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        1   Our ancestors performed body painting during special occasions. However, they did not use
paints like the ones sold in stores today. They used natural paints to do body painting. Today, body
painting is still being practised, and it is very popular in Western countries. However, back in the 1960's,
the social acceptability of this art form was always in question.   2   
     When body painting, you do not just use any kind of paint.   3   Artists should only use paints that can
be easily washed off with water and ordinary soap. So, now you know something about body painting. If
you want to practise body painting, you can join in certain classes.   4   A friend or even a family member will do, but it is much easier if you practise in a class because you do not have to worry about finding a
model.
     Body painting is a special kind of art that requires years of practice before you can become an expert
in the field.  5  The Internet can provide you with all the resources you need. You simply have to spend
enough time doing research and studying all of the information that you need to know.
     Your mind should also be free so that you can create a beautiful work of art. In time, you will be
ready to join in the festival for body painting, where your skills can be recognized by people all over the
world.

A. No wonder, body painting is a popular kind of visual art now.
B. While you are studying it, you have to continue to do research.
C. For beginners, you should practise body painting with someone that you are comfortable with.
D. Body painting can transform a person into a spirit, a work of art, or even a map of a place.
E. Body painting was developed many years ago.
F. There is one main rule for body painting - the paints should be harmless.
G. In fact, experts have had endless discussions about it.

     NOT all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences.
Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they
relieve these experiences in nightmares.
     Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget
bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope
it might reduce ,or possibly erase(抹去),the effect of painful memories.
     In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body
releasing(释放)chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the
emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.
     The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, While others support
it.
     Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers' troubling memories after war. They
say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.
     "Some memories can ruin people's lives . They come back to you when you don't want to have them
in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions," said Roger Pitman, a
professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. "This could relieve a lot of that suffering."
     But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because
memories give us our identity (特质). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.
     "All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are.
I'm not sure we want to wipe those memories out, "said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.

1. The passage is mainly about____________ .

A. a new medical invention              
B. a new research on the pill
C. a way of erasing painful memories    
D. an argument about the research on the pill

2. The drug tested on people can_________________.

A. cause the brain to fix memories
B. stop people remembering bad experiences
C. prevent body producing certain chemicals
D. Wipe out the emotional effects of memories

3. We can infer from the passage that_______________.

A. people doubt the effects of the pills
B. the pill will stop people's bad experiences
C. taking the pill will do harm to people's health
D. the pill has probably been produced in America

4. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?

A. Some memories can ruin people's lives.
B. People want to get rid of bad memories.
C. Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.
D. The pill will reduce people's sufferings from bad memories.

     Rodney Mace, 35, is married with two young children, and is a part-time teacher of history, "I am
 constantly surprised by other people's surprise, when they come to the house and see me cleaning a
floor or hanging out the washing. Their eyes open wide at the sight of it! Much of the comment comes
form men. But I am even more surprised at the number of women who comment too."
    His wife Jane, an Oxford graduate in modern languages, has a demanding full-time job. She is director
of the Cambridge House literacy scheme(扫盲计划) for adults in South London. Her working week
involves several evenings and Saturdays, and at these times her husband is in charge of home and family.
Apart from this, they share household jobs and employ a child-minder for the afternoons. This enables
him to teach two days a week and to do what he considers his principal work: writing. He has written
several books and spends much of his time in the Museum Reading Room, cycling there from his home
in Brixton.
    People ask the Maces if they think their children miss them. One can argue that satisfied parents
generally have satisfied children, but in any case the Maces are careful to spare time and energy to play
with their children. "And they have now developed relationships with other adults and children.
    Before, Rodney Mace worked full-time and Jane only part-time. Then 18 months ago, the director
of the literacy scheme left. "It seems to me that Jane was very well suited to do this job. She was very
doubtful about it. But I asked her to apply. She did, and she got it." Jane Mace says that she needed
this encouragement, as so many women do.
    Did his male ego(男性自我意识) suffer from the change-over? Nothing like that occurred. But he
still seems amazed at the way it changed his thinking. "I felt that we were finally going to be partners. I
felt enormous relief. I wasn't avoiding responsibility, but changing it. Our relationship is so much better
now. It has been a change for the good for both of us－think for all of us, in every aspect of our lives. I
cannot overemphasize(过高强调) that: in every aspect, I think it is necessary that the woman works.
    The idea of equal partnership is an illusion if one partner doesn't work.

1.The article is about a couple whose married life is happier because _______.

A. they have a truly equal partnership   
B. the husband enjoys staying at home
C. they earn more money                  
D. the wife has a full-time job

2.Jane finally decided to apply for her present job because ________.

A. she thought she had better qualification than others
B .her husband had persuaded her to 
C. it was very well paid
D .some of her friends encouraged her to

3. It is implied in the passage that ________.

A. the Maces believe a good career is even more important that their family life
B. Rodney's children are quite happy with their position in the family
C. even capable women sometimes need encouragement from their families
D. the practice of sharing household jobs between husband and wife is common in London

4.We can infer from this passage that a change-over of roles in the family ________.

A. is quite necessary in modern life
B. is probably based on some practical reasons
C. aims mainly at a complete liberation of women
D. shows women are not necessarily inferior(低下) to men

5.Which of the following statements is true?

A. Most Englishmen think that a husband should do more housework than a wife.
B. In London the traditional idea about the sex role at home has been completely changed.
C. Many Englishmen and Englishwomen still believe that women are mainly in charge of      
     home and family.
D. English people believe that men should take more responsibilities for house work.