20.Jack lay quiet and unmoving,for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly stabbed(刺)him with sharp needles,causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg.Jack was getting a tattoo.His friend Tony had recently gotten a tattoo,and Jack was so impressed by it that he decided to get one too.Peer pressure,media influence.a(chǎn)nd personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tattoos today.
The desire to be accepted by one's friends or peers can have a great influence on what a person does.Sometimes wearing a tattoo can be sign that you belong to a certain group.Gangs often use special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group.Some of these groups wear only brand-name clothes.Others wear tattoos.When a person's friends are all doing something,that person is more likely to do the same thing.
The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North America.A wide variety of media images (人物,圖象)show tattoo-people appearing in commercials selling expensive cars,famous sports heroes with tattoos in magazine,fashion models wearing designer cloths that show their bodies tattooed with detailed and colorful patterns.These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth,success,and status.As a result,many people decide to get a tattoo fir its fashion and status value.
Many people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature,their beliefs,or their feelings-in other words,to show their individuality(個性).A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the arm.Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their shoulders.A tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a person's life.
As you can see,there are many reasons why young North American get tattoos.A tattoo can be part of a group's uniform,a sign of fashion or an expression of individuality.The decision to get a tattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself.For Jack,it was a mixture of all three.
66.Jack has got tattoos in order toD.
A.show his great bravery B.gain a special experience
C.make himself more healthy D.be different from others
67.According to the passage,media image are linked toB.
A.traditional life style B.social position
C.cultural background D.public interest
68.We can infer from the passage thatA.
A.some people get tattoos out of pressure
B.tattoo is related to religious belief
C.getting tattoos costs a lot of money
D.most people with tattoos are artist
69.What is the best title of the text?C
A.Peer pressure,media influence,and personal expression
B.The advantages of getting tattoos
C.Why people getting tattoos
D.The popularity of tattoos
70.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?D
CP:Central Point P:Point Sp:Sub-point(次要點) C:Conclusion