More Chinese are seeking out the surgeon’s knife to improve their looks.Yet the tragic death of the former Super Girl Wang Bei has made people aware of the risks of cosmetic surgery, which is being increasingly popular. Wang Bei，24，is said to have gone under the knife in Wuhan，to jump-start her stage-show career. It seems that the ambitious singer has finally achieved the fame and influence after her death.
For years Miss Lu expected a plastic surgery to make her jaw fashionable narrow and her face smaller. She finally decided against it after hearing of the death of Wang Bei. Wang Bei’s death rang the warning bell for me，Miss Lu said in her blog. It was frightening and I gave up the plan.
A mon thread of online discussion is why someone considered beautiful was so dissatisfied with her looks. Some netizens said Wang was a victim of society’s impractical standard of beauty：double eyelids，and the pointed chin typical of Western actresses. Others said her death indicated the limits to which people would go to achieve fame and fortune.
Last year 15 billion yuan was spent on cosmetic surgery and the figure is expected to rise 20％ annually. The International Society of Plastic Surgery ranks China first in Asia in terms of the number of cosmetic surgeries in 2009. Worldwide, China is third, after Brazil, while the United States is first.
Nowadays，people are living longer and better. But the effect of aging off their appearance affects their mood and confidence. Many older women want to look young and beautiful. Young people, on the other hand, see cosmetic surgery as the key to wealth and love. They want to improve their appearance to find better opportunities at work and in marriage，says a famous plastic surgeon. We’re living in a highly petitive society. People regard appearance as a weapon in life battle. Those who are young and naturally good-looking tell me，‘I don’t care how much I spend. Just make me look more beautiful.’
Advice from a surgeon and psychologist：
1.Choose regular, qualified hospitals with a good reputation.
2.Try to find an expert surgeon who will not suggest several operations over time.
3.Don’t expect too much from changing your appearance. Safety should be the first.
4.Have a realistic understanding of the risks of the surgery (death，injury and failure)and make a balanced decision.
【小题1】What’s the influence of Wang Bei’s death on the public?A．People will feel alarmed at cosmetic surgery.B．Young people will have no interest in beauty.C．Doctors will be afraid to perform operations.D．No one will dream of being a Super Girl.【小题2】It is mentioned in the passage that .A．Miss Lu’s face is narrow and smallB．Wang Bei is a victim of the InternetC．all Westerners have the pointed chinD．the US ranks first in cosmetic surgery【小题3】What’s the main idea of the 5th paragraph?A．People are living 1onger and better nowadays.B．People are living in a highly petitive society.C．Social petition leads females to seek beauty.D．Cosmetic surgery is the key to wealth and love.【小题4】According to a surgeon and psychologist,it is better to .A．change your appearance soonerB．make a reasonable decisionC．do several operations over timeD．try some different hospitalsA
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(答案→)A
解析：文章是关于整容手术，超级女声王蓓的去世敲响了警钟，提醒人们整容有很大的危险，一定要做出合理的决定。
【小题1】A 推理题。根据文章第二段Wang Bei’s death rang the warning bell for me，可知很多人对整形手术感到害怕，故A正确。
【小题2】Ｄ细节题。根据第四段最后一句Worldwide, China is third, after Brazil, while the United States is first.可知Ｄ正确。
【小题3】C 段落大意题。根据文章最后一段，尤其是They want to improve their appearance to find better opportunities at work and in marriage可知社会的激烈竞争导致了女性追求美丽，希望自己在职业和婚姻上能有更多的机会，故C正确。
【小题4】B 推理题。根据文章最后四个建议可知我们有点要做出合理的决定。故B正确。