Society has certain standards for beauty. But Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc, who spent nearly four years shooting_______of women from around the world, is_______these standards.
She believes that beauty can_______many forms. “Beauty just means being_______,” Noroc told NPR. “I don’t think we have to_______ourselves to be in a certain way; I think we just have to keep ourselves_______we are and don’t necessarily need to change.”
_______by a trip to Africa in 2013, Noroc has traveled to more than 50 countries and regions since then. In 2017, she compiled a book called The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits to show how many different kinds of _______ there are in the world. A new_______of her book has recently caused heated discussion on social media.
From a__________Russian dancer to a talkative cafe owner in New York, Noroc’s subjects__________her in deep conversation. Noroc found out what moves them, what their daily struggles and joys are, and what brings beauty into their own lives. “Wherever I go, it’s the women that________ all the culture and traditions of a place. I________try to focus on women’s stories, how they face challenges and overcome them,” Noroc told CNN.
Her encounter with Ala, a student at a self-defense school in Jordan called “She Fighter”, left a ________impression on her. Ala raises her fists as she looks into the________while her face is covered by a white hijab (面纱). Noroc describes She Fighter as “the first self-defense school for women in the Arab world”, and writes, “I discovered a(n)________initiative(主动性) and a splendid sisterhood.”
In Iran, Noroc met Norocmet Farnoush, a woman who lives in________worlds. “In one she is an economist, ________profession. In the other, she is an artist, because this is her ________”. For Noroc, the women’s beauty lies in how________and comfortable they appear while just being themselves.
1.A.targets B.concerns C.outlines D.portraits
2.A.appealing B.refreshing C.challenging D.deleting
3.A.take on B.focus on C.fold up D.turn out
4.A.itself B.yourself C.himself D.herself
5.A.adapt B.cater C.acknowledge D.change
6.A.as B.that C.who D.how
7.A.Advocated B.Inspired C.Stimulated D.Privileged
8.A.tradition B.photographer C.school D.beauty
9.A.headline B.reaction C.edition D.catalogue
10.A.struggling B.confusing C.disappointing D.enterprising
11.A.employed B.engaged C.enabled D.emphasized
12.A.perform B.seek C.carry D.spread
13.A.only B.originally C.readily D.really
14.A.concrete B.lasting C.subjective D.vague
15.A.camera B.book C.café D.screen
16.A.demanding B.decreasing C.amazing D.abusing
17.A.false B.explicit C.valid D.two
18.A.after B.by C.beneath D.with
19.A.passion B.contribution C.substitution D.ambition
20.A.dynamic B.noble C.natural D.elegant
— Congratulations, Tom! You have won the first prize in the physics competition.
— Don’t ________. I am not good at physics, you know.
A.be a wet blanket B.pull my leg C.be a no-brainer D.be all thumbs
— I am bored with running.
— Why not try trampoline, a new fitness craze that ______ the world by storm?
A.took B.is taking C.had taken D.will take
People often have difficulty facing reality when further scientific discovery challenges _______ they have previously thought to be settled facts.
A.what B.that C.who D.which
- Have you known each other for long?
- Not really. ________ we started to work in this school.
A.Just after B.Just when C.Ever since D.Just before
Despite Johnson’s being green at his job, the work he did was ________ and thus won the manager’s approval.
A.familiar B.demanding C.adequate D.primitive
