【江苏专版】2019高考英语二轮复习与策略专题限时集训24 阅读表达 含解析.doc

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1、专题限时集训(二十四)A请阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最适当的单词.注意：每个空格只填1个单词.Inmanysocieties,thereisoftengreateracceptanceoflightskinthandarkskin.Lightskinmaybeseenasamarkofbeauty,intelligenceandsuccess.Thesebeliefscanleadtosocialpressuresevenwithinthesameracialorethnicgroup,ifso

2、memembersaredarkerskinnedthanothers.TheresultisthatskinlighteninghasbecomeacommonactivityacrossAfrica,Asiaandotherareasoftheworld.Moreandmorepeoplewithdarkskinareusingskin－lighteningproducts,evenifitmeanstheymayfacehealthrisks.Theybelievethathavingwhiterskinwillimpr

3、ovetheirlives.Manypeoplethinktheywillhaveabetterchanceofgettingajobormarryingintoabetterfamily.Ortheywanttolooklikewhattheirsocietygenerallyconsidersbeautiful.Asaresult,somebeautycareproductsandsoapscontainchemicalsthatmakeskinlighter.Thisprocessisalsocalledbleachin

4、g(漂白).Butsomeofthechemicalsareextremelydangerous.Oneofthemostdangerousisachemicalnamedhydroquinone.Hydroquinonehasbeenforbiddeninseveralcountries.Thischemicalhasbeenlinkedtohealthdamageandsomekindsofcancer.Italsocauseslowbirthweightinbabieswhenmothersuseitduringpreg

5、nancy.Atfirst,bleachingproductsmaketheskincolourlighter.Butafterlong－termusetheycancauseproblems.Theycouldevenmakesomeskindarker.Thechemicalsintheproductsblockandbreakdownthenaturalprocessthatgivescolourtoskin.Theskinlosesitsnaturalbarriertoprotectagainstsunlight.Th

6、entheskincanbecomethickanddiscoloured.Usuallythepersonwillusemoreoftheproductinanefforttocorrecttheproblem,butthisonlymakesitworse.FatimataLy,anexpertwhotreatsskinconditionsintheCapitalHospitalofSouthAfrica,saysskinbleachinghasbecomeaproblemthroughoutSouthAfrica.She

7、saysthechemicalsarenowmoredangerousbecausetheyarestronger.Somecaseshaveresultedinblackenedfingernails,infectionsandpermanentskindamage.Andthesearenottheonlyrisks.Skinexpertssaysomepeoplewhochangetheirskincoloursufferemotionaldamage.Theyfeelregretandsadness.Theyfeelt

8、hatinsteadofriskingtheirhealth，theyshouldhavelearnedtoloveandaccepttheirskincolourasitwas.Ifthesefeelingscausedbybleachinglastlong，theycan