ItmaybeoneofBritain’smostsuccessfulexports–MissWorld.This53-year-oldeventtookplaceinChinalastweekandattractedover120womenworldwidewithknockoutlooksinamadstruggleforthecrown.

TraditionalvalueshavelongkepttheChineseespeciallywomenfromdisplayingbeauty.ButChinesepeoplehavenowchangedtheirattitudetowardbeautycontestalthoughsomemenwillstillbeshoutingthatthewinnerisnomorebeautifulthanhiswifeorhisformergirlfriendorevenhismotherinasourtone.Butsuchmenarenotshoutingfortherightreason.Thequestiontobeaskedis:Whyisn’tthereaMr.WorldBeautyContest?

Andafurtherquestiontobeaskedis:Doestakingpartinabeautycontestshowawoman’s couragewisdomandliberationorrathertheopposite–aforcedchoiceandarevoltingactmadeunderconditionsoflong-termdiscrimination?

Organizersofsuchbeautycontestsclaimthatthecontestantsarejudgedonqualitiesotherthanjusttheirphysicalappearance.Butstillnoanswerisgiventowhythereisn’taMr.BeautyoraMr.WorldContest?Oratleastwhyisn’tthatkindofcontestpopular?Whyisitthatonlywomen’s“qualities”needtoberecognizedbutnotmen’s?

Thinkaboutwhoisalwaysstandingbesideafancycaronshow?Isitaboyoragirl?Andthisishow“qualities”arejudged:ifthegirllooksgoodthereislittlereasonwhythecarbesideherisnotofhighquality.

Thebeautycontestsgoonyearafteryearwithwinnersenjoyingfamewhichquicklydisappears.Whilesucheventsgoonandonwhatneverchangesistheroutinepracticethatineveryfancycarshowagirlstandsbesideafancycar.Whatneverchangesistheneedtoholdawomen’sconferenceeveryyeartoappealforthepromotionofrespectforandimprovementofwomen.Whatneverchangesisthefateofwomenasaclass.Solet’sputmoretimeandresourcesintotryingtochangeallthisratherthanholdingbeautycontests

1.MissWorldBeautyContestinBritainhasahistoryof______

A.120years

B.abouthalfacentury

C.100years

D.abouthalfayear

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEtothepassage?

A.MissWorldBeautyContestfirstbeganinChina

B.WomenwerenotallowedtoshowtheirbeautyinChina

C.120w