閱讀理解。
     Jack lay, quiet and unmoving, for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly stabbed(刺) him with
sharp needles, causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg. Jack was getting a tattoo. His friend Tony
had recently gotten a tattoo, and Jack was so impressed by it that he decided to get one too. Peer
pressure, media influence, and personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing
tattoos today.
     The desire to be accepted by one's friends or peers can have a great influence on what a person
does. Sometimes, wearing a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain group. Gangs often use
special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group. Some of these groups wear only brand-name
clothes. Others wear tattoos. When a person's friends are all doing something, that person is more likely
to do the same thing.
     The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North America. A wide variety
of media images show tattoos-people appearing in commercials selling expensive cars, famous sport
s heroes with tattoos in magazines, fashion models wearing designer clothes that show their bodies
tattooed with detailed and colorful patterns. These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth,
success, and status. As a result, many people decide to get a tattoo for its fashion and status value.
     Many people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature, their beliefs, or their
feelings－in other words, to show their individuality(個性). A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo
of a guitar on the arm. Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their
shoulders. A tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a person's life.
     As you can see, there are many reasons why young North Americans get tattoos. A tattoo can be
part of a group's uniform, a sign of fashion, or an expression of individuality. The decision to get a tattoo
is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself. For Jack, it
was a mixture of all three.
1. Jack has got tattoos in order to ________.
A. show his great bravery
B. gain a special experience
C. make himself more healthy
D. be different from others
2. According to the passage, media images are linked to ________.
A. traditional lifestyle
B. social position
C. cultural background    
D. public interest
3. We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. some people get tattoos out of pressure
B. tattoo is related to religious belief
C. getting tattoos costs a lot of money
D. most people with tattoos are artists  
練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源：河南省長葛市2009-2010學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，共40分）。

Live Music—Late Night Jazz

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.

PLACE: The Jazz Club   DATES:15—23 June

PRICE: RMB100—150   TIME: 10 p.m. till late!

TEL: 4668736

 

Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.

PLACE: Jack Stein’s  DATES:10—20 May

PRICE: RMB150     TIME: 7--10 p.m.

TEL: 4021877

 

Shows – Anhui Museum

There are 12, 000 pieces on the show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.

PLACE: Anhui Museum         DATES:30Mar.—30 June

PRICE:RMB60(RMB30 for students)

TEL: 4886888

TIME: Mon.—Fri. 9a.m.---5 p.m. Weekends 9 a.m.---9 p.m.

 

Your pen friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail to tell his something about the hotels.

 

ROSE�。龋希裕牛�

ＳＵＮ�。龋希裕牛�

ＤＡＴＥＳ

ＰＲＩＣＥＳ（a night）

ＰＲＩＣＥＳ（a night）

1 Oct.—31Dec.

REM198

RMB168

1 Jan.—31Mar.

RMB178

RMB148

1 Apr.—30Apr.

(closed)

 

 

1 May—31 May

RMB218

RMB188

1 Jun.---30 Sep.

RMB248

RMB208

TEL：4686788 E-mail: Li Hong @163.com

1. If you want to watch dancing, you can call _____ .

A. 4668736   B. 4021877   C. 4886888   D. 4686788

2. You can see the whole of Chinese history at _____ in April in Anhui Museum.

A. 3 p.m. every day        B. 9 p.m. from Monday to Friday

C. 7 a.m. at the weekends    D. 7 p.m. every day

3. You can enjoy _____ at Jack Stein’s.

A. American Jazz   B. Scottish   C. 12,000 pieces on show   D. yourself all night

4. Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for _____ months of the year.

A. nine   B. ten   C. eleven   D. twelve

 

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：0115 期末題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
     Jack Ma is the founder and CEO of Alibaba Group. He was one of the 100 global "future leaders" of the
2001 World Economic Forum and the "commercial leader" of 2001 elected by US Commercial Association
of Asia.
     Born in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Ma graduated from Hangzhou Teachers Institute in
1988 (he failed the entrance exam twice) and became a lecturer in English and International Trade.
     In 1985, a one-month visit to see an Australian pen pal he had met in Hangzhou changed his life.
"Everything I'd learned in China was that China was the richest country in the world," he said. "When I
arrived in Australia, I realized it's totally different. I started to think you have to use your own mind to judge,
to think." After his return, Ma became the chairman of the Students' Union of the whole city.
     Jack Ma founded Alibaba.com in 1999, a China based business to business marketplace site. In 2003,
Alibaba launched Taobao.com, a consumer to consumer auction (消費者拍賣) website similar to eBay.
     Ma said that he got most of his ideas while taking very long, hot showers. He likes to spend time walking
his four dogs and playing chess and poker. He said,"I've learned a lot of business philosophy by playing
poker."
     Looking ahead, Ma said that he dreamed of using his group's resources to improve the lives of all Chinese
people, especially the 900 million farmers."There must be some way of using our experience, our know-how,
and make their life easier," he said.
1. We can know from this passage that Jack Ma is _______.

A. the number one of the 2001 global "future leaders"
B. a great success and very influential in economy
C. the chairman of the Students' Union of Hangzhou Teachers Institute
D. the founder and CEO of eBay

2. It was _______that changed his mind greatly.
A. his pen pal
B. his experience in China
C. his failure in the entrance exam
D. his experience in Australia
3. The underlined word "launched" in paragraph 4 probably means_______.
A. started
B. bought
C. sold
D. landed
4. We can infer from the third paragraph that _______.

A. Ma loves China very much
B. Ma knew about Australia well before his visit
C. Ma didn't know the differences between China and Australia before the visit
D. Ma used to judge things with his own mind

5. From the last paragraph, we can know that______.
A. Jack Ma will do what he can to make the farmers' life easier
B. Jack Ma will devote a lot of money to help the Chinese farmers
C. they will teach the farmers how to use their resources
D. Alibaba group's resources will be given away to the farmers

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：0110 期中題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
    Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (繼承) a million dollars when he was
23, but he wasn't happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn't have to. Jack
decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave some of his money to a charity (慈善機構(gòu)) to help
poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car
only, but he is very happy.
    Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each
$ 200 a mouth. The money was used for the children's study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a
report each year on the children's progress (進步). They can write to each other, but usually the children
do not speak English. 
    When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. "It was nothing special," he said.
"Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn't know anything about their life."
Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. "When I met her.
I felt very, very happy." He said. "And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me
happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children."
1. Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children ______.
[     ]
A. around the world　
B. Only in England
C. Only in Africa　
D. Only in Washington
2. Jack learned about the children's progress by ______.
[     ]
A. visiting them each year　　　　　　
B. getting a report every year
C. staying with them　　　　　　　　
D. talking to them in English
3. The underlined (劃線的) words "for a good cause" means "______" in Chinese.
[     ]
A. 施舍　　
B. 憐憫　 　
C. 行善　 　
D. 賞賜
4. All the details in this passage support the main idea that ______.
[     ]
A. it's the most important to help the children in Africa
B. it's necessary to write letters to poor children
C. live a simple life, and you can give others help
D. help others, and you will feel happy

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：安徽省期中題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
     Jack is the name of a game that is quite popular with children. To play jack, you'll need a small rubber
ball ten small metal objects: jacks. The rules for this game are very simple. To begin, you put the ten jacks on the floor or ground in front of you. Throw the ball up, pick up one jack and then catch the ball. Keep
the jack in your hand and then continue to pick up the other jacks one at a time. You lose your turn if
you do not catch the ball, or if you do not pick up a jack or you drop any jacks from your hands.
     When you finish all ten jacks, you now try to do the same thing again but with two jacks at a time. This
is more difficult, of course. You will lose your turn if you do not pick up exactly two jacks or if you make
any of the other mistakes.
1. To pick up a jack, you have to _____.
A. throw one of the jacks first
B. throw the first jack you've caught
C. throw the rubber ball into the air first
D. catch the falling ball first
2. How many times will you pick up jacks when you play with two jacks at a time
    without making any mistakes to win the game?
A. 5
B 3    
C. 4   
D. 6
3. Which of the following is true?
A. The name of a jack is very popular with children
B .The children like the game only for its simple rules.
C. You always do the same thing when you finish all ten jacks.
D. You have to pick up one jack as fast as possible before you catch the ball

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案