Question

How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may try to follow trends in Western countries，but your peers(同龄人)in the United States don't care as much about fashion(时尚)as you do．

A recent survey among high school students in China，Japan，South Korea and the US found that Asian teenagers care more about their looks than young people in the US．

This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were questioned about their view on life and the world.

South Koreans, at 83 percent, cared most about their appearance. They were followed by the Chinese and Japanese while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.

“The different results show differences of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre.

He explained that in the US there are many different standards of beauty, so teens are more likely to be confident about their appearance.

US teenagers’ high self-confidence is showed in survey. About 85 percent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 percent.

Strong ambition( 雄心) is seen in Chinese high schools. Only two in five high school students are satisfied with “an average living”. Koreans are next at 48 percent，Japanese come in at 66 percent and Americans are at 71．

“According to the survey，Chinese students are happy. But Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax．”said Sun．

1.According to the survey，_________ cared little about their appearance．

A．the Chinese teenagers

B．the American teenagers．

C．the Korean teenagers

D．the Japanese teenagers

2.Sun Yunxiao’s words means ___________.

A．the different standards of beauty cause the different attitudes toward fashion

B．the Chinese teens should have a stronger desire to make a difference．

C．the Chinese students are satisfied with the society most

D．the Chinese students agree that they should follow their own interests rather than those of others

3.The underlined word “standards’’ in the sixth paragraph means __________.

A．rules

B．backgrounds

C．values

D．interests

4.From the 8^th paragraph we may 1earn that __________．

A．Asian teenagers care more about their looks than young people in the US

B．US students showed the most individuality(个性)among the four countries

C．Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax

D．American students have the least ambition among the four countries

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．A survey about the attitudes towards the fashion．

B．How Asian teenagers care more about their looks than young people in the US．

C．Why Chinese students are happy．

D．Why Chinese students should be more independent and learn how to relax

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】文章讲述了在不同国家一个对待时尚的态度的调查。

1.细节题。根据第4段最后一句while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.可知B正确。

2.推理题。根据5,6两段可知不同的对美得标准导致对时尚的态度也不一样。

3.猜测词义题。本题可以利用代入法，这里是指价值观。对美丽的价值观不一样。

4.推理题题。根据Japanese come in at 66 percent and Americans are at 71。百分之71的美国人对现状满意，说明这些人没有雄心。美国人的比率是最高的。

5.主旨大意题。文章讲述了在不同国家一个对待时尚的态度的调查。