2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列20(含解析)

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1、2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列20（含解析）ABeautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingadmirable.Almosteveryonethinksthatattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthier;theyhavebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectablejobs.Personalconsultants（顾问）givethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronat

2、tractivepersons.Butintheexecutivecircle,beautycanbecomealiability.Whileattractivenessisapositivethingforaman’srise,itisharmfultoawoman’s.Handsomemaleexecutiveswereconsideredashavingmorehonestythanplainermen;effortandabilitywerethoughttobethereasonsfortheirsuccess.Attra

3、ctivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelesshonestythanunattractiveones;theirsuccesswasattributednottoabilitybuttofactorssuchasluck.Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Whyareattractivewomennotth

4、oughttobeable?Anattractivewomanisthoughttobemorefeminine（女性的）andanattractivemanmoremasculine（男性的）thanthelessattractiveones.Thus,anattractivewomanhasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobs,butanattractivewomaninatraditionallymasculinepositionappearstolackthe“masculine”qual

5、itiesrequired.Thisistrueeveninpolitics.AnneBowmanrecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates（候选人）.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographs,oneofmenandoneofwomen,inorderofattractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswe

6、reofcandidatesforpoliticaloffices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagain,intheordertheywouldvoteforthem.Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemen,butthewomanwhohadbeenrankedmostattractivealwaysreceivedthefewestvotes.1.Intraditionallyfemalejobs,attracti

7、veness________.A.strengthensthefemininequalitiesrequiredB.makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapableC.isofgreatimportancetowomenD.oftenenableswomentosucceedquickly2.Bowman’sexperimentshowsthatwhenitcomestopolitics,attractiveness________.A.turnsouttobeanobstacletomenB.affectsme

8、nandwomenalikeC.hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomenD.ismoreofanobstaclethanabenefittowomen3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassage