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(2018石家庄高三质检)Many young people these days adore the advertised magazine body and become too focused on attaining this image instead of worrying more about what lasts and even grows over time.But could you imagine being considered beautiful for years，and suddenly being ugly after moving to another continent? It is a sad reality that people don't realize how vacillating the idea of beauty can be from one country to another.
Think of the most typical American girl you know.Is she blondehaired with white skin and light blue eyes，and does she love shopping or sports? Now place this girl in the heart of Africa，where beauty is placed on what you can control.The Maasai tribe in Kenya focuses on how clean people are，and how stylish their piercings (穿孔) are.This tribe's culture is to be a brave fighter，so they will cut their skin with patterns in it to show that they are strong.If you don't look fierce，you are not beautiful.
Other countries like North Korea and South Korea have their own unique views on beauty.In an interview，a woman who has lived in both North Korea and South Korea claims that beauty in North Korea is based more on your ability to be a good woman and wife.She says that women in North Korea are less concerned about fashion and beauty in the physical sense.She says they did have a time when big eyes were a big deal and everyone wanted to get double eyelid surgery.This is something extreme and could perhaps be influenced by Western culture.But don't you think the idea of getting surgery done to look more attractive is crazy?
1．What does the underlined word “vacillating” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Inconsistent. B．Reasonable.
C．Unusual. D．Similar.
2．The Maasai tribe in Kenya is mentioned to show that in their eyes ________.
A．getting dirty is stylish
B．looking fierce is beautiful
C．strong people cut their skin
D．American girls love shopping
3．According to the woman interviewed，women in North Korea now ________.
A．care a lot about their appearance
B．put the beauty of eyes in the first place
C．pay great attention to their ability
D．are crazy about double eyelid surgery
4．What does the text mainly tell us?
A．Inner beauty is of great importance.
B．Ideas of beauty vary among culture groups.
C．Different ways are needed to admire true beauty.
D．Fashion magazines easily influence young people.
【答案与解析】
1．A 词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句可知，许多年里，你都被认为是美丽的，在你搬到另一个大陆时突然会被认为是难看的。由此可知美会随着地点的不同发生变化，因此此处指人们没有意识到不同国家的人的审美观是不一致的。
2．B 细节理解题。根据第二段的“If you don't look fierce，you are not beautiful.”可知，肯尼亚的Maasai部落认为看起来凶猛就是美丽的。
3．C 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“…claims that beauty in North Korea is based more on your ability to be a good woman and wife.”可知，朝鲜的女性现在更加关注她们成为好女人和好妻子的能力。
4．B 主旨大意题。根据第一段的最后一句可知，不同国家的人对美的观点是不同的，即不同的文化群体的审美观不尽相同。
