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1、Tattoos(纹身)areenjoyingagreatpopularityamong阅读理解答案　　Tattoos(纹身)areenjoyingagreatpopularityamongcollegestudentsinAmerica.Theydecoratestudents’shoulders,backs,arms,legs,feet,andeventoes.AHarrisonlinesurveyreportedthat26percentofcollegestudentsinAmericahad

2、atleastonetattoo.Intheareaofgender(性别),nearlyequalpercentagesofmales(16%)andfemales(15%)havetattoos.　　Infact,thetattoosarepopularamongallagegroups,asdocumentedbya2011PewResearchCentersurvey.ThePewresearchshowsthatinAmerica,36percentofthoseages18to25,an

3、d40percentofthoseages26to40,haveatleastonetattoo.InJuly2009,“tattoos”reacheditshighestrankingever,cominginasthenumbertwomostrequestedsearchtermontheInternet.　　Tattooscanbeasignofbeautyortheycanbeusedasastatementofrebellion(叛逆),tobecomeempowered,toremem

4、bersomethingorsomeone,andtofeelincluded.AccordingtoanarticlebyCateLin　　　　eberryin,January1,2007,humanshavebeentattooedfor　　thousandsofyears.“Thesepermanent（永久的）designs－sometimesplainandsimple,sometimeselaborate,butalwayspersonal—haveservedasamulets(护身符

5、),status(身份)symbols,declarationsoflove,signsofreligiousbeliefs,decorationsandevenformsofpunishment,”shesaid.　　JoshSchuhz,astudentfromUniversityofMaryland,whohashad22hoursoftattooworkdone,sayshefeelsempoweredbyhistattoos.“Gettingmytattoowasalmostlikegoi

6、ngthroughanimportantceremony,”hesaid,“I’vegottenworkdonealmosteverywhereI’vetraveled:Texas,NewYork,SanDiego,AfghanistanandNewZealand.“Sehuhz’stattoosareinspiredbytheworkofspiritualandvisualspecialistartistAlexGrey.“Ireallyloveart,andAlexGrey’sworkrepre

7、sentsaspiritualenergy,anenergynotseenbythenakedeye,”Schuhzexplained.　　ExerciseSciencemajorShellyStemperfromYalesaidshegothertattooasawaytobond　　　　withherolderbrother.“He’snineyearsolderthanme,andwearefondofeachother.“shesaid.“Wedecidedtogettattoostoget

8、herandhadbeenlookingforatattoothatwouldbemeaningfulforbothofus.Once,onafamilytriptoDenaliNationalParkinAlaska,wesawwolvesandIchoseawolfpawwhilemybrotherawolfheadasourtattoosbecausewelovethisanimalandtheyremindsusofourfamily.　　Morecolleg