Ifyouwerewalkingaroundasupermarketandsawawomanwithashavedhead,aringthroughhernose,atattoo(纹身)designonherarmandshehasasmallchildinhershoppingtrolley,whatwouldyouropinionbe?Doyouthinkthiskindofb
Ifyouwerewalkingaroundasupermarketandsawawomanwithashavedhead,aringthroughhernose,atattoo(纹身)designonherarmandshehasasmallchildinhershoppingtrolley,whatwouldyouropinionbe?Doyouthinkthiskindofbodydecorationisattractiveorugly?Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Thefollowingaresomeexamplesofbodydecorationfromaroundtheworld.
InmanypartsofAfrica,itisthoughtthatanattractivegirlshouldhavereallyshinnyskin.
OnBali,alittleislandinIndonesia,theybelievethatabeautifulwomanorhandsomemanmusthaveperfectlystraight,flatteeth.TheBalinesebelievethatteethwithpointededgesmakeyoulooklikeanuglywildanimal.Sowhenagirlorboybecomesateenager,heorsheistakentoaspecialpersonintheirvillagewhowillfileoffteethpointstomakethemsmoothandflat.Thereisnoanesthetic(麻药)andthistoothfilingisreallypainful.Itisakindoftest.Ifyoucanstanditwithoutscreamingorcryingtoomuch,thenyouarethoughtreadytobecomeanadult.
InMyanmar,thereisasmallgroupofpeoplewhoarecalledthe"Papaung".Theybelievethatawomancanonlybereallybeautifulifshehasalongneck.ImeanaVERYlongneck.Nowyoumightthinkthatyouareeitherbornwithalongorshortneckandthatthere'snothingwhateveryoucandoaboutit.Butyouwouldbewrong!Ataroundtheageof5,aPapaunggirlhasheavymetalringsfittedaroundherneck,tightlybetweenthechinandshoulders.Eachyearmoreringsareaddedandvery,veryslowlytheirweightpushestheshouldersdown,inthiswaymakingthenecklooklonger.APapaungwomanwillwearherneckringsallherlife,neveroncetakingthemoff.
SonowI'msureyouwillallagreethatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutwhatisbeautiful.
26.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraphone?___
A.Women'sdesign.B.Beautifulbodydecoration.
C.Bodydecoration.D.Attractivedecoration.
27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"trolley"mean?___
A.schoolbag B.luggage C.basketD.shoppingcart
28.OnBali,itisbelievedthat___.
A.apersonwithstraight,flatteeth looks ugly
B.apersonwithsharpteethlooksugly
C.ate