WhyPeopleGetTattoosJacklayquietandunmovingforthirtyminuteswhileastrangerrepeatedlystabbed(刺)himwithsharpneedlescausingbloodtopoursteadilyoutofhisleg.Jackwasgettingatattoo.HisfriendTonyhadre

　　WhyPeopleGetTattoos

　　Jacklayquietandunmovingforthirtyminuteswhileastrangerrepeatedlystabbed(刺)himwithsharpneedlescausingbloodtopoursteadilyoutofhisleg.Jackwasgettingatattoo.HisfriendTonyhad recentlygottenatattooandJackwassoimpressedbyitthathedecidedtogetonetoo.Peerpressuremediainfluenceandpersonalexpressionaresomeofthecommonreasonsforwearingtattoostoday.

　　Thedesiretobeacceptedbyone’sfriendsorpeerscanhaveagreatinfluenceonwhatapersondoes.Sometimeswearingatattoocanbeasignthatyoubelongtoacertaingroup.Gangsoftenusespecialclothesandtattoostoidentifytheirparticulargroup.Someofthesegroupswearonlybrand–nameclothes.Othersweartattoos.Whenaperson’sfriendsarealldoingsomethingthatpersonismorelikelytodothesamething.

　　ThemediaisanotherbiginfluencebehindthepopularityoftattoosinNorthAmerica.Awidevarietyofmediaimages(人物，图像)showtattoos－peopleappearingincommercialssellingexpensivecarsfamoussportsheroeswithtattoosinmagazinesfashionmodelswearingdesignerclothesthatshowtheirbodiestattooedwithdetailedandcolorfulpatterns.Thesemediaimageslinktattoostoideasofwealthsuccessandstatus.Asaresultmanypeopledecidetogetatattooforitsfashionandstatusvalue.

　　Manypeopledecidetoweartattoosinordertoexpresstheirartisticnaturetheirbeliefsortheirfeelings－inotherwordstoshowtheirindividuality(个性).Amusicianinarockbandmaygetatattooofaguitaronthearm.Someenvironmentalistsmaytattoopicturesofendangeredanimalsontheirshoulders.Atattoocanbeapublicsigntoshowwhatisimportantinaperson'slife.

　　AsyoucanseetherearemanyreasonswhyyoungNorthAmericansgettattoos.Atattoocanbepartofagroup'suniformasignoffashionoranexpressionofindividuality.Thedecisiontogetatattooismostoftenaresultoftheinfluenceoffriendsormediaorthedesiretoexpressoneself.ForJackitwasamixtureofallthree.

　　45.Jackhasgottattoosinorderto______.

　　A.showhisgreatbravery B.gainaspecialexperience

　　C.makehimselfmorehealthy D.bedifferentfromothers

　　46.Accordingtothepassagemediaimagesarelinkedto_____