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阅读理解： 　　Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy．Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs．Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs．Even judges are softer on attractive defendants．But in the executive(主管的)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 plainer 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,” say Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates(候选人)．She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order 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 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 vote． (1) The word “liability” most probably means ________． [　　] A． disadvantage B． advantage C． misfortune D． trouble (2) In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________． [　　] A． makes women look more honest and capable B． strengthens the feminine qualities required C． is of great importance to women D． often enables women to succeed quickly (3) Bowman’s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness ________． [　　] 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． had as little effect on men as on women (4) It can be inferred from the passage that people’s views on beauty are often ________． [　　] A． practical B． supportive C． old-fashioned D． one-side (5) The author writes this passage to ________． [　　] A． give advice to job-seekers who are attractive B． discuss the disadvantages of being attractive C． demand equal rights for women D． state the importance of appearance

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．D;3．B;4．D;5．B;
解析：

(1)	根据第一段“文章开头讲了许多漂亮在工作，生活中优点，但最后发生了转折：But in the executive(主管的)circle, beauty can become a liability．在管理圈内，漂亮有可能变为不利。Disadvantage：不利之处。Misfortune：不幸。
(2)	根据倒数第三段：an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs，可以得知：有魅力的女性在传统的属于女性的工作中具有优势。
(3)	有关男女的魅力在政界的作用的实验结果表明(最后一段)：attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest vote．有魅力的女性劣势高于优势。
(4)	one-side：片面的。通过实验表明在不同的行业，不同时代“漂亮”的作用是不一样的。
(5)	在第一段最后一句内容发生转折以后，后面几段都在探讨“漂亮”的不利的一面。