Mark Kelly is originally from Lancashire in England. He has been living in Japan for six years and, at the weekend, he is a fake priest. “I was living in Sapporo, studying Japanese, and I needed the money. It’s far better paid than teaching in a language school,” he said. “Being a fake priest is big business in Japan—I’ve done a TV commercial for one company,” he added. “In Sapporo, there are five agencies employing about 20 fake priests. In a city like Tokyo, there must be hundreds. ”The fake Western priests are employed at Western-style wedding to give a performance and add to the atmosphere. These are not legal ceremonies—the couples also have to make a trip to the local registrar. “ In the past almost all weddings in Japan were Shinto, but in the last few years Western-style wedding have appeared and become very popular，” said one Japanese priest. “ Most couples are trying to re-create a European wedding, so they overwhelmingly ask for a foreign priest instead of a Japanese one，” he added.The fake priests in Japan sometimes have to deal with difficult situations. Mr. Kelly has often presided over ceremonies where the bride is pregnant. “It is common. Once, the bride vomited on me and then fainted. It wasn’t very romantic，” he said. “Another difficulty is meeting genuine Japanese priests to meet the demand，” he said.One Japanese Christian priest spoke out. “ It is a real problem for us. They are not genuine and they give us a bad name,’’ he said. “It is important for the bride and groom to have a proper wedding, and they are not getting it from these foreign priests. I have even heard of hotels using staff when they can’t find anyone else. ”But Mr. Kelly argues that the ceremony is not about religion, but about image. “I give a good performance. I use an Apache wedding prayer in my ceremony. It works very well, although I had to take out the part about the bear god in the sky，” he said. “If people are crying by the end of the wedding, I think I have done a good job.”1.What do we know about Mark Kelly?2.The fake Western priests are in great demand in Japan because of （ ）.3.Using a foreign priest at a wedding in Japan is（ ）.4.According to the passage, Mr. Kelly considers his job rather （ ）. 5.Japanese priest at a wedding in Japan is （ ）. 6.According to Mr. Kelly, what mostly interests a Japanese couple at the wedding is （ ）.

A.He’s a profession priest. B.He’s a language student. C.He’s working for a TV station. D.He’s earning a living in Japan.
问题2：
A.the popularity of Western-style weddings B.the bad reputation of Japanese priests C.the decline of the traditional religion, Shinto D.the low prices at which they are hired
问题3：
A.forbidden according to criminal law B.meant for having a Western atmosphere C.aimed to save a trip to a registrar D.deemed necessary to add to the solemnity
问题4：
A.demanding B.amusing C.sacred D.creative
问题5：
A.bringing an end to the occupation B.misleading the bride and groom C.damaging the image of the former D.corrupting the morals of weddings
问题6：
A.how well the priest can perform his role B.what religious rituals are being followed C.whether other participants can be moved D.who can make them burst into tears

New research by Hillary Pennell and Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz at the University of Missouri suggests that, at least for women, the influence of superheroes is not always positive. Although women play a variety of roles in the superhero genre, including helpless maiden and powerful heroine, the female characters all tend to be hypersexualized, from their perfect, seducing figures to their sexy, revealing costumes. Exposure to this, they show, can impact beliefs about gender roles, body esteem, and self-objectification.Consider, for example, superhero movies like Spider-man or Superman. These action-packed films typically feature a strong, capable, intelligent man fighting a villainous force. The goal of course is to save humanity, but more often than not there is also an immediate need to rescue a fair lady in distress. The female victim is typically delicate, naive, and defenseless, but at the same time sexy and beautiful. What she lacks in strength and cunning she makes up for in kindness and curves. It is not surprising (or insignificant) that she is often the object of the hero’s affections.Pennell and Behm-Morawitz argued that exposure to these stereotypic female victims, whose primary appeal is sexual, may lower women’s body esteem, heighten the value they place on body image, and result in less equal gender role beliefs and expectations. However, female characters have come a long way in the superhero genre, and it’s possible that the antidote to the helpless fair maiden is the competent, commanding superheroine.The X-Men films, for example, feature a number of empowering female characters like Storm, Jean Gray, and Dazzler, each of whom wields a unique special ability and displays impressive cognitive and physical competence. Perhaps exposure to this new generation of female heroines will result in more equal gender beliefs, higher body esteem, and greater prioritization of physical competence over appearance.Still, today’s superheroines, like their female victim counterparts, are often unrealistic, sexualized representations of female figures, with large chests, curvy backsides and unattainable hourglass dimensions. Their skin-tight outfits underline their sexuality with plunging necklines and bare skin, and many of their names (e. g. , Risque, Mystique, Ruby Summers) connote, shall we say, a slightly less respectable profession than superheroine.Pennell and Behm-Morawitz thus speculated that while today’s powerful superheroines might elevate equal beliefs about gender roles, their sexualized nature might simultaneously have destructive effects on body image and self-objectification.1.What’s the implied meaning of the first paragraph?2.Female victims in superhero movies tend to be（ ）.3.According to the author, the image of stereotypic female victims can be improved by （ ）.4.The film audience in Paragraph 4 will most probably support the idea that （ ）.5.What is the main idea of the fifth paragraph?6.What is Hilary Pennell and Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz attitude towards today’s superheroines?

A.Women are either helpless or powerful in superhero movies. B.Superhero movies definitely inspire women to become stronger. C.Female characters are extremely sexy and appealing in superhero movies. D.Superhero movies make women objectify themselves and question their body shapes.
问题2：
A.formidable and quick-witted B.sophisticated and intimidating C.pretentious and loathsome D.amiable and seductively-shaped
问题3：
A.showing more competent and heroic female characters B.distinguishing them from the superheroines C.turning them into capable and powerful superheroines D.strengthening their image as innocent and alluring maidens
问题4：
A.men and women are equal B.special abilities are unrealistic for females C.women should always be on a diet to stay in good shape D.the importance of a strong body should be downplayed compared with that of appearance
问题5：
A.Female roles are dressed in revealing and inviting costumes. B.Leading female roles are still stereotyped by alluring bodies. C.Many of the superheroines’ names are related

The ocean bottom even today is largely unexplored: until about a century ago, the deep-ocean floor was completely （ ），hidden beneath water averaging over 3,600 meters deep.

A.inevitable B.indefinite C.incomparable D.inaccessible

It’s nice to have close friends and family you can （ ）， but it lifts a huge weight off your shoulders when you know that you could survive on your own if you had to.

A.cope with B.count on C.conform to D.commit to

As quickly as possible，the doctor applies ice packs to your injury. Ice （ ）swelling and inflammation.

A.fastens B.deters C.encourages D.fixes

The theory that business could operate totally without the aid of government has proved to be a （ ）.

A.allusion B.seclusion C.illusion D.confusion