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A person, like a commodity(日用品), needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration, however, does no harm when it shows the person’s unique qualities to their advantages. To show personal attractiveness in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment(装饰), so that the person so packaged is not a commodity but a human being, lively and lovely.
A young person, especially a female, shining with beauty and full of life, has all the favour granted by God. Any attempt to make up would be self-defeating. Youth, however, comes and goes in a flash. Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the marks made by years. If you still enjoy life enough to keep self-confidence and work at pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your attractiveness and grace will remain. Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been, through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it should. You have really lived your life, which now arrives at a self-satisfied a stage of quietness and calmness with no interest in fame or wealth. There is no need to make use of hair dyeing. The snow-capped mountain is itself a beautiful scene of fairyland. Let your looks change from young to old in step with the natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness. To be in the elder’s company is liked reading a thick book of deluxe(better quality) edition that attracts one so much as to be unwilling to part with.
As long as one finds where one stands, one knows _______, just as a commodity sets up its brand by the right packaging.
1. What is the purpose of the writer in mentioning the snow-capped mountain?(In 20 words.)
2.Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.
3. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
The aged can also be perfect if they experience a lot and have rich knowledge of life.
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4. Fill in the blank with proper words and phrases. (Please answer within 10 words.)
5. What should you do if you want to keep in harmony with nature according to the passage?(Please answer within 10 words)
(2)
Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those ________. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to hear disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting up from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support----money aid, material resources, and needed services-----that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.
6.What is the topic discussed in the text? (Please answer within 10 words)
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7.Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. (Please answer within 10 words)
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8.Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.
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9.What do you intend to do after reading this passage to build strong social relationship with others? (Please answer within 20 words)
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10.How many ways are mentioned that social support can reduce stress? (Please answer within 10 words)
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答案:
1. He wants to make it clear that there is no need for hair dyeing./He wants to suggest that white hair is also as beautiful as the snow-capped mountain.
2. 一位熟练的包装者知道如何在任何没有装饰迹象的情况下使自然的成分中增加一份艺术,使得如此被包装的人看上去是一个活跃可爱的人,而不是一件商品。
3. Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been, through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it should.
4. how to package oneself.
5. I should follow the ageing process.
6. Interpersonal relationships.
7. without such ties.
8. 尽管我们有过错或者有困难,但是当我们仍然被人们所接受时,我们的自尊心便是得到了强化。
9. I am going to make more friends./I’ll treat my friends honestly./I will try my best to help the friends in trouble.
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