D
As the popular Chinese saying goes, "Fair skin will make up for three flaws (缺陷)." This
mentions the fact that in Chinese culture, it is believed that people who have fair skin are more
beautiful. In Western culture, however, the opposite is true—many Westerners think tanned skin is
more beautiful. The example shows that different cultures have different ideas of what they think is
beautiful. These cultural meanings of beauty, however, are no longer important.
As more and more people travel overseas, ideas about beauty are being shared among cultures.
The Internet has also made it easier for people to share different types of beauty since people are
always posting pictures on social media. The result is an ever-changing idea of what is considered
beautiful.
The cultural practice of ear piercings, for example, has become a part of modern-day culture.
In Kenya, it is a tradition among Masai (马赛人) men and women to pierce and then make their ear
lobes (耳垂) longer using ivory and wood or stones. They then wear colourful things on their ear
lobes. This is a common practice since longer ear lobes are seen as a sign of beauty. This tradition
has now found its way into present-day culture. Nowadays, this might still seem unusual to some,
but with more and more well-known actors and film stars showing off their longer ear lobes, it may
finally become more fashionable.
It is understood that different cultures around the world have different ways of showing
beauty. However, since we now live in a worldwide society, people's views about beauty are always
changing. With the help of the Internet, people are now able to easily borrow ideas from other
cultures to help them stand out. So what new fashions can we expect to see in the future?
() 61. What has made it easier for people to share ideas about beauty?
A. The development of technology.
B. The popularity of the latest fashions.
C. The unchanged cultural traditions.
D. The world's growing population.
() 62. What can be learnt about the Masai people from the passage?
A. Longer ear lobes are their new fashion.
B. Only women make their ear lobes longer.
C. They think longer ear lobes look more beautiful.
D. They make actors and film stars famous.
() 63. The underlined word "them" in the last paragraph refers to .
A. people
B. ideas
C. cultures
D. fashions
() 64. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. In Chinese culture, people who have fair skin are beautiful.
B. The idea of what is considered beautiful is changing all the time.
C. Nowadays, longer ear lobes are very usual to people all over the world.
D. It's not easy for us to expect what new fashions will be in the future.
() 65. What is the passage mainly about?
A. People in Asian countries like fair skin better.
B. Beauty is considered important in many cultures.
C. Different cultures have different ideas about beauty.
D. People's ideas about beauty are changing all the time.
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