實的校名、班名和人名; (4)不少于80詞。(開頭已給出,不計入總詞數。) Dear Lisa, I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling a little nervous about your study and exams.Don't be so worried.I'm writing to tell you some good ideas to deal with it.