英语外研版 (2019)Unit 2 Onwards and upwards同步测试题

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第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The Museum：The Charles Dickens Museum in Lndn is the wrld's mst imprtant cllectin f material relating t the great Victrian nvelist and scial cmmentatr.The nly surviving Lndn hme f Dickens (frm 1837 until 1839)was pened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcming visitrs frm all ver the wrld.On the fur flrs，visitrs can see paintings，rare editins，manuscripts，riginal furniture and many items relating t the life f ne f the mst ppular and belved persnalities f the Victrian age.
Opening Hurs：The Museum is pen frm Mndays t Saturdays 10：00—17：00；Sundays 11：00—17：00.Last admissin is 30 minutes befre clsing time.
Special pening times can be arranged fr grups，wh may wish t bk a private view.
Admissin Charges：Adults：￡5.00；Students：￡4.00；Senirs：￡4.00；Children：￡3.00；Families：￡14.00 (2 adults & up t five children)．
Grup Rates：Fr a grup f 10 r mre，a special grup rate f ￡4.00 each applies.Children will still be admitted fr ￡3.00 each.
Access：We are cnstantly wrking t imprve access t the Museum.Our current prjects invlve the fitting f a wheelchair ramp (活动坡道) fr better access and an audi tur fr visitrs with impaired visin.Our Handling Sessins (亲身体验活动)are als suitable fr the visually impaired.The Museum has develped an nline virtual tur thrugh the Museum.Click here t visit all the rms in the Museum nline.
Hire the Museum：The Museum can be hired fr private functins，parties and many ther scial ccasins.
Find Us：The Museum may be reached by using the fllwing buses：7,17,19,38,45,46,55,243.And by these undergrund services：Piccadilly Line；Central Line.Fr a map，please click here.The British Museum and the Fundling Museum are within walking distance.
【语篇解读】 本文讲的是一个伦敦的查尔斯狄更斯博物馆，有来自世界各地的游客到博物馆去旅游。此文给我们介绍了博物馆的开放时间，入馆费用包括成人、学生、小孩，我们也可以对博物馆的藏品进行访问，也可以查看博物馆内的房间。
1．Cmpared t ging there separately，if a family with tw adults and fur children g t the Museum tgether they will save .
A．￡22.00 B．￡14.00
C．￡11.00 D．￡8.00
D [细节理解题。根据“Admissin Charges：Adults：￡5.00；Students：￡4：00；Senirs：￡4.00；Children：￡3.00；Families：￡14.00 (2 adults & up t five children)．”可知，如果分开去，他们总共要花费22英镑，如果组团去的话，他们只需要花费14英镑，则他们可以节省8英镑。故选D。]
2．Accrding t the passage，which f the fllwing statements is true?
A．Anyne cannt hire the Museum fr ther uses.
B．Visitrs with pr visin cannt enjy the Museum.
C．The Museum is nt very far frm the British Museum.
D．In any case peple cannt visit the Museum after 17：00.
C [细节理解题。根据“The Museum may be reached by using the fllwing buses：7,17,19,38,45,46,55,243.And by these undergrund services：Piccadilly Line；Central Line.Fr a map，please click here.The British Museum and the Fundling Museum are within walking distance.”可判断出，大英博物馆和基金会博物馆都在步行的范围内。可知博物馆不是很远。故选C。]
3．The passage is prbably frm a .
A．magazine B．website
C．guidebk D．newspaper
B [推理判断题。根据“The Museum has develped an nline virtual tur thrugh the Museum.Click here t visit all the rms in the Museum nline.”可知，点击这里可以查看博物馆内的所有房间。则此篇文章应在一个网站上。故选B。]
B
The pwer f humr and laugher is numerus.They entertain us and make us feel gd.But，abve all，we have discvered that humr and laughter are the best medicine.They relieve pain，reduce stress and anxiety，and are anti­aging and lngevity facilitatrs (促进者)．
They are extremely necessary fr helping us t find and maintain a balance between life and wrk.Hwever，they are slipping away frm us.We have becme far t serius.The nly nes wh still enjy humr，laughter，fun and play t the fullest are yung children.Children tend t laugh an average f 200 times a day.Fr adults，hwever，it is a ttally different stry.
In the 1950s peple laughed n average 18 times a day.Tday，we are lucky if we average between 4—6 times a day.
As a matter f fact，a recent study fund that peple laugh 6 mre times in the presence f ne persn but 30 mre times in a grup f peple.Yu can get a chuckle(咯咯笑)frm jkes yu get n the Internet，but it is nt the same as belly jiggling laughter (a deep laugh)yu get when yu interact with thers.
Scializing(交际)with friends and relatives was much lked frward t.Hwever，this is n lnger the case.In fact，the majrity f peple can hardly find time，nr d they have the inclinatin twards scializing utside hme.They turn t electrnic media such as televisin，cmputers，the Internet，vides，CDs，and audi equipment，which can prvide them with instant self­entertainment at the push f a buttn.
The wrkplace des nt fare(进展)much better.Due t the pressures t prduce mre in the same r fewer hurs available and t cmpete，fr example，in a manufacturing field with cheaper labr elsewhere in the wrld，humr and laughter in the wrkplace have gradually erded (逐渐毁坏)away.
I have develped a real appreciatin，perhaps clser t a strng desire fr the pwer f humr and laughter.This encuraged me t write my first bk titled “The Pwer f Humr”and subsequently my secnd bk titled “Kids Say the Gggnest Things”based n the natural humr，laughter，play and fun that kids experience and they freely share with parents，grandparents and teachers.
Frm writing abut humr and laughter，peple start t ask me t speak up fr them.T date，I have develped a number f humr－laughter tpics that I use in my keynte presentatins.Yu are invited t subscribe t my free mnthly e­magazine “The Humrmeister's Frum”by clicking n the Free Humr E­zine navigatin buttn n the website.
【语篇解读】 文章介绍了作者认为幽默和笑声有助于健康，与他人互动得到笑的次数才会更多，也才会笑得更发自内心。但现在人们既没时间，也没有在外面与他人社交的趋向。人们可通过点击幽默电子杂志上的导航按钮上作者的幽默论坛参与幽默话题互动，从而获得更多的健康笑声。
4．Accrding t the authr，laughter is leaving us partly because .
A．the pace f change in ur lives is becming faster
B．we fail t reflect n fun times in ur lives
C．we treat everything in a serius way
D．humr f situatins lies beneath
C [推理判断题。根据第二段中“We have becme far t serius.”我们变得太严肃了。选项中只有C项“我们以一种很严肃的方式对待事物”符合语意。故选C。]
5．The furth paragraph mainly tells us that .
A．researchers have made a new discvery abut the effect f laughter
B．peple laugh mre heartily when spending time with thers
C．we can entertain urselves with the help f the Internet
D．getting a deep laugh nwadays is difficult
B [推理判断题。阅读第四段内容可知人们在聊天互动中笑的次数更多，更发自内心地笑。四选项中只有B项“人们在与其他人在一起时笑得更发自内心”。故选B。]
6．The underlined wrd “inclinatin”in Paragraph 5 mst prbably means “ ”．
A．destinatin B．tendency
C．attitude D．apprach
B [猜测词义题。画线部分句意是“事实上，大多数人很难找到时间，他们也没有在外面成为社交家的倾向。”destinatin目的地；tendency倾向，趋势；attitude态度；apprach方法；途径。故选B。]
7．Which f the fllwing articles can we mst prbably find in “The Humrmeister's Frum”？
A．The pwer f hnesty.
B．Dn't be yur wn wrst enemy.
C．Live life purpsefully：The relatinship within.
D．Funny Christmas stries t share with yur lved nes.
D [推理判断题。根据文章最后一句内容可知，作者的文章可在幽默电子杂志上找到，故只有D项符合。故选D。]
C
Facial expressins carry meaning that is determined by situatins and relatinships.Fr example，in American culture the smile is in general an expressin f pleasure.Yet it als has ther uses.A wman's smile at a plice fficer des nt carry the same meaning as the smile she gives t a yung child.A smile may shw lve r pliteness.It can als hide true feelings.It ften causes cnfusin (困惑)acrss cultures.Fr example，many peple in Russia cnsider smiling at strangers in public t be unusual and even imprper.Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (althugh this is less cmmn in big cities)．Sme Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrng places；sme Americans believe that Russians dn't smile enugh.In Sutheast Asian culture，a smile is frequently used t cver painful feelings.Vietnamese peple may tell a sad stry but end the stry with a smile.
Our faces shw emtins (情感)，but we shuld nt attempt t “read”peple frm anther culture as we wuld “read”smene frm ur wn culture.The fact that members f ne culture d nt express their emtins as penly as d members f anther des nt mean that they d nt experience emtins.Rather，there are cultural differences in the amunt f facial expressins permitted.Fr example，in public and in frmal situatins many Japanese d nt shw their emtins as freely as Americans d.When with friends，Japanese and Americans seem t shw their emtins similarly.
It is difficult t generalize abut Americans and facial expressiveness because f persnal and cultural differences in the United States.Peple frm certain cultural backgrunds in the United States seem t be mre facially expressive than thers.The key is t try nt t judge peple whse ways f shwing emtins are different.If we judge accrding t ur wn cultural habits，we may make the mistake f “reading”the ther persn incrrectly.
【语篇解读】 文章通篇阐述了面部表情的种种表现形式，以及文化之间的差异导致的面部表情的含义不同。
8．What des the smile usually mean in the US?
A．Jy. B．Pliteness.
C．Lve. D．Thankfulness.
A [细节理解题。由第一段第二句“Fr example，in American culture the smile is in general an expressin f pleasure”可知，在美国文化中，一般地说，微笑是快乐的表情。此处jy是pleasure的同义词。故选A。]
9．The authr mentins the smile f the Vietnamese t prve that smile can .
A．shw friendliness t strangers
B．be used t hide true feelings
C．be used in the wrng places
D．shw persnal habits
B [写作意图题。根据文章第一段中的“It can als hide true feelings.It ften causes cnfusin (困惑)acrss cultures.”可知这是一个中心句，其后用例证法阐述：微笑能隐藏真正的感情。它常常导致跨文化间的困惑。其中越南人讲故事的例子就是为了说明这一观点。故选B。]
10．What shuld we d befre attempting t “read”peple?
A．Learn abut their relatins with thers.
B．Figure ut what they will d next.
C．Find ut abut their past experience.
D．Understand their cultural backgrunds.
D [推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“The key is t try nt t judge peple whse ways f shwing emtins are different.If we judge accrding t ur wn cultural habits，we may make the mistake f “reading”the ther persn incrrectly.”可知，我们在“读”人们的表情的时候，要理解他们的文化背景，否则，就会出错。所以选D。]
11．What wuld be the best title fr the test?
A．Cultural Differences B．Smiles and Relatinship
C．Facial Expressiveness D．Habits and Emtins
C [主旨大意题。文章通篇阐述了面部表情的种种表现形式，以及文化之间的差异导致的面部表情的含义不同。所以C正确。]
D
Since the 1970s，scientists have been searching fr ways t link the brain with cmputers.Brain­cmputer interface (界面) (BCI)technlgy culd help peple with disabilities send cmmands t machines.
Recently，tw researchers，Jse Milan and Michele Tavella frm the Federal Plytechnic schling Lausanne，Switzerland，demnstrated(展示)a small rbtic wheelchair directed by a persn's thughts.
In the labratry，Tavella perated the wheelchair just by thinking abut mving his left r right hand.He culd even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thughts.
“Our brain has billins f nerve cells.These send signals thrugh the spinal crd(脊髓)t the muscles t give us the ability t mve.But spinal crd injuries r ther cnditins can prevent these weak electrical signals frm reaching the muscles，”Tavella says.“Our system allws disabled peple t cmmunicate with external wrld and als t cntrl devices.”
The researchers designed a special cap fr the user.This head cver picks up the signals frm the scalp(头皮)and sends them t a cmputer.The cmputer interprets the signals and cmmands the mtrized wheelchair.The wheelchair als has tw cameras that identify bjects in its path.They help the cmputer react t cmmands frm the brain.
Prf.Milan，the team leader，says scientists keep imprving the cmputer sftware that interprets brain signals and turns them int simple cmmands.“The practical pssibilities that BCI technlgy ffers t disabled peple can be gruped in tw categries：cmmunicatin，and cntrlling devices.One example is this wheelchair.”
He says his team has set tw gals.One is testing with real patients，s as t prve that this is a technlgy they can benefit frm.And the ther is t guarantee that they can use the technlgy ver lng perids f time.
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了一种新的技术能够把电脑和人脑连接起来，帮助那些残疾人。
12．BCI is a technlgy that can .
A．help t update cmputer systems
B．link the human brain with cmputers
C．help the disabled t recver
D．cntrl a persn's thughts
B [细节理解题。根据第一段“scientists have been searching fr ways t link the brain with cmputers. Brain­cmputer interface(BCI) technlgy culd help peple with disabilities send cmmands t machines.”可知B正确。]
13．Hw did Tavella perate the wheelchair in the labratry?
A．By cntrlling his muscles.
B．By talking t the machine.
C．By mving his hand.
D．By using his mind.
D [细节理解题。根据第三段“Tavella perated the wheelchair just by thinking abut mving his left r right hand.”说明是通过思考来控制轮椅的，故D正确。]
14．The team will test with real patients t .
A．make prfits frm them
B．prve the technlgy useful t them
C．make them live lnger
D．learn abut their physical cnditin
B [细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“One is testing with real patients，s as t prve that this is a technlgy they can benefit frm.”说明B正确。]
15．Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the text?
A．Switzerland，the BCI Research Center
B．New Findings Abut Hw the Human Brain Wrks
C．BCI Culd Mean Mre Freedm fr the Disabled
D．Rbtic Vehicles Culd Help t Cure Brain Injuries
C [主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一种新的技术能够把电脑和人脑连接起来帮助那些残疾人。故C正确。]
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
(2017·全国卷Ⅱ)Interruptins are ne f the wrst things t deal with while yu're trying t get wrk dne. 16 ，there are several ways t handle things. Let's take a lk at them nw.
17 .Tell the persn yu're srry and explain that yu have a millin things t d and then ask if the tw f yu can talk at a different time.
When peple try t interrupt yu，have set hurs planned and let them knw t cme back during that time r that yu'll find them then. 18 .It can help t eliminate(消除)future interruptins.
When yu need t talk t smene，dn't d it in yur wn ffice. 19 ，it's much easier t excuse yurself t get back t yur wrk than if yu try t get smene ut f yur space even after explaining hw busy yu are.
If yu have a dr t yur ffice，make gd use f it. 20 .If smene kncks and it's nt an imprtant matter，excuse yurself and let the persn knw yu're busy s they can get the hint(暗示)that when the dr is clsed，yu're nt t be disturbed.
A．If yu're busy，dn't feel bad abut saying n
B．When yu want t avid interruptins at wrk
C．Set bundaries fr yurself as far as yur time ges
D．If yu're in the ther persn's ffice r in a public area
E．It's imprtant that yu let them knw when yu'll be available
F．It might seem unkind t cut peple shrt when they interrupt yu
G．Leave it pen when yu're available t talk and clse it when yu're nt
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要就如何避免工作时受到打扰提出了几点建议。
16．B [解本题可用关联逻辑法。空格后说“有几种方法来处理这些情况”，B项“当你想在工作中避免受到打扰时”与上下文衔接紧密，故为答案。本设空类型为细节理解类。]
17．A [解本题可用设题位置法。设空处位于段首，根据后文提到的告诉对方你很抱歉、向对方解释你有很多事情要做以及另约时间可知，本段是讲述在自己很忙的时候不要不好意思拒绝，故选A项。本设空类型为段落主题句类。]
18．E [解本题可用关联逻辑法。空格前说“当人们试图打扰你时，你要确定好时间，让他们知道什么时候回来找你或者你去找他们”，空格后说“这样做能帮你消除未来受到打扰的可能”，E项“让他们知道你什么时候有空非常重要”与上下文衔接紧密，故为答案。本设空类型为细节理解类。]
19．D [解本题可用词汇锁定法。空格前的in yur wn ffice与D项中的in the ther persn's ffice相对应。D项“如果你在别人的办公室或者公共区域”与空格后的内容衔接紧密，故为答案。本设空类型为细节理解类。]
20．G [解本题可用句意判断法。根据空格前的“如果你的办公室有门，那么就好好利用它”可知，本段主要讲述如何利用办公室的门来避免受到打扰，故选G项。本设空类型为过渡句类。]
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I received 3 missed calls frm a number I didn't recgnize tday. I assumed it was smething t d with an accident I had recently. I was ready t answer 21 when the number called the 4th time. Instead，I was asked if I was Jessica and if I had 22 anything. I said I didn't think s and 23 wh it was.
It was a man called Darren wh 24 he was behind me in the shp this mrning. As I was leaving，my purse 25 .He picked it up and lked arund t see where I had gne but he culdn't see me anymre. S he pened my purse and called the 26 inside it.
I have just been t meet him t get my purse back，nly t find ut Darren is 27 and lives rugh in the streets f Cardiff. He even aplgized as he said he had taken ut sme 28 t call me t return my purse. But 29 a few punds used t cntact me，everything was all still 30 .I admit that I wuldn't have blamed him if he'd spent mre f the 31 .
I felt 32 that smene returned it，and that the persn wh returned it was smene wh had 33 .It made me realize nt nly was I lucky that my purse was fund by smene 34 ，but that I was ging t a warm hme.
The 35 wuld be a much better place with mre kind peple like Darren in it.
【语篇解读】 本文是夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己的钱包失而复得的故事告诉我们：只要人人都能够善良对待他人，我们的世界将会变成更美好的人间。
21．A.gently B．gratefully
C．humrusly D．eagerly
D [根据上句可推知，作者渴望(eagerly)去接这通电话。]
22．A.explred B．bught
C．lst D．checked
C [根据第二段和第三段的描述可推知，Darren捡到了作者的钱包，因此打电话问作者是否丢了(lse)什么东西。]
23．A.frgt B．remembered
C．suspected D．asked
D [根据语境可知，作者接电话时并不知道打电话的人是谁，因此作者问(ask)对方是谁。]
24．A.explained B．requested
C．repeated D．believed
A [根据语境可推知，Darren向作者解释(explain)了事情的经过。]
25．A.brke B．failed
C．drpped D．disappeared
C [根据语境可知，作者离开商店的时候，钱包掉在(drp)地上了。]
26．A.card B．address
C．bill D．number
D [根据语境可知，Darren找不到作者，于是打开作者的钱包，拨打了里面的号码(number)。]
27．A.hpeful B．helpful
C．hmeless D．speechless
C [根据本句中的lives rugh in the streets f Cardiff可推知，Darren是一个无家可归的(hmeless)人。]
28．A.pictures B．change
C．tickets D．jewelry
B [根据上文可推知，Darren很穷，他不得不从作者的钱包里拿出一些零钱(change)给作者打电话。]
29．A.in spite f B．in terms f
C．wing t D．apart frm
D [根据语境及该句中的But可推知，Darren除了(apart frm)从作者的钱包里拿出几英镑和作者联系，其余的东西都没动。]
30．A.untuched B．unlimited
C．classified D．cnsumed
A [参见上题解析。untuched“原封未动”符合语境。]
31．A.time B．effrt
C．cash D．energy
C [作者承认，即使Darren从自己的钱包里多拿一些现金(cash)，作者也不会责怪他。]
32．A.embarrassed B．surprised
C．wrried D．relaxed
B [作者的钱包丢了，有人捡到并归还给作者，而且这个人一无所有，作者为此感到惊讶(surprise)。]
33．A.everything B．smething
C．anything D．nthing
D [参见上题解析。nthing“没有什么”符合语境。]
34．A.familiar B．plite
C．hnest D．wise
C [根据语境可知，这件事让作者意识到自己是幸运的，自己丢失的钱包被一个诚实的(hnest)人捡到，并且作者将回到一个温暖的家。]
35．A.shp B．wrld
C．envirnment D．street
B [根据语境可知，如果这个世界有更多像Darren这样善良的人的话，这个世界(wrld)将会是一个更好的人间。]
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last Friday a strm swept thrugh tw villages in the New Territries，36. (destry) furteen hmes.Seven thers were s badly damaged 37. their wners had t leave them，and fifteen thers had brken windws r brken rfs.One persn was killed，several were 38. (serius) hurt and taken t hspital，and a number f ther peple received smaller hurt.Altgether ver tw hundred peple were hmeless after the strm.
A farmer，Mr.Tan，said that the strm began early 39. the mrning and lasted fr ver an hur.“I 40. (eat)with my wife and children，”he said，“when we heard a lud nise.A few minutes later ur huse fell dwn n tp f us.We tried ur best 41. (climb)ut but then I saw that ne f my children was 42. (miss)，I went back inside and fund him，safe 43. very frightened.”
Mrs.W Mei Fng said that her husband had just left fr wrk when she 44. (feel) that her huse was mving.She ran utside at nce with her
“There was n time t take anything，”she said，“A few minutes later，the rf came dwn.”
Sldiers helped t take peple ut f the flded area and the welfare(民政，福利)department brught 45. (they)fd，clthes and shelter.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍一次大的风暴给the New Territries的两个村子带来的灾难。
36．destrying [现在分词作自然的结果状语，故填destrying。]
37．that [固定搭配：如此……以至于……，引导结果状语从句，故填that。]
38．seriusly [副词修饰动词，故填seriusly。]
39．in [习惯用语：in the mrning在上午，故填in。]
40．was eating [句意：我正在和我的妻子、孩子吃饭，这时候听到了大的噪音。根据句意可知用过去进行时态，故填was eating。]
41．t climb [固定搭配：try ne's best t d sth.尽最大努力做某事，故填t climb。]
42．missing [句意：我的一个孩子丢了。故填missing。]
43．but [句意：安全而害怕。故填but。]
44．felt [句意：她丈夫刚刚去上班，这时候她感到她的房子在移动。固定句式：had ，刚刚做完某事，这时候……，故填felt。]
45．them [句意：福利部门带给他们食物。可知填them。]
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假如你是李华，你校英语报开设了一个介绍经典英文电影的专栏，请根据下面的提示为该栏目写一篇介绍喜剧电影《三傻大闹宝莱坞》的短文。
注意：
1．词数：80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
《三傻大闹宝莱坞》(Three Idits)
导演：Rajkumar Hirani(拉库马·希拉尼)
故事梗概：
法兰(Farhan)、拉祖(Raju)和兰乔(Ranch)三个好朋友是帝国理工学院(Imperial Cllege f Engineering)的学生。Farhan热爱摄影，却遵循父亲的意愿成了一名工程师；Raju从小背负着帮助全家摆脱贫困的重担；Ranch则敢于挑战院长的权威，认为成功意味着勇敢追逐自己的梦想。







【参考范文】
Three Idits，directed by Rajkumar Hirani，is a stry based n the life f three cllege students.
Farhan, Raju and Ranch，wh get n well with each ther，are three students f the Imperial Cllege f Engineering. Farhan lves taking phts，but he has t fllw his father's will t be an engineer. Raju als lives under t much pressure，because he has t study hard t get his family ut f pverty. Ranch is different. He has the curage t challenge the president's authrity. He says that success means seeking dreams bravely.
This film is a cmedy and wrth watching. It cnveys a strng message t audiences that we shuld fllw ur heart，be brave and d what is beneficial and interests us mst.
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
In many scieties，there is ften greater acceptance f light skin than dark skin. Light skin may be seen as a mark f beauty，intelligence and success. These beliefs can lead t scial pressure even within the same racial r ethnic grup，if sme members are darker skinned than thers.
The result is that skin lightening has becme a cmmn activity acrss Africa，Asia and ther areas f the wrld. Mre and mre peple with dark skin are using skin­lightening prducts，even if they may face health risks.
They believe that having whiter skin will imprve their lives. Many peple think they will have a better chance f getting a jb r marrying int a better family. Or they want t lk like what their sciety generally cnsiders beautiful.
Sme beauty care prducts and saps cntain chemicals that make skin lighter. This prcess is als called bleaching(漂白)．But sme f the chemicals are extremely dangerus. One f the chemicals has been linked t kidney (肾)damage and sme kinds f cancer. It als causes lw birth weight in babies when mthers use it during pregnancy.
At first，bleaching prducts make the skin clr lighter. But after lng­term use they can cause prblems. They can even make sme skin darker. The chemicals in the prducts blck and break dwn the natural prcess that gives clr t skin. The skin lses its natural barrier t prtect against sunlight. Then the skin can becme thick and disclred. Usually the persn will use mre f the prduct in an effrt t crrect the prblem，but this nly makes it wrse.
Dctr Ly，wh wrks in a hspital，says the chemicals are nw mre dangerus because they are strnger. Sme cases have resulted in blackened fingernails，infectins and permanent skin damage. And these are nt the nly risks. Experts say sme peple wh change their skin clr suffer emtinal damage. They feel regret and sadness. They feel that instead f risking their health，they shuld have learned t lve and accept their skin clr as it was.








【参考范文】
Many peple prefer light skin t dark skin believing that it helps imprve their life and caters t the scial standard f beauty. Therefre，it is cmmn t try skin­lightening prducts.(要点一) Hwever，bleaching cntaining chemicals has lng­lasting harmful effects n physical cnditin and emtins.(要点二) What's wrse，it may fail t achieve expected results.(要点三) Thus，peple wh tried the prducts realize they shuld nt put their health at risk but accept their natural clrs.(要点四)