Question

I look in the mirror, and I'm not happy with what I see. I don't have a "perfect" face. I look in the magazines and all I see are girls with fair hair, blue eyes, and, of course, a pretty little nose. They're on the outside of the buses that I take home, the television programs I watch, and the billboards（广告牌）I walk under. Almost every advertisement I see shows this human physical "perfection". These billboards not only tell me what to drink, but also how to look.

Our society places more importance on a person's physical beauty, rather than their ability, honesty and character. We have influenced women to go through painful surgeries（手术）and starve themselves to become this society-built physical model. To be a beautiful woman in the 21st century doesn't mean that you are a brilliant doctor or caring mother. It means you have the perfect jaw, eyes and lips. It means that you can be six feet tall and weigh one hundred and ten pounds.

But what about the women who are starting to leave their youth? Instead of looking at aging as a sign of wisdom, we try to prevent the aging process (过程）. It's a kind of funny thing to want to look eighteen when fifty. Fifty is a relaxed age, when you can step back and look at all you've achieved(successfully complete something). It is when your hard work pays off. Unfortunately, our society just sees you as “old”. To stop the aging process, women buy wrinkle（皱纹）creams, do eye lifts and face lifts. They spend thousands of dollars to win the hopeless battle against age.

I remember when I was about thirteen years old and going through teens, I had oily hair, and a half developed body. I hated the way I looked. I used to cry to my mother all the time, but she would just laugh and tell me that "you don't want anyone to like your appearance. It's your heart that is important, because beauty fades（消逝）." I knew that she was right. If you work on your heart enough, people will start to see the beauty in you, which lasts and remains on even after you die.

1.The main idea of the first paragraph is that    .

A. the author doesn't have a perfect face

B. women have to look beautiful

C. photos of beautiful girls can be seen everywhere

D. there are too many beauties in daily life

2.What's the author's attitude towards being "old"?

A. It's a pity that people have to get old.

B. It's a fruitful and wise time.

C. It's stupid to try to stay young.

D. It's a pity that society looks down upon the old.

3.It is         that regard(s) the physical beauty as more important.

A. women themselves

B. the author's parents

C. newspapers and magazines

D. society

4.What's the author's opinion about beauty?

A. The author doesn't like the beauties our society values.

B. It is not important whether a person looks beautiful or not.

C. It is a person's heart and inner qualities that are important rather than the physical beauty.

D. The author feels appearance is important to a person.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：该文章主要告诉我们是人的心，也就是人品比美貌更重要，这有利于人们是人间立世，因为美貌会消逝，而心灵美好是永久的。

1.1】C考查主旨大意题。通读第一段，根据该段的前三句话可知作者认为自己不是完美的女孩，但到处都可看到美女照片。可知选C。

2.2】B考查判断推理题。根据文章第三段的Instead of looking at aging as a sign of wisdom, we try to prevent the aging process (过程）不是把年龄增长看成智慧的标志，我们总是尽力防止衰老的过程。由此可推断作者将old看成是智慧和成熟的年龄，而世人常常是做美容就是为了让自己美丽而不知这件事实。故选B。

3.3】D考查细节理解题。根据文章第二段的第一句话Our society places more importance on a person's physical beauty, rather than their ability, honesty and character我们的社会总是更注重一个人的身体美丽而不是能力、诚实和品行。由此判断选D。

4.It's your heart that is important, because beauty fades（消逝）是你的心更重要，因为美貌会消逝的，故判断应该选C。

【名师点睛】

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】

该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。

【备考提醒】

为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：

1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。

2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。如：5.3】D考查细节理解题。根据文章第二段的第一句话Our society places more importance on a person's physical beauty, rather than their ability, honesty and character我们的社会总是更注重一个人的身体美丽而不是能力、诚实和品行。由此判断选D。

3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。

4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。如：26.6.2】B考查判断推理题。根据文章第三段的Instead of looking at aging as a sign of wisdom, we try to prevent the aging process (过程）不是把年龄增长看成智慧的标志，我们总是尽力防止衰老的过程。由此可推断作者将old看成是智慧和成熟的年龄，而世人常常是做美容就是为了让自己美丽而不知这件事实。故选B。

考点：日常生活类阅读理解