Inmanycountries，tattoosareinfashion（时尚）．OnTVyoucanoftenseeafamousactorormusicianwithatattooonhisarmorfoot．Manysportsplayershavethem，too．IntheUS，tattoosareverypopular．FortypercentofAmericansag

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In many countries，tattoos are in fashion （时尚）．On TV you can often see a famous actor or musician with a tattoo on his arm or foot．Many sports players have them，too．In the US，tattoos are very popular．Forty percent of Americans aged between 26and 40have a tattoo，and 60percent of customers in US tattoo  parlors are women．These people are often professional people like doctor，teachers and lawyers．
However，tattoos are not modern．In fact，they are very old in human history．For example，archaeologists （考古学家） found a human in ice from 5，000years ago．He had 57tattoos on his back，ankles，legs，knees and feet．Tattoos were used for many different reasons．In ancient Egypt，people got tattoos because they were“beautiful”．But in ancient Rome，tattoos were negative （负面的） and put on criminals and prisoners．In India，tattoos were religious （宗教的）．
In the 16^th and 17^th century，European sailors （船员） arrived on the islands of Polynesia．They saw tattoos for the first time．The people on the islands had tattoos on their shoulders，chests，backs and legs．Often the tattoos were of animals or natural features like a river or a mountain．The European sailors liked them and made their own tattoos，so the idea traveled to Europe．Tattoos in Polynesia are still important today．They show information about a person’s history，their island or their job．
So is there a connection （联系） between traditional tattoos and fashionable tattoos？And can you call tattoos a fashion？Chris Rainier is an expert in tattoos and his book Ancient Marks has photos of tattoos from all over the world．He thinks people in modern societies often have tattoos because they are a connection to the traditional world．But tattoos aren’t a fashion like clothes or a haircut because you can’t put them on and take them off again like a jacket or a hat．They are permanent （永久的） and for life．
72．When were tattoos brought to Europe？___
A.5，000years ago．
B.60years ago．
C．Until recently．
D．In the 16^th and 17^th century．
73．What does the underlined word“parlors”mean？___
A．School．       B．Stores．
C．Hospitals．    D．Theaters．
74．What’s the writer’s opinion about tattoos？___
A．Tattoos are religious in modern societies．
B．Tattoos connect tradition with fashion．
C．Tattoos are a fashion among famous people．
D．Tattoos show information about a person’s hobby．
75．What would be the best title for the passage？___
A．Tattoos'History．
B．Tattoos in Polynesia．
C．Tattoos on a Human in Ice．
D．Tattoos in Fashion and for Life．

Answer 1

72．答案D；细节理解题；根据第三段第一句话In the 16^th and 17^th century，European sailors （船员） arrived on the islands of Polynesia．The European sailors liked them and made their own tattoos，so the idea traveled to Europe．可以判断，在第十六和第十七世纪，纹身被带到欧洲；
73．答案：B；细节理解题；根据句子60percent of customers in US tattoo parlors are women中的customers可以判断这里B最合适．故选B．
74．答案：B；细节理解题；由最后一段的内容He thinks people in modern societies often have tattoos because they are a connection to the traditional world．可以判断：纹身连接传统与时尚；答案B是正确的．故选B．
75．答案D；主旨归纳题；通过文章内容可知，该短文主要讲述了纹身、时尚与生活；故选D．