2017届北京市朝阳区高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（5）
<p> 北京市朝阳区2017高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（5）及答案</p><p> 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。<span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="dot">dot</span> (圆点) <span word="between">between</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indicator">indicator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="marital">marital</span> (婚姻的) <span word="status">status</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hindu">Hindu</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dot">dot</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="Hindi">Hindi</span> <span word="dialects">dialects</span>, <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="bindi">bindi</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="known">known</span>. <span word="Traditionally">Traditionally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dot">dot</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="restriction">restriction</span>: <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="faded">faded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bindi">bindi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>: <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span>, <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>. <span word="Hindu">Hindu</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="inward">inward</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="God">God</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="such">such</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dot">dot</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="believer">believer</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>.</p><p> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dot">dot</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hindu">Hindu</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="preferences">preferences</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="dots">dots</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="Decorative">Decorative</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sticker">sticker</span> <span word="bindis">bindis</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span>, <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="variations">variations</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="married">married</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unmarried">unmarried</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>. <span word="Wearing">Wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bindi">bindi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>.</p>
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