How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be __
to follow trends in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about__
as you do.
A recent survey among high school __
in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that __
teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were__
about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 percent, cared most about their looks. They were __
by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.
“The different results show __
of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different
of beauty, so teens are more __
to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the __. About 85 percent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 percent.
What’s
, US students showed more individuality, with 88 percent__
_ that “people should follow their own interests rather than
of others”. This is much
than South Korea’s 69 percent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.
Japanese students, at 52 percent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and_
most dissatisfied.
“
to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference. __
Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.
The students have different __
backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.
Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much _
_ among most of the teens ___
for the survey.
| 小题1: | | A．absorbed | B．willing | C．careless | D．unhappy |
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| 小题2: | | A．hairstyle | B．dresses | C．fashion | D．culture |
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| 小题3: | | A．teachers | B．students | C．citizens | D．colleagues |
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| 小题4: | | A．Asian | B．American | C．African | D．Western |
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| 小题5: | | A．answered | B．requested | C．persuaded | D．questioned |
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| 小题6: | | A．followed | B．decreased | C．reduced | D．compared |
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| 小题7: | | A．relations | B．barriers | C．customs | D．differences |
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| 小题8: | | A．awareness | B．standards | C．consciences | D．expenses |
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| 小题9: | | A．admirable | B．confused | C．likely | D．unbelievable |
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| 小题10: | | A．survey | B．setting | C．reference | D．paper |
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| 小题11: | | A．worse | B．better | C．less | D．more |
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| 小题12: | | A．disagreeing | B．observing | C．agreeing | D．puzzling |
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| 小题14: | | A．lower | B．larger | C．smaller | D．higher |
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| 小题15: | | A．first | B．third | C．fourth | D．last |
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| 小题16: | | A．leading | B．devoting | C．appealing | D．According |
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| 小题18: | | A．political | B．cultural | C．economical | D．commercial |
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| 小题19: | | A．expectation | B．hesitation | C．concern | D．ambition |
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| 小题20: | | A．interviewed | B．advised | C．overlooked | D．invested |
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