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13．In summer，it's common on the street to see many Chinese women holding parasols¹ to protect themselves 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，"Unlike Chinese women，American women like to put on their tank tops and sunglassed during summer．If you walk around an American college campus²，you will probably see girls out on the grassy fields reading，but they really hope to get a head start on their summer tan³．"
This may be caused by the different standards of beauty between the US and China．Many Americans don't want white skin．They would rather be tanned．Amy also wrote，"Having darker skin is so popular that many women and men will pay for fake⁴ tans so that they can keep their sun-kissed appearance during the winter months，too．"
Why do they like tanned skin？Michelle Louis reported in her research，"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 than when they have pale skin．"
Perhaps there is no real ideal standard of beauty．In different cultures and at different times of history，the standards change．On Amy's blog，she also gave two examples．Some women carried parasols around trying to keep their white skin in the US 150 years ago．During the Tang Dynasty in China，heavy women were thought attractive．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 what beauty is，but it doesn't mean that it's necessarily the correct or the best idea．
New words：
1．parasol n．umbrella used to protect people from the sun 陽傘
2．campus n．grounds of a school，college or university 校園
3．tan n．the brown colour of sun-kissed skin 曬成的棕褐色
v．become brown by the sun曬成棕褐色，曬黑
4．fake adj．not real 假的

29．What did Michelle Louis report in her research？C
A．Many Chinese prefer white skin to tanned skin．
B．Darker skin is popular among American women and men．
C．Tans make people's skin appear healthier and make them look thinner．
D．Some women would like to keep their skin white in the US 150 years ago．
30．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？A
A．People in the US like to have tanned skin only in hot summer．
B．American college girls read non the grass because they want to be tanned
C．Many Chinese women carry parasols to protect themselves from the sun
D．Amy thought trying to keep white skin with parasols seemed strange at first
31．The writer really wants to tell usA．
A．we should respect different standards of beauty
B．the standards of beauty change at different times
C．different countries have different standards of beauty
D．it's commen for people to have only one idea of beauty．

Answer 1

分析 在夏天，經(jīng)常能在大街上看到許多中國婦女拿著太陽傘保護(hù)自己免受太陽灼曬．但艾米，一個在北京的美國交換生，第一次看到這個，她覺得很奇怪，甚至無法理解．她在自己的博客中寫道，"不像中國女人，美國女人喜歡在夏季穿背心，戴太陽鏡．如果你走在美國的大學(xué)里，你可能會看到女孩在草地看書，但他們真的希望能曬曬太陽．"這可能是由于美國和中國之間不同審美的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)．許多美國人不想要白皮膚．他們寧愿被曬黑了．艾米還寫道，"有較深的皮膚很受歡迎，許多男人和女人會花錢來曬黑自己以至于他們在冬天也能夠保持黝黑的皮膚．"他們?yōu)槭裁聪矚g曬黑的皮膚？米歇爾路易斯在她的研究報告中說，"曬黑過程中能使人的皮膚光滑淡斑．"她進(jìn)一步解釋說，"使人的皮膚顯得更健康，讓他們看起來更瘦．"也許是沒有真正理想的美的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)．不同的文化背景、不同歷史時期，標(biāo)準(zhǔn)也在變化．在艾米的博客，她也給了兩個例子．在美國150年以前，有些婦女用遮陽傘來保持他們的白皮膚，中國唐朝，胖的婦女被認(rèn)為是有吸引力的．但現(xiàn)在，中國的女性以瘦為美．一句話，不同美的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)應(yīng)該得到尊重，人們可能長大的過程中只伴有一個審美標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的想法，但這并不意味著它是正確的或最好的想法．

解答 29．答案C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 由文中 She further explained，"Tans make people's skin appear healthier and make them appear thinner than when they have pale skin．"可知 她進(jìn)一步解釋說，"曬黑的皮膚使人顯得更健康，讓他們看起來更瘦．"故選C
30．答案A 理解判斷題 由文中Having darker skin is so popular that many women and men will pay for tans so that they can keep their sun-kissed appearance during the winter months，too 可知 有較深的皮膚很受歡迎，許多男人和女人會花錢來曬黑自己以至于他們在冬天也能夠保持黝黑的皮膚，所以他們還會特意花錢去曬黑，所以美國人并不是只想在炎熱的夏天擁有曬黑的皮膚．故選A
31．答案A 文章理解題 由文中 Perhaps there is no real ideal standard of beauty．In different cultures and at different times of history，the standards change．different standards of beauty should be respected．可知 也許是沒有真正理想的美的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)．不同的文化背景、不同歷史時期，標(biāo)準(zhǔn)也在變化，不同美的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)應(yīng)該得到尊重，故選A

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