Question

Tattoos and body piercings(穿孔) have moved up on the trend list in recent years.Around Western schools lots of teens are sporting new holes and “flesh ink”(紋身)．As with all other subjects, the Chinese will surely have to deal with this situation with respect to their children.To get a better view of what has happened in the West, let's sit down and hear what they say.

Tiara from Indiana：

I personally think body piercing is sickening.If there were supposed to be holes in your body, you would have been born with them.I do, however, think that ear piercing is not wrong.There is a difference between ear piercing and belly button piercing.Ear piercing is not nearly as dangerous.I would be sick if someone stuck a needle in my belly button.

Lee from Illinois：

Hi! I live in Illinois.I am 23.I have 12 tattoos and three piercings.I love my tattoos and consider myself an art collector.You would be surprised at who has given me the thumbs up on my art work.People on the street stop me to look at the tattoo on my leg.Most of them don't know what it is.They just think the work itself is great.

Subotai from California：

I'm not forbidden of self?expression, but when I see high school students getting these piercings, I really wonder.In some cases, the drive is deeper and darker than mere fashion.A friend of mine tried piercing her own tongue with a safety pin.It got infected and she had a tongue the size of a cow's.

Jackson from Ohio：

I don't think it is wrong, but when people do it all over the place like their face and everything—I think that's ridiculous.People who get the big “dragons that cover the whole body—I don't think that's necessary.” When I see naked chicks on guys, I think, “You have no respect for women.”

1.Who doesn't think tattoos and piercings except ear piercing are beautiful?

A．Jackson. B．Lee. C．Tiara. D．Subotai.

2.We can conclude that ________.

A．tattoos and piercings are a new kind of elegant art

B．a(chǎn)ll the teachers in the West are in favour of tattoos and piercings

C．everything is changeable as time goes on

D．it is necessary to live with different views of beauty

3.The best title for this passage is probably ________.

A．Body Art or Causing Damage

B．Doing Damage to the Young People's Bodies

C．Young People's Different Curiosities

D．The Latest Fashion

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】近年來，紋身與身體穿孔躋身于時尚流行榜單，年輕人都趨之若鶩。針對這一現(xiàn)象，文中分別列舉了來自不同地區(qū)人的褒貶不一的觀點，幫助人們思考這一現(xiàn)象。

1.C　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“I personally think body piercing is sickening.”和“I do，however，think that ear piercing is not wrong.”可知答案選C項。

2.D　推理判斷題。文中列舉了四個來自不同州的人對于紋身和身體穿孔的觀點，有堅決反對的，也有極為推崇的，還有客觀中立的，可推知是非對錯沒有絕對，重要的是要尊重對美的不同理解。故選D項。

3.A　標(biāo)題歸納題。文章通過比較四個人對紋身和身體穿孔的不同觀點，試圖探討它到底是身體藝術(shù)還是某種意義上的自殘，答案選A項。

疑難詞匯解讀

1．thumb n．拇指

thumbs up表示成功或贊許的手勢

I'll give you the thumbs up.我稱贊你，你太棒了。

2．infect v．傳染

My computer is infected with a virus.

我的電腦感染病毒了。