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(2017·合肥市高三第一次质检)Manyyoungpeoplethesedaysadoretheadvertisedmagazinebodyandbeetoofocusedonattainingthisimageinsteadofworryingmoreaboutwhatlastsandevengrowsovertime.Butcouldyouimaginebeingconsideredbeautifulforyears,andsuddenlybeinguglyaftermovingtoanothercontinent?Itisasadrealitythatpeopledontrealizehowvacillatingtheideaofbeautycanbefromonecountrytoanother.
ThinkofthemosttypicalAmericangirlyouknow.Issheblonde-hairedwithwhiteskinandlightblueeyes,anddoessheloveshoppingorsports?NowplacethisgirlintheheartofAfrica,wherebeautyisplacedonwhatyoucancontrol.TheMaasaitribeinKenyafocusesonhowcleanpeopleare,andhowstylishtheirpiercings(穿孔)are.Thistribescultureistobeabravefighter,sotheywillcuttheirskinwithpatternsinittoshowthattheyarestrong.Ifyoudontlookfierce,youarenotbeautiful.
OthercountrieslikeNorthKoreaandSouthKoreahavetheirownuniqueviewsonbeauty.Inaninterview,awomanwhohaslivedinbothNorthKoreaandSouthKoreaclaimsthatbeautyinNorthKoreaisbasedmoreonyourabilitytobeagoodwomanandwife.ShesaysthatwomeninNorthKoreaarelessconcernedaboutfashionandbeautyinthephysicalsense.Shesaystheydidhaveatimewhenbigeyeswereabigdealandeveryonewantedtogetdoubleeyelidsurgery.ThisissomethingextremeandcouldperhapsbeinfluencedbyWesternculture.Butdontyouthinktheideaofgettingsurgerydonetolookmoreattractiveiscrazy?
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vacillating”inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Inconsistent. B.Reasonable.
C.Unusual. D.Similar.
2.TheMaasaitribeinKenyaismentionedtoshowthatintheireyes________.
A.gettingdirtyisstylish
B.lookingfierceisbeautiful
C.strongpeoplecuttheirskin
D.Americangirlsloveshopping
3.Accordingtothewomaninterviewed,womeninNorthKoreanow________.
A.carealotabout