【正文】 omen aged between 19 and 49 in Seoul said they had gone under the knife. The growth of South Korea’s pop music industry increases the popularity. Many patients visit clinics(診所 ) with photos of singers, asking doctors to copy their noses or eyes. Joo Kwon, who founded one of the largest clinics in Seoul, recently opened a hotel to better serve customers. People will spend about US $17,675 in a single visit. An increasing number of clients are nonKoreans, from China, Japan, the Middle East and even Africa. Leaders in South Korea say that this will help the Korean economy. However, warned that young people should be careful when seeking such operations. “I think South Korea doesn’t understand the word “beauty”, because everyone looks pretty much the same. It is also related to low selfconfidence. I think the situation will somewhat bee better in future as the society bees more different. But it will take quite a bit of time until we get there,” he told reporters. Last yeas, a booklet(小冊子 ) was given out to Korean high school students by the government. There is a story that a local woman who was crazy about plastic surgery ended up with an ugly face. is the main cause of the increase in plastic surgery in South Korea? A. The increasing understanding of beauty. B. The increasing number of clinics. C. The rise of the pop music industry. D. The rise of the Korean economy. is ’s attitude toward plastic surgery? A. He feels it is worth a try. B. He is strongly against it. C. He is not interested in it. D. He is objective about it. 31. We can learn from the last paragraph that________. A. plastic surgery is supported by the government B. high school students are encouraged to have plastic surgery C. high school students in South Korea are fond of plastic surgery D. plastic surgery is bad for people’s health is the main idea of the text? to have plastic surgery. women have plastic surgery. famous singers in South Korea. growth of plastic surgery in South Korea. D Some people collect postage stamps. Other people collect works of art or musical instruments. But a man in the American state of Maryland collects secrets. For the past 10 years, people from all over the world have been sending Frank Warren postcards and other objects with secrets. Mr. Warren lives in Germantown, Maryland, near Washington . Ten years ago, he created an art project that he calls “PostSecret”. I invited strangers from all around the world to write down their secrets on a postcard, something they’d never told anyone else before, but something that was true. And I asked them to mail it to my home anonymously (匿名地 ).” People send him postcards, other objects and s, telling him their secrets. Every Sunday , he choose 10 secrets and puts them on the Postsecret website. Mr. Warren says he created Postsecret so people would have a safe place in which they could share their secrets. “ It was a safe place where others could share their secrets with me. I was struggling with secrets in my own life. I think that space was something I needed just as much as they did.” He has published six books full of the secrets people have shared with hi m. One secret in each book is his. Eric Perry delivers mail for the . Postal Service. He has brought thousands of secrets to Mr. Warren’s home over the past three years. The project itself was once one of Mr. Warren’s secrets. His wife Jan did not know exactly what he was doing until the first book was published. Some people tell Frank Warren of their secret desire to kill themselves. So he and the Postsecret website have raised more than US$ 1 million to help prevent people from mitting suicide(自殺 ). does Frank Warren collect secrets? A. By visiting people who have secrets. B. By making calls to people who have secrets. C. By letting people mail their secrets to him without their names. D. By writing s to people who have secrets. what purpose did Frank Warren create the PostSecret website? A. To help people share secrets safely. B. To collect different kinds of secrets. C. To earn money by selling secrets. D. To write a book by selling secrets. the text, we can learn that Frank Warren’s books are about ________. A. how he deals with the secrets B. ways to help people build up their confidence C. how he raises money for people in need D. different kinds of secrets 第二節(jié)：（共 5 小題，每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。s not because they live in different countries, states or even villages. In fact, Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velazquez, both in their 70s, li ve within 500 yards of each other, in the village of Ayapa in the Southern Mexican State of Tabasco. They, however, refuse to municate because they simply don39。 13. What is the woman mainly talking about? A. Which classes she needs to take. B. How to arrange her class schedule. C. Which course is more important. 14. What will the wo man take this semester? A. Biology 201. B. Physics. C. Chemistry. 15. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Give up her job in the lab. B. Work in the lab later. C. Drop the classes on Fridays. 16. Who will the woman probably talk with after this? A. Her biology te