How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be __ to follow trends in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about__   as you do.

 A recent survey among high school __  in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that __  teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.

 This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were__   about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 percent, cared most about their looks. They were __ by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.

 “The different results show __  of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different     of beauty, so teens are more __  to be confident about their appearance.

 US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the __. About 85 percent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 percent.

 What’s   , US students showed more individuality, with 88 percent___  that “people should follow their own interests rather than    of others”. This is much    than South Korea’s 69 percent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.

  Japanese students, at 52 percent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and_  most dissatisfied.

  “  to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference.  __   Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.

 The students have different  __   backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.

 Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much  _ _ among most of the teens ___  for the survey.

1.A. absorbed            B. willing           C. careless      D. unhappy

2.A. hairstyle            B. dresses          C. fashion       D. culture

3.A. teachers              B. students          C. citizens      D. colleagues

4.A. Asian                 B. American        C. African       D. Western

5.A. answered             B. requested        C. persuaded    D. questioned

6.A. followed             B. decreased        C. reduced       D. compared

7.A. relations             B. barriers           C. customs       D. differences

8.A. awareness           B. standards         C. consciences   D. expenses

9.A. admirable           B. confused         C. likely          D. unbelievable

10.A. survey               B. setting            C. reference       D. paper

11.A. worse                 B. better             C. less             D. more

12.A. disagreeing         B. observing         C. agreeing       D. puzzling

13.A. those                 B. that                C. it              D. one

14.A. lower                 B. larger             C. smaller         D. higher

15.A. first                 B. third               C. fourth            D. last

16.A. leading              B. devoting          C. appealing        D. According

17.A. But                   B. And                C. So                D. Or

18.A. political             B. cultural           C. economical      D. commercial

19.A. expectation          B. hesitation       C. concern           D. ambition

20.A. interviewed          B. advised          C. overlooked       D. invested

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章圍繞一個(gè)在中國(guó)、日本、韓國(guó)和美國(guó)的高中生中作的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查展開(kāi)。調(diào)查顯示，美國(guó)高中生對(duì)時(shí)尚不關(guān)心，他們更加有個(gè)性，不會(huì)隨波逐流。中國(guó)的高中生普遍不夠獨(dú)立，不會(huì)放松。調(diào)查結(jié)果的不同，大多來(lái)自文化背景的差異。

1.根據(jù)“How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be __ to follow trends in Western countries”可知，作者通過(guò)換發(fā)型、買(mǎi)新衣服的頻率來(lái)引入主題--時(shí)尚。根據(jù)第一句可知，你可能愿意追隨西方國(guó)家的潮流趨勢(shì)。A專心致志的；B愿意的；C粗心大意；D不高興的。故選B。

2.but young people in the United States don’t care as much about__   as you do但是，美國(guó)的年輕人不會(huì)像你一樣，過(guò)于關(guān)心時(shí)尚。A發(fā)型；B衣服；C時(shí)尚；D文化。A項(xiàng)過(guò)于片面，時(shí)尚是對(duì)發(fā)型、服裝等的概括。故選C。

3.A recent survey among high school   in China, Japan, South Korea and the US一項(xiàng)在中國(guó)、日本、韓國(guó)和美國(guó)的高中生里做的調(diào)查。根據(jù)后面的teenagers可知，是對(duì)高中生做的調(diào)查。A教師；B學(xué)生；C公民；D同事。故選B。

4.根據(jù)“...in China, Japan, South Korea and the US”可知，沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)非洲，排除C；China, Japan, South Korea都屬于亞洲。A亞洲的；B美洲的；C非洲的；D西方的。故選A。

5.有7000多人被問(wèn)到他們對(duì)生活和世界的看法。A回答；B要求；C勸說(shuō)；D提問(wèn)。故選D。

6.韓國(guó)有83%最在意他們的外貌，緊隨其后的是中國(guó)和日本，美國(guó)高中生最不關(guān)心時(shí)尚，只占33%。A跟隨；B減少，降低；C減少；D比較。故選A。

7.The different results show __  of cultural background調(diào)查結(jié)果的不同，顯示了文化背景的差異。A關(guān)系；B障礙；C風(fēng)俗；D差異。故選D。

8.在美國(guó)，有很多的關(guān)于美的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，因此，青少年更有可能對(duì)自己的外貌顯得自信。A意識(shí)，明白；B標(biāo)準(zhǔn)；C良心；D花費(fèi)，費(fèi)用。故選B。

9.be likely to do sth有可能做某事。A令人欽佩的；B困惑的；C可能的；D難以置信的。故選C。

10.根據(jù)“About 85 percent are happy with themselves.”可知，美國(guó)青少年的高度自信在調(diào)查中顯現(xiàn)了出來(lái)。About 85 percent是來(lái)自調(diào)查的數(shù)據(jù)。A調(diào)查；B裝置，背景；C參考；D紙張，試卷。故選A。

11.考查固定短語(yǔ)。What’s more而且。A更糟糕的；B更好的；C更少的；D。更多的。故選D。

12.根據(jù)“US students showed more individuality, with 88 percent___  that “people should follow their own interests”美國(guó)的學(xué)生更加的有個(gè)性，人們應(yīng)該遵循自己的興趣，與more individuality對(duì)應(yīng)，因此，應(yīng)該是同意。A不同意；B觀察，慶祝；C同意；D使困惑。故選C。

13.考查指示代詞。人們應(yīng)該遵循自己的愛(ài)好，而不是他人的interests ，指代interests ，用that的復(fù)數(shù)those。A那些；B那個(gè)；C它；D一個(gè)。故選A。

14.88%比South Korea’s 69 percent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48都要高，A更低的；B更大的；C更小的；D更高的。故選D。

15.根據(jù)“Japanese students, at 52 percent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and_  most dissatisfied.”可知，日本學(xué)生最不滿意，接下來(lái)是中國(guó)比較不滿意，韓國(guó)學(xué)生排第三。A第一；B第三；C第四；D最后。故選B。

16.“  to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined.”根據(jù)這項(xiàng)調(diào)查，中國(guó)學(xué)生是開(kāi)心和有紀(jì)律的。according to根據(jù)。A領(lǐng)導(dǎo)；B貢獻(xiàn)；C呼吁；D根據(jù)。故選D。

17.Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax中國(guó)學(xué)生需要更加獨(dú)立，學(xué)會(huì)如何放松。前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折含義。A但是；B和；C因此；D或者。故選A。

18.根據(jù)“The different results show __  of cultural background”和“The students have different  __   backgrounds”可知，這里說(shuō)的是文化背景。A政治的；B文化的；C經(jīng)濟(jì)的；D商業(yè)的。故選B。

19.Exams and worries about life after graduation考試和對(duì)畢業(yè)后的生活的擔(dān)憂，在青少年當(dāng)中普遍引起了很多的關(guān)注。A期望；B猶豫；C關(guān)心，擔(dān)心，憂慮；D野心。故選C。

20.teens ___  for the survey調(diào)查中訪問(wèn)的青少年，A面試，采訪；B建議；C忽視；D投資。故選A。

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