江蘇省蘇州市中考英語模擬試題匯編：閱讀理解

江蘇省蘇州市2021年中考英語模擬試題精選匯編

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2021年江蘇省蘇州市中考英語模擬試題1

第三部分閱讀理解（共12小題；每小題2分，滿分24分）

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A

LifeCycleofaPlasticBottle

PETplascicismadeTheoilismadeinto

fromoilwhichispellets（顆粒）which

extracted（提取）一工formthebasicmaterial

terfromtheEAIUI.ofplasticproduction.

Thepelletsare

Anudeintoplastic

.MostofthebottleswillendAround27%of

upincheenvironmentorinPETphsdcbottlesybotdeswhichare

BfiwRlandfillwheretheycakeupwillberecycledsofilledwithwater

1000yearstostarttobreaktheycanbemadeandocherdrinks.

down.intonewproducts.

Itisthenbought.

Ittakes3Lofwater

usedanddisposed

Aof（處理）bytheand250mLofoilco

makeILofbottled

cuscomer（Thal's

Theproductisthenwater.

us!）.

transportedtostores

forsale.

（）21.Thebeginningofaplasticbottle'slifecycleis.

A.oilB.waterC.coalD.pellets

（）22.Howmanyofthewasteplasticbottlesarerecycled?

A.Almostall.B.Morethanhalf.

C.Lessthanaquarter.D.Lessthanonethird.

（）23.Thepicturecanbeusedtoadvisepeopleto.

A.extractmoreoilB.reuseextractedoil

C.recycleplasticbottlesD.reducewaterpollution

B

IfyouliveinShanghai,youmighthavetotakea"lesson"insortinggarbage（垃圾分類）,

asthecityrecentlyintroducednewgarbage-sortingregulations（條例）.

It'snowrequiredthatpeopleshouldsortgarbageintofourkinds,namelyrecyclable,

harmful,dryandwetwaste.However,ifpeoplefailtosorttheirgarbageproperly,theycanbe

finedupto200yuan.

Morecitiesareintroducingsimilarregulations,followingthepracticeinShanghai.Bythe

endof2021,garbage-sortingsystemswillhavebeenbuiltin46majorChinesecities,including

BeijingandShenzhen,reportedPeople'sDaily.

Althoughover90percentofthepublicbelievethatgarbagesortingisimportantforthe

protectionoftheenvironment,garbagesortingisstillabigprobleminChina.Only30percentof

participants（參與者）saidthattheythinktheyaresortingtheirtrashproperlyaccordingtoastudy

bythegovernment.Inthepast,somegarbageregulationsdidn'tgiveclearfinesforpeoplewho

failedtosortgarbage.NowthenewregulationsinShanghaiaretochangethepastvoluntary

actionintocompulsory（義務的）actionforeveryone.

Manyotherforeigncountrieshavealsointroducedgarbage-sortingregulations.InJapan,

wastesortinghasbecomeabasicsurvivalskill.Thereisafixedtimefordealingwitheachkindof

garbageandlitteringcanresultinhighfines.InGermanytoo,manypeopleareaskedtosortwaste

intodifferentgroups.Forexample,inBerlin,peoplehaveyellowbinsforplasticandmetalsand

bluebinsforpaperandcardboard.

（）24.WhatdoweknowaboutgarbagesortinginShanghai?

A.Peopleshouldputtheirgarbageintotwogroups.

B.ItsetsanexamplefbrmanyothercitiesinChina.

C.Peoplewillbefined200yuaneachtimetheybreaktheregulations.

D.Shanghaiisthefirstcitytointroducegarbage-sortingregulationsinChina.

（）25.WhatisthesituationofgarbagesortinginChinanow?

A.Somepeoplecanproperlysorttheirgarbage.

B.Fewpeopleknowtheimportanceofgarbagesorting.

C.Peoplearenothappywiththegarbage-sortingregulationsnow.

D.China'sgarbage-sortingproblemisthemostseriousintheworld.

（）26.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?

A.Whygarbagesortingisimportant.

B.Howothercountriessortgarbage.

C.GarbagesortinghasstartedinChina.

D.Theworld'sgarbageproblemisbecomingworse.

C

MaryAnnhadbeenpreparingforthismomentsinceshewasthreeyearsold.Momwouldn't

letherstartdanceclassuntilshewasfive,soshewouldturnonsomemusicanddanceinfrontof

herdad.AsMarygrew,sodidherlovefordance.

AsMaryenteredhighschool,herparentsweregrowingfurtherandfurtherapart（分開）.

ExceptforwhenMarydanced,hermomanddadwouldcometotheshowandtheywouldallgo

outtoeattogetherafterwards.Itwasn'tmuch,butitprovidedsomeofherhappiestmoments.

Still,eventhosemealsweredistant（遙遠的）memoriesnow.Herparentshadseparatedfor3

monthsaftersheleftforcollege.

ItwasaveryimportantshowfbrMary.

"Getinline!Getready!Rememberyouhavefiveminuteseachandhavefunoutthere!"the

danceteachersaid.Marywasfirstinline.Herwholelifehadbuiltuptothismoment.Asshe

walkedonstage,themusicstarted.Herbodymovedbeautifullyandshetriedherbesttodance!As

themusicstopped,thepeopleclapped(拍手)warmly.

Theperformancewasover.However,Marywasleavingwithjusthermom.Shewasalittle

sad,becauseherdaddidn'tcome.Butwhensheopenedthedoortohercar,shefoundanoteanda

picture.Inthepicture,itwassheandherdaddancingtogether.Andthenotesaid,"Thatwasthe

mostbeautifulthingIhaveeverseen.Iamsoproudofyou.Iwillbewaitingatourrestaurant.M

Allatonce,Marycouldn'tcontrolheremotions(情緒)andshebrokeoutintears.Itwasn't

much,butforatleastthisonenight-dancehadbroughtthemtogetherasafamilyonceagain.

()27.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Mary'smotherdidn'tallowhertodanceuntilshewasthree.

B.Marykeptontakingpartinthedanceshowonlybecausesheloveddancing.

C.BothMary'sfatherandhermotherlovedherdeeply.

D.Mary'swonderfulperformancedidn*treceiveherfather'spraise.

()28.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofthestory?

a.Maryfoundherfather'snoteinhercar.

b.Mary*sfamilyhaddinnertogetheronthatimportantday.

c.Maryleftwithhermotheraftertheperformance.

d.Marywasexcitedandshecouldn'thelpcrying.

A.c-d-a-b.B.c-a-d-b.C.a-c-b-d.D.c-a-b-d

()29.Whichcanbethebesttitle?

A.AnImportantMoment.

B.AGirlLovingDancing.

C.TheDanceBringingtheFamilyTogether.

D.TheNotewithaFather*sLove.

D

Youmayhaveheardthathumansonlyusetenpercentoftheirbrain,andthatifyoucould

unlocktherestofyourbrainpower,youcoulddosomuchmore.This"tempercentmyth”has

excitedpeople'simaginationInthemovieLucy,forexample,awomandevelopsgodlikepowers

thankstodrugs(藥物)thatsetfreethehidden90percentofherbrain.

However,scientistshaveshownthathumansusetheirwholebrainthroughouteachday.

Overtheyears,brainscientistshaveshownthatdifferentpartsofthebrainareresponsiblefor

specificfunctions,whetherit'srecognizingcoloursorsolvingproblems.Differentfromthe

nten-percentmyth",scientistshaveprovedthateverypartofthebrainisusedforourdaily

functioningthankstobrainimagingtechniques.

Studieshaven'tfoundabrainareathatiscompletelyinactiveyet.Evenstudiesthatmeasure

activityatthelevelofsingleneurons（神經元）havenotfoundanyinactiveareasofthebrain.

Manystudiesthatmeasurebrainactivitywhenapersonisdoingaspecifictaskshowthatdifferent

partsofthebrainworktogether.Forexample,whileyouarereadingatextonyoursmartphone,

differentpartsofyourbrainworktogether.However,somepartsofyourbrain,includingthose

responsibleforvision（視覺），readingcomprehension（理解）andholdingyourphone,willbemore

active.Amoredirectcounter（反駁）tothe"ten-percentmyth"liesinpeoplewhohavesuffered

braindamage（損壞）andwhattheycannolongerdo,ordoaswell,asaresultofthatdamage.If

the“ten-percentmyth"istrue,thendamagetosomepartsoftheirbrainshouldn'taffect（影響）

theirdailyfunctioning.

Anotherlineofevidence（證據）againstthe"ten-percentmyth“comesfromevolution（進

化論）.Theadultbrainonlytakesuptwopercentofthebody,yetitusesover20percentofthe

body*senergy.Thebrainhasbeenshapedbymillionsofyearsofnaturalselection（選擇），which

passesdownfavorablepointstoincreasethelikelihoodofsurvival.Itisunlikelythatthebody

woulddevotesomuchofitsenergytokeepingonly10percentofthebrainfunctioning.

Themaincharmofthe"ten-percentmyth"istheideathatyoucoulddosomuchmoreif

youcouldunlocktherestofyourbrain.Theideaisinlinewithmessagesfromsomeself-help

books.Forexample,LowellThomas'spreface（序言）toDaleCarnegie'spopularbook,Howto

WinFriendsandInfluencePeople,saysthattheaverageperson"developsonly10percentofhis

mentalability".ThisstatementwasfirstlyputforwardbyWilliamJames,whoreferstopeople's

potential（潛力）toachievemoreratherthanhowmuchofthebraintheyhaveused.

（）30.Whatisthe"ten-percentmyth”？

A.Peoplejustusesmallpartsoftheirbrain

B.Peopledon*tknowaboutthemselvesfully.

C.Itisimpossibleforpeopletousetheirbrainfully.

D.Onlyasmallnumberofpeopleusetheirwholebrain.

（）31.WhatdoweknowaboutthebrainaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Somepartsofitarecompletelyinactive.

B.Somepartsofitusemoreenergythanothers.

C.Somebraindamageswillnotaffectourdailylife.

D.Somepartsofitwillbemoreactivewhenperformingatask.

（）32.WhatmightWilliamJamesbelieveaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Peopleneedtoknowmoreabouttheirbrain.

B.Everypartofpeople'sbrainhasbeenfullyused.

C.Peopleshoulddependonthemselvesmorethanonothers.

D.Everyoneshouldbeencouragedtorealizetheirfullpotential.

21-32.ADCBACCBCADD

2021年江蘇省蘇州市中考英語模擬試題2

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A

ThingsYouCanDotoHelptheEnvironment

Thebiggestuseofhomeenergyisforcoolingand

heating.Soturnupyourairconditioner（空調）andturn

downtheheat,especiallyatnight.Replaceregularlight

bulbswithfluorescentbulbs（熒光燈）,whichuseless

energy.

Carsaregettingbigger,even5metreslong.Theyburn

moregasoline（汽油）andincreaseproblemswithacid

rain（酸雨）andairpollution.Sotrytowalk,bicycleor

usepublictransportation.Thiscansavemoregasoline

andreducepollution.

EachAmericanthrowsawayanaverage（平均）of10

kilogramsoflittereveryday.Reducewastebeforeyou

buybythinkingitcarefully:DoIneedit?Isitsomething

Icanonlyuseonce?Buyproductsthatyou

canuseoverandoveragain.

Showersusealotofwater.Inoneweek,atypical

Americanfamilyusesasmuchwaterasapersondrinks

in3years!Buyaspecialnlow-flow"showerheadortake

shortershowers.Thiscancutwateruseinhalf.

（）21.Thebiggestuseofhomeenergyisfbr.

A.burninggasolineB.takingshower

C.turninglightsonD.coolingandheating

（）22.Onaverage,howmanykilogramsofrubbishdoeseachAmericanthrowawayevery

day?

A.1.B.3.C.5.D.10.

（）23.Whatcanwedotohelpcutwateruse?

A.Thinkitcarefully.B.Usepublictransportation.

C.Takeshortershowers.D.Buyanhigh-flownshowerhead.

B

CallforHelpwiththisSimpleApp

Imaginehavinganappthatworkslikethis:Whenyouneedhelp,justopentheapp,touchthe

"NotOK"buttonandatextmessagewillbesenttouptofivepre-selectedpeople,alongwitha

locationtoshowwhereyouare.Themessagereads,nHey,I'mnotOK.Pleasecallme,textmeor

cometofindme."

USteenagersHannahLucas,15,andherbrotherCharlie,13,havecreatedanappcalled

NotOKItcameoutintheUSandCanadaonJan31.Peoplejustneedtopay$1.99eachmonthto

useit.

Hannahwasinspired（啟發(fā)）tocreatetheappduringadarktimeinherlifelast-year.Shehad

aseriousdiseasethatcausedhertopassout（暈倒）atschool.Otherkidssometimesbullied（欺負）

heraboutthis.Shefeltsadandwantedtofindanappthatwouldallowhertogethelpwhenshe

wasn'tfeelingOK.

SheaskedCharlietofindsuchanapp.Whenhecouldn'tfindone,theydecidedtocreateone

themselves.

Theycameupwithsomedesignsfortheappfirst.BeforeCharliebuiltawebsitefortheapp

toletmorepeopleknowaboutit,Hannahsharedherideainhersummerbusinessclass.Finally,

someappdevelopers（開發(fā)員）showedinterestanddecidedtohelpthem.

Hannahishappythatherappishelpingothersnow."ItmakeswhatIwentthroughlastyear

worthit,"shesaid.

（）24.WhatcanwelearnaboutNotOKfromthepassage?

A.Itusuallyworkswhensomeoneoffershelp.

B.Itwillsendatextmessagetothepolicenearby.

C.ItisfreeforpeopleintheUSandCanadatouse.

D.Itallowspeopletogethelpbysimplytouchingabutton.

（）25.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofcreatingNotOK?

a.Theygothelpfromtheappdevelopers.

b.CharliebuiltawebsitetointroduceNotOK.

c.Charliewasn'tabletofindanappthatcouldhelphissister.

d.Hannahsharedtheideaoftheappinhersummerbusinessclass.

A.b-c-d-a.B.b-d-c-a.C.c-d-b-a.D.c-b-d-a.

（）26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"what"mean?

A.Takingabusinessclassinsumme匚

B.Havingthediseaseandthebully.

C.Comingupwiththeideaofcreatingtheapp.

D.GettinghelpfromCharlieandtheappdevelopers.

C

IwenttoMountAllisonUniversity,andonmylastdaythere,agirlcameuptomeandshe

said,nIrememberthefirsttimethatImetyou.'*Andthenshetoldmeastorythathadhappened

fouryearsearlier.

Shesaid,"OnthedaywhenIstarteduniversity,Iwasstandinginlinewaiting,andIlooked

aroundIwassoafraidthatIcouldn'tdoanything.Iwasn'treadyforuniversity.Ijustcried.Iknew

Ihadtogiveup."Andshesaid,"Imadethatdecision,andIturnedtomymomandmydadtotell

themthatweneededtogohome.*'

"Justatthatmoment,youcameoutofthebuildingtowelcomenewstudents.Youhada

basketoflollipops（棒棒糖），andyouwerewalkingalongandyouwerehandingthelollipopsout

topeopleinline.Suddenly,yougottome,andyoujuststopped.Itwasstrange.Andthenyou

lookedattheboybesideme,andyousmiled,andyougavealollipoptohim,andyousaid,'You

needtogivealollipoptothebeautifulgirlstandingnexttoyou.*Hisfaceturnedsuperred,andhe

didn'tevenlookatme.Hejustheldthelollipopoutanddidn'tknowwhattodo.H

“AndIfelt:sosorryforthisboythatItookthelollipop,andassoonasIdid,youlookedat

mymomandmydadwithafake（假的）seriousface,andyousaid,'Lookatthat.Lookatthat.

Firstdayawayfromhome,andalreadyshe'stakingcandyfromastranger?!'Twentyfeetinevery

direction,everybodylostit.AndIknowthisisfunny,butinthatmoment,witheveryone's

happiness,Ifeltrelaxed.IknewthatIwaswhereIwassupposedtobe,andIknewthatIwas

home,andIhaven'tspokentoyouonceinthefouryearssincethatday,butIheardthatyouwere

leaving,andIhadtocomeupandtellyouthatyou'vebeenanincredibly（難以置信）important

personinmylife.Goodluck.”

Tomysurprise,Idon'trememberthatatall.Itwassuchacommonmomentforme.Ijust

wantedtomakepeoplehappyasIalwaystriedto.Icouldn'timaginetheinfluenceI'deverhadon

anyone'slife.Awomanwalkeduptomefouryearslaterandsaid,"You'vebeenanincredibly

importantpersoninmylife."Thismademylifewonderful.

Howmanyofyouhavealollipopmoment,amomentwhenyouhavemadesomeone'slife

betterbysomethingthatyousaidorthatyoudid.I'msureeverysingleoneofyoucanbethe

catalyst（催化齊U）foralollipopmoment,justbyasimpleactofkindness.

（）27.Thewritingpurposeofthispassageis.

A.toencourageustoactkindly

B.tointroduceawaytomakeothershappy

C.toaskustogivelollipopstopeopleinneed

D.totellthestoryofbeinganimportantperson

（）28.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsmean?

A.Everybodygotlostintheuniversity.

B.Everybodycouldn't:findthelollipoptheygot.

C.Everybodylaughedbecauseofthewriter'sjoke.

D.Everybodydidn'tunderstandthewriter'swords.

（）29.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?

A.Peoplepunishedthegirlfortakingcandyfromastranger.

B.Theboywasveryshywhenhewasaskedtogivethegirlalollipop.

C.Thegirlfeltthattheuniversitywaslikeherhomebecauseofalollipop.

D.Thewriter'sjobistomakethestudentswhowanttogiveupfeelrelaxed.

D

IfyouwereinXi'aninShaanxiProvinceonApril18,youmightfeellikeyouwerebackin

ancientChina.Therewerecatwalkshowsandtraditionalmusicconcertsheldbypeoplewearing

traditionalChineseclothing,orhuafu.Huafufansfromacrossthecountrygatheredtheretotake

picturesandpostthemonlineforahuafuphotocompetition,whichwilllastuntilMay18.

Peopleweredoingthistocelebrateanewnationalholiday-thefirst-everChinaHuafuDay.

ThedayisorganizedbytheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistYouthLeague（CCCYL）.It

meanstoencourageyoungChinesetobeproudoftraditionalChineseclothing,aswellasclassic

Chineseculture.

AccordingtoCCCYL,huafuincludesthetraditionalclothingofallethnicgroups（民族）in

China.Amongthem,hanfu,thetraditionalclothingoftheHanethnicgroup,hasthemostfansand

hasseenarevival（復興）inrecentyears.

Itishardtocountthenumberofpeoplewhowearhanfutoday.Buthanfuclubshavepopped

upG甬現）inalmosteverymajoruniversityandcity.

TheincreasingpopularityofACGN（animation,comic,gameandnovel）cultureamong

youngpeoplehasalsodevotedtothepopularityofhanfu.ManyACGNfanswearhanfutolook

likecharactersfromcomicsandgames.Theirclothingmaynotalwaysbehistoricallyaccurate（準

確）-whichhasmadesomehardcorehanfufansangry-butithasindeeddrawnmoreattentionto

ancientfashion.

"Chinaisbecomingaleadingpowerintheworld,andtheChinesepublicfeelsmore

confidentaboutitstraditionalculture,"ChenChuyu,leaderofBeijing-basedhanfuinstitution,told

People'sDailyOnline.''Wearinghanfumightbeaninterestingwayofshowinghowproudthey

feelabouttraditionalclothingandclassicChineseculture.11

（）30.Thewritingpurposeofthepassageis.

A.totelluswhathuafuis

B.totelluswhenChinaHuafuDayis

C.totellusthatpeoplewearhuafunowadays

D.totellusthatancientfashionbecomespopular

（）31.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplace（代替）theunderlinedword?

A.Common.B.General.C.Loyal.D.Secret.

（）32.Whatcanwelearnabouthanfu?

A.IthelpsACGNfanslooklikepeopleinancientChina.

B.Itbecomespopularbecausemanyhardcorefanswearit.

C.Ithasbeenthemostpopularkindofhuafuinrecentyears.

D.ItincludesthetraditionalclothingofallethnicgroupsinChina.

21-32.DDCDCBACBDCC

2021年江蘇省蘇州市中考英語模擬試題3

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A

Howtimeflies!The9thgradersaregoingtograduatesoon.Weinvitethemtowriteabout

theirschoolmemories.

Let'ssharesomeofthem.

-MsRosen

Name：Brita

Favouritememory：Movingtothisschoollast'yearandmeetingnewfriends.

Unpleasantmemory：Beingthe"newgirl”.

Favourite1teacher：MsRosen.Ilikeherinterestingclasses.

Advice：Schoolcanbefunifyoudoyourbest

（續(xù)表）

Name：Jay

Favouritememory：Schooltrips.Singn^competitions.

Unpleasant■KmoryiProjecthomework.

FanMirHeUadier；MsWilliamxSbeueatseverystudentequally.

Advice：Workbardandfunwillcome

Name：Rocky

FavoorilemenMNytMeetingnewfriend*.Theweekends

UnplokUMitmemory!Testa.

FavouritetesdiertMrTayior.Hehelpsmewithmylessons.

Advice?Onceyoufallbehind<keepcryingtillyoucatchup.

Name,Angd

Favouritememory：Beingwithnewpeople.FuncUsrai

linpleflmntmemory：Thelossofanewwatch.

FavotiriUte?dier：MsRosen.Shehelpedtnethroughhardiimesw

'AdviceiHardworkbnr^ssuccess.

（）21.Whodislikestestsamongthefourstudents?

A.Brita.B.Jay.C.Rocky.D.Angel.

（）22.Whatcanwelearnfromthegiveninformationabove?

A.ThefourstudentswillbeinGrade9nextterm.

B.Thefourstudentsdonotenjoyschoolverymuch.

C.Thefourstudentsallthinkit'simportanttoworkhard.

D.Theirfavouritememoriesareallabouttrips.

B

Eachsummer',youhearnewsthatsomesportsplayersaresenttohospitalsbecauseitistoo

hot.Ourbodiescan'tbeoutsideinthesunforalongtime.Soinhotsummers,becarefulabout

playingsportsoutside.

Firstly,toplaysportssafelyinhotweather,youmustdrinkwater.Sportsdrinksaregreatfbr

athletes,buttheyhavesomuchsugarthatthey'lldehydrate（使脫水）youmore.However,drinking

afewbottlesofsportsdrinkswillbegoodfbryou.

Secondly,besuretotakeenoughbreakstoletyourbodyrest.Ifyourcoachdoesn'tletyou

takeenoughbreaksintheheat,don'twaituntilyoufeeluncomfortable.Justbehonestwithyour

coachwhenyouneedbreaks.

Thirdly,whenyouhaveabreak,don'tsitinthesun.Withthesunbeatingdownonyou,you'll

only,heatupandsweat（冒汗）more.Takeaseatunderatree,orevenbetter,goindoorsforalittle

while.Coolingyourselfdowncanhelpyoustayactivelonger.

Fourthly,rememberthattheearlierinthedayyoustartyourexercise,thecooleritwillbe.If

youcanstartpracticebeforethesuncomesup,youhaveafewgoodhourstopractiseinthecool

hoursofthemorning.Also,theearlieryoupractise,theearlieryoucanfinishtheexercise.Ifyou

needmorepracticetime,comebacktothefieldlaterintheevening,whenthesunissetting.

Lastbutnotleast,youshouldwatchwhatyoueat.Eatfoodwhichishighinwater,starch（淀

粉）andcarbonhydrate（糖類）,butbesuretogetagoodbalanceinyourdiet.

Aslongasyoupayattentiontotheabove,playingsportssafelyintheheatisn'tadifficult

thing.

（）23.Howmanypiecesofadvicearementionedinthepassage?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five:D.Six.

）24.FromParagraph5weknow.

A.we'dbetterstartourexerciseearly

B.itisnotwisetohavepracticeaftersunset

C.wehave,alongtimetopractiseaftersunrise

D.itdoesn'tmatterwhetheryoupractiseearlyorlate

）25.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout.

A.eatinghabitsinhotsummersB.drinkingmorewaterintheheat

C.doingsportssafelyinhotweatherD.takingexerciseindifferentperiods

C

Insummer,it'scommononthestreettoseemanyChinesewomen

holdingparasols（遮陽傘）toprotectthemselvesfromthesun.Butwhen

Amy,anexchangestudentinBeijingfromtheUS,firstsawthis,she

founditstrange,even,impossibletounderstand.Shewroteonherblog,

"UnlikeChinesewomen,Americanwomenliketoputontheirtanktopsandsunglassesduring

summer.IfyouwalkaroundanAmericancollegecampus（校園），youwillprobablyseegirlsout

onthegrassyfieldsreading,buttheyreallyhopetogetaheadstartontheir.summertan."

ThismaybecausedbythedifferentstandardsofbeautybetweentheUSandChina.Many

Americansdon'twantwhiteskin.Theywouldratherbetanned（曬成的棕褐色）.Amyalsowrote,

"Havingdarkerskinissopopularthat.manywomenandmenwillpayforfake（假的）tanssothat

theycankeeptheirsun-kissedappearanceduringthewintermonths,too.n

Whydotheyliketannedskin?MichelleLouisreportedinherresearch,"Theprocessof

tanningcanhelpmakepeople'sskinsmoothandhidemarks.nShefurtherexplained,"Tansmake

people'sskinappearhealthierandmakethemappearthinnerthanwhentheyhavepaleskin.u

Perhapsthereisnorealidealstandardofbeauty.Indifferentculturesandatdifferenttimesof

history,thestandardschange.OnAmy'sblog,shealsogavetwoexamples;Somewomenearned

parasolsaroundtryingtokeeptheirwhiteskinintheUS150yearsago;DuringtheTangDynasty

inChina,heavywomenweretho