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阅读理解 　　It may be one of Britain’s most successful exports－Miss World．This nearly 60-year-old event took place in China last week and attracted over 120 women worldwide with knock-out looks in a mad struggle for the crown． 　　Traditional values have long kept Chinese women from displaying beauty．But Chinese people have now changed their attitude toward beauty contests, although some men will still be shouting that the winner is no more beautiful than his wife or somebody else．But such men are not shouting for the right reason．The question is：Why isn’t there a Mr．World Beauty Contest? 　　And a further question to be asked is：Does taking part in a beauty contest show a woman’s courage, wisdom and liberation or rather the opposite－a forced choice and a revolting act made under conditions of long-term discrimination? 　　Organizers of such beauty contests claim that the contestants are judged on qualities other than just their physical appearance．But still no answer is given to why there isn’t a Mr．Beauty or a Mr．World Contest?Or at least, why is it that only women’s “qualities” need to be recognized but not men’s? 　　Think about who is always standing beside a fancy car on show．And this is how “qualities” are judged：if the girl looks good, there is little reason why the car beside her is not of high quality． 　　While such events go on and on, what never changes is the routine practice that in every fancy car show, a girl stands beside a fancy car．What never changes is the fate of women as a class．So let’s put more time and resources into trying to change all these rather than holding beauty contests． (1) Miss World Beauty Contest in Britain has a history of ________． [　　] A． 120 years B． over half a century C． 100 years D． about half a year (2) Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? [　　] A． Miss World Beauty Contest first began in China． B． Women were not allowed to show their beauty in China． C． 120 women took part in Beauty Contest last week． D． Miss World was 53 years old． (3) According to the writer, ________． [　　] A． Chinese women are not allowed to display beauty B． the winner of Miss World is not as beautiful as his wife C． some men are not shouting for the right person D． people can accept a beauty contest in China now (4) From the passage we can know the writer thinks that ________． [　　] A． contestants’ qualities are more important than their physical appearance B． a Mr．World Contest should be held instead of a Miss World Beauty Contest C． a boy should stand by a fancy car D． women’s social status is still low (5) The best title for this passage is ________． [　　] A． What about a Mr．World Contest B． History of Miss World Beauty Contest C． Quality or Appearance D． A Boy Standing beside a Fancy Car

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答案：1．B;2．B;3．D;4．D;5．A;
提示：

(1)	细节题。由文章第一段可知：Miss World Beauty Contest在英国已有近60年(半个多世纪)的历史了。
(2)	细节判断题。由文章第二段“Traditional values have long kept Chinese women from displaying beauty．”可以看出，在中国以前是不允许女性展示美的。
(3)	细节题。由第二段前两句话可以看出，现在在中国人们对女性展示美的态度已发生了根本性的变化，已经接受了选美比赛。
(4)	推断题。作者分析了中国人对于选美比赛的态度的变化。在第三段中提出：这是在妇女长期遭受歧视的情况下被迫的选择。第四段又作了解释：要不然，为什么只有女性的品质需要通过比赛得到公众的认可？而男性却不用通过世界先生比赛来展示呢？由此可以看出，作者认为：妇女的社会地位(social status)仍然很低。
(5)	主旨大意题。从全文可以得出答案。