期末复习（阅读表达）2023-2024学年人教版九年级英语全册

2023-2024年九年级英语期末复习 阅读表达 （一） 阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。 In summer, it's common on the street to see many Chinese women holding umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun.But when Amy, an exchange student in Beijing from the US, first saw this,she foundit strange,even impossible to understand. She wrote on her blog,“Unlike Chinese women, American women like to put on their tank tops(背心) and sunglasses during summer.” This may be caused by the different standards of beauty between the US and China. Many Americans don't want white skin. They would rather be tanned(晒黑). Amy also wrote,“Having darker skin is so popular that many women and men will pay for fake tans(假晒黑) so that they ca keep their sun-kissed appearance during the winter months, too.” Why do they like tanned skin? Michelle Louis reported in her research,"The process of tannin an help make people's skin smooth and hide marks.” She further explained,"Tans make people's skin smooth and hide marks.”She further explained“Tans make people’s skin appear healthier and make them appear thinner than when they have pale skin.” Perhaps there is no real ideal standard of beauty. In different cultures and at different times of history, the standards change. On Amy's blog, she also gave two examples: Some women carried umbrellas around trying to keep their white skin in the US 150 years ago. During the Tang Dynasty in China, heavy women were thought beautiful. But now, Chinese women prefer to be thin. In a word, different standards of beauty should be respected. People may grow up with only one idea of what beauty is, but it doesn't mean that it's necessarily the correct or the best idea. 56. What do American women like to wear during summer? _____________________________________________________________________ 57. Are the standards of beauty between the US and China the same according to the passage? _____________________________________________________________________ 58. In Michelle Louis' opinion, why do many Americans pre