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【题目】The search for beauty lasts centuries.Paintings of Egyptians【1】(date) back to 4,000 years show both men and women painting their nails and wearing make-up.In the 18th century,wealthy French noblemen【2】(wear) wigs（假发）of long and white hair to make【3】(them) attractive.Today people continue to devote a lot of time and money 【4】their appearance.

But what exactly is beauty?It's difficult to describe it clearly,and we know it when we find it.Our【5】(aware) of it may start from an early age.In a study,six-month-old babies【6】(show)a series of photographs.The faces in the pictures had been rated by attractiveness.Babies spent more time looking at the attractive faces than the unattractive ones.

For better or worse,beauty plays【7】role in our life.But it is【8】(extreme)difficult to describe exactly what makes a person attractive to another.Although there are certain physical traits【9】(consider) universally appealing,it is also true that beauty does not always keep to a single standard.Beauty really is,【10】the saying goes,in the eye of the beholder（旁观者）.

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【答案】

【1】dating

【2】wore

【3】themselves

【4】to

【5】awareness

【6】were shown

【7】a

【8】extremely

【9】considered

【10】as

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了寻找美丽持续了好几个世纪，作者对于什么是美进行了阐述。

【1】Paintings与date back to 之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词作定语。

【2】发生在过去的事情，所以使用一般过去时。

【3】在十八世纪，有钱的法国贵族带着白色的长长的假发，使她们自己看起来更有魅力，所以填themselves。

【4】Devote…to 是固定用法，意思是致力于。

【5】用名词作主语。

【6】six-month-old babies与show之间是被动关系，所以用被动语态。

【7】Play a role in是固定用法，意思是在……起作用。

【8】用副词修饰形容词。

【9】physical traits与consider之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词作定语。

【10】As the saying goes是固定用法，意思是常言道。