Fixing photos can hurt
Posting selfies (自拍) online can be a fun way to share your life with your friends and family. But some people take their photos a bit too seriously and spend a lot of time editing them. This not only presents a “fake” image (形象) of those people to the world, but can even make people feel worse about themselves.
Researchers in Australia did a study in which 130 women aged 18 to 30 were asked to look at a series of photos. Some of the photos showed thin women, while others showed average-sized women. Afterwards, the women were asked to take a selfie with an iPad and were then given 10 minutes to edit the selfie.
The women were also asked about their personal dissatisfaction with their bodies and faces several times during the experiment—before and after viewing their images, and after editing their selfies.
The researchers’ findings showed that the longer the women took to edit and post their selfies, the more likely they were to have negative (消极的) feelings about their own appearance. In addition, the more heavily edited the photos were, the more likely it was that the women were dissatisfied with their facial appearance.
People are often pressured to present the best version (版本) of themselves. This in turn creates greater stress as they edit their photos to “perfection”, while they themselves don’t actually change, according to Professor Marika Tiggemann, one of the researchers. The findings show the difficulties people face when using social media.
1.Why do some people spend plenty of time editing their photos?
A.Because they want to show people their fake image.
B.Because they want to make people feel worse about them.
C.Because they want to kill time.
D.Because they take their photos too seriously.
2.Which things were the women asked to do in the study?
①To look at given photos ②To make their selfies
③To comment on given photos ④To express their attitudes
⑤To edit their selfies
A.①②③④ B.①②④⑤ C.①②③⑤ D.②③④⑤
3.Which one of the following is NOT the research’s finding?
A.The longer one edits his selfies,the more likely he feels negative with his appearance.
B.The more heavily edited one’s selfies are,the more likely one dissatisfies with his face.
C.When people post online their best selfies, their stress may decrease.
D.Posting over—edited selfies online can make people feel worse about themselves.
4.What do Professor Marika Tiggemann’s words mean in last paragraph?
A.One’s stress with over-edited selfies actually results from pressure.
B.One’s stress with over-edited selfies is related to his appearance change.
C.One’s stress can lead to his photos’ perfection.
D.One can present his best version of himself under no pressure.
Recently, a six-year-old girl netnamed Miumiu has successfully made herself known abroad because of her playing guitar! Her videos of playing guitar and singing have harvested over one million “likes” since uploading her first video on Youtube in January. Now, the subscriptions (订阅) of her videos on Youtube have reached 138,000.
Miumiu’s videos became famous overnight, which has immediately caught eyes from abroad media and many famous singers.
“The little girl from Nanjing, China, whose real name is Zhou Zhaoyan, may be 6 years old, but her musical gift goes far beyond her years. Not only is she a great guitar player, but she’s also a beautiful singer! It’s no wonder she’s charming thousands with her playing and singing.” written from Inspiremore Web.
“I saw this this morning and cried a happy tear or two listening to her singing. Let’s go back to the basics, everybody. Who we really are? I wish you health, and more than wealth. I wish you love. I am Really gonna sing this live one day too. Have a blessed day!” Xue Kaiqi wrote on her blog.
We’ re living in a strange time in an even stranger world at the moment, but it is people like Miumiu that will keep us going and shine a light even in the darkest of times. The six-year-old singer is without a doubt going to become one of the biggest social media sensations (引起轰动的人), but until then, she’ll put a smile on your face and continue to brighten your day.
If that isn’t enough to make you fall in love, her personality is great too. Each video on her YouTube channel comes with the words: “Thank you for your encouragement. I will continue to study hard. To realize my dream to be an excellent guitarist.”
1.How did Miumiu make herself known abroad?
A.By playing and singing. B.By catching eyes from abroad media.
C.By her beautiful appearance. D.By her great personality.
2.From the text,we know____________.
A.Miumiu is sixteen years old B.Miumiu is from Nanning
C.Miumiu has the gift for music D.Miumiu is just a guitar player
3.What’s the Miumiu’s dream by the text?
A.To be a famous singer. B.To be a guitarist.
C.To go abroad. D.To earn much money.
4.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?
A.We are living in a dark world.
B.Miumiu is not modest at all.
C.Miumiu wants to be a social media sensation
D.Miumiu is an inspiring and well-behaved girl.
May is a beautiful month full of sunshine and flowers. It is also the month when we show thanks to our mothers on Mother’s Day.
In my family, Mother’s Day celebration is different every year. Two years ago, I made breakfast for my mom and she still remembers all the dishes I cooked. Last year, I bought her a selfie stick (自拍杆) with the money that I made from selling some of my old books. She uses it all the time.
I wanted to do something special on this “quarantined” (隔离) Mother’s Day due to the coronavirus (新冠病毒) outbreak. In April, I started to search for different gift ideas on the internet. Finally, I decided to make multiple cards by hand and make a box out of the cards. It took me a long time to make it. I then put a small bag of colorful chocolates in the box. The messages I wrote on the cards were some small favors I could do for my mom, such as wash-ing dishes.
On the night before Mother’s Day, I asked my mom to go to sleep early so that I could go into her room and put the present next to her bed. When she woke up, she was very excited a-bout my gift and spent a lot of time looking at every tiny detail of the box.
My mom is my hero and she has sacrificed (牺牲) her career to take care of me. I am glad that there is a special day in May for me to honor my mom and show her my thanks and love.
1.What did the writer buy for her mom on last Mother’s Day?
A.dishes. B.selfie stick. C.chocolates. D.flowers.
2.Why were they quarantined on Mother’s Day this year?
A.Because of the coronavirus outbreak.
B.Because of the sunshine and flowers this month.
C.Because of selling some of her old books.
D.Because of her mother’s sacrifice.
3.Why did the writer ask her mom to go to sleep early on the night before Mother’s Day?
A.Because her mother is a hero.
B.Because she wanted to wash dishes.
C.Because she would make a box out of cards.
D.Because it was convenient for her to put her present.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Mother’s Day. B.A Box out of Cards.
C.May Love for Mom D.My Hero.
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Brave, creative and clever, Emily Winfield Martin expresses all the loving things that parents think of when they look at their children. This is a book grown—up will love reading over and over to kids.
Goodnight Moon Publication date: January 23，2007
Margaret Wise Brown (Writer)
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In a great green room is a little bunny (兔子) who is loved by generations (几代人) of readers and listeners. The quiet words and the gentle pictures make a perfect book for the end of the day.
Baby Touch and Feel Animals
Publication date: January 21, 2008
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This is a book full of lovely bunnies and other animals. This is a gift that your little child is sure to like. Babies can practice recognizing animals and animals’ voices when they touch the pictures on the pages. With more than one million copies sold, Baby Touch and Feel Ani-mals is the perfect book for the child’s bookshelf.
1.Whom is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie written for?
A.Kids who like the mouse. B.Kids who like cookies.
C.Kids who like animals. D.Kids who begin learning to read.
2.Which one of the four books is published earliest?
A.If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. B.The Wonderful Things You’ll Be.
C.Goodnight Moon. D.Baby Touch and Feel Animals.
3.What can Baby Touch and Feel Animal do for kids?
A.Help kids recognize animals. B.Help kids love animals.
C.Help kids draw animals. D.Help kids feed animals.
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As we all know, travelling can be a exciting experience. Let me give you some advices that you have to pay attention to. You can find out more about your destination by surf the Internet before you set out. You needn't take too much cash. Although it can be very convenience to pay in cash, using cheques are much more reliable. In additional, it will be wise of you to take an umbrella in case of it should rain. But if you are to travel abroad, you'd better understand the cultural diversity, that is very important. Keep it in mind that being polite in foreign countries can helped you have a wonderful trip.
