题目内容
18.A handsome man can earn a fifth more than an average-looking colleague but a beautiful woman is not paid a penny more than her average-looking colleague,new research has shown.The study by senior economists(经济学家)found that being good-looking meant male workers could earn 22percent more than average-looking colleagues.Researchers said good looks did not give women a similar advantage.
Andrew Leigh,a former economics professor at the Australian National University who co-authored the report,said:"Beauty can be a double-edged sword for women."
"Some people still believe good looks and intelligence are incompatible(矛盾的)in women,so a good-looking women can't be that productive,but it doesn't affect-men's pay."
He said that although he believed good-looking women may also earn more,the research did not support his theory.
The research found that handsome men in all jobs,from manual labour(手工劳动)to highly-paid professional careers,can earn 22percent more than their colleagues doing the same work.
Men with below-average looks face a battle in the office,with ugliness reducing a man's earnings by 26percent compared to an average-looking worker.
Former male model,lan Mitchell,28,who has a first class degree in history from Edinburgh University and now works for a cosmetics company,told the Sunday Times:'It gives you confidence,and I suspect people tend to warm to you more quickly."
The study,named Unpacking the Beauty Premium,was the largest exercise of its kind and repeated a survey from 1984to see if the beauty premium(美貌价)had changed.
Leigh said the research showed people in the workplace were"lookist(以貌取人的)"and he hoped the findings would encourage employers to remove their prejudice.
32.What has the research found?B
A.Male workers pay more attention to their appearance
B.Handsome men have an advantage in their jobs
C.Appearance plays an important role at work.
D.The more beautiful a female is,the lower their intelligence is
33.What is Andrew Leigh's opinion?B
A.Beauty is a double-edged sword for workers
B.Gook-looking females are likely to earn more
C.Employers have prejudice in employing workers
D.More attention is paid to appearance now than before
34.We can learn from the text that men who are below average in appearanceD
A.earn26%less than handsome men
B.earn 22%less than average-looking men
C.earn as much as average-looking men
D.earn 26%less than average-looking men
35.What is the main idea of the text?C
A.Employees should pay more attention to their appearance
B.Males and females should be treated equally in interviews
C.Good-looking men tend to earn more
D.Beautiful female interviewees aren't popular in interviews.
分析 本文主要讲述了好看的男性比普通男性的工资要多五分之一,还举例进行说明;而女性则无该方面的优势,但是,Andrew Leigh则认为漂亮的女性也有这种优势.而Andrew Leigh则有不同见解,他认为漂亮的女性也有可能挣的很多.
解答 32.B细节理解题.根据第二段的"The study by senior economists(经济学家)found that being good-looking meant male workers could earn 22percent more than average-looking colleagues"可知,好看的男人比普通男性多挣五分之一多.故选B.
33.B细节理解题.根据第四段中是的"He said that although he believed good-looking women may also earn more"可知,他认为长的漂亮的女性也可能挣的更多,故选B.
34.D细节理解题.根据第六段中"Men with below-average looks face a battle in the office,with ugliness reducing a man's earnings by 26percent compared to an average-looking worker."可知,长相低于平均水平的男人在办公室里面临一场战斗,与一个普通的工人相比,长相难看的人的收入少了26%.故选D.
35.C主旨大意题.本文主要讲述了好看的男性比普通男性的工资要多五分之一,还举例进行说明;而女性则无该方面的优势.故选C.
点评 本文是科教类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据
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41.A.decided | B.urged | C.struggled | D.declared |
42.A.story | B.Christmas | C.inspiration | D.affection |
43.A.after | B.before | C.during | D.on |
44.A.ruins | B.styles | C.chains | D.rags |
45.A.apart | B.forever | C.together | D.around |
46.A.nodded | B.shook | C.waved | D.turned |
47.A.word | B.note | C.envelop | D.present |
48.A.shoes | B.shoestrings | C.gifts | D.sports |
49.A.house | B.school | C.church | D.store |
50.A.inside | B.outside | C.between | D.nearby |
51.A.refused | B.imagined | C.followed | D.missed |
52.A.best | B.first | C.worst | D.last |
53.A.comfort | B.patience | C.satisfaction | D.expectation |
54.A.concepts | B.contents | C.shadows | D.shapes |
55.A.gave way to | B.keep up with | C.get away with | D.fit in with |
56.A.once | B.never | C.ever | D.seldom |
57.A.anger | B.shock | C.sadness | D.annoyance |
58.A.attended | B.entered | C.placed | D.joined |
59.A.grandchildren | B.children | C.friends | D.relatives |
60.A.watching | B.singing | C.smiling | D.crying. |