题目内容
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and have more respectable jobs. But in the executive(主管的) circle, 31 can become a disadvantage.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is 32
(harm) to a woman. Handsome male executives are considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability usually lead 33 their success. Attractive female executives are considered to have less honesty than unattractive 34 ;people do not connect their success with ability 35 with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives are thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. However, interestingly, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes 36 (connect) more to personal relationships and less to ability.
Attractive women are not thought to be able. This is true even in politics. Anne Bowman, a writer,
37 recently made a study, asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. And then the students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote 38 them. The results showed that attractive males 39 (complete) defeated unattractive men, but the women 40 (rank) most attractive by the students unchangeably received the fewest votes.
31.it 32 harmful 33. to 34 ones 35 but 36. is connected 37 who 38 for
39. completely 40. ranked
Recently a debate about ______is real beauty has been raised. People are pushed to think some questions like ______ is better,artificial beauty or natural one.
A.what; which |
B.who; which |
C.whatever;who |
D.where; which |
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive(漂亮的) people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive (行政的;管理的) circle, beauty can become
a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plain(平常的,不漂亮的) men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.
This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.
【小题1】The word "liability" most probably means __________.
A.disadvantage | B.advantage | C.misfortune | D.trouble |
A.makes women look more honest and capable | B.strengthens the qualifies required |
C.is of no importance to women | D.often enables women to succeed quickly |
A.turns out to be a disadvantage to men |
B.is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women |
C.affects men and women alike |
D.has as little effect on men as on women |
A.practical | B.supportive | C.old-fashioned | D.one-sided |
A.give advice to job-seekers who are attractive |
B.discuss the disadvantages of women being attractive |
C.demand equal rights for women |
D.state the importance of appearance |