完形填空（共 8 题）No longer (1) the beauty industry focused primarily on women of a certain age. Plenty of men now spend (2) on beauty products, and not just on hair gels or facial creams. The share dabbling in make-up is (3) the rise, with products that subtly improve appearance proving especially popular. Beauty retailers are hiring male shop assistants to make their cosmetics counters less (4). Meanwhile, male social-media influencers have helped (5) long-standing taboos. The result has been a (6) shift in consumer behaviour that is (7) the industry to greater heights. What once seemed unconventional is now widely (8). 选项(1)A. isB. wasC. hasD. are (2)A. generouslyB. lavishlyC. casuallyD. reluctantly (3)A. atB. onC. inD. over (4)A. invitingB. visibleC. forbiddingD. crowded (5)A. enforceB. reinforceC. erodeD. impose (6)A. subtleB. superficialC. temporaryD. random (7)A. draggingB. forcingC. propellingD. limiting (8)A. questionedB. resistedC. acceptedD. ignored
Start with customers. No longer is the beauty industry focused primarily on women of a certain age. Plenty of men now spend lavishly on beauty products, and not just on hair gels or facial creams. The share dabbling in make-up is on the rise, with products that subtly improve appearance, such as tinted moisturisers, concealers and eyebrow gels, most popular. Beauty retailers such as Sephora are hiring male shop assistants to make their cosmetics counters less forbidding. Male social-media influencers, many from beauty-obsessed South Korea, have helped erode taboos. “If men want to wear make-up, that is now totally okay,” says Priya Venkatesh of Sephora, who oversees its product line-up.一、词汇理解题（2 小题）1. The word “lavishly” in line 2 is closest in meaning to: A. casuallyB. generouslyC. reluctantlyD. sparingly
2. The word “forbidding” is closest in meaning to: A. welcomingB. intimidatingC. visibleD. ordinary
二、细节理解题（2 小题）3. According to the passage, which of the following is true about men and beauty products? A. Men only buy hair gels and facial creams.B. The proportion of men trying make-up is increasing.C. Most men still refuse to use any make-up products.D. Male customers are ignored by beauty retailers.
4. How have male social-media influencers affected the beauty industry? A. They reinforced the taboo against male make-up.B. They helped reduce social taboos.C. They restricted men from buying cosmetics.D. They replaced shop assistants.
三、主旨/推断题（1 小题）5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Men are increasingly important consumers in the beauty industry.B. Women no longer buy beauty products.C. South Korean influencers dominate the global market.D. Sephora has stopped hiring female staff.
四、语法/句型题（1 小题）6. The sentence “No longer is the beauty industry focused primarily on women of a certain age.” illustrates which grammatical feature? A. Passive voiceB. Inversion after negative adverbialC. Conditional clauseD. Subjunctive mood 答案下篇见！！！ | 
