1、Unit 1 Face values Section A Starting out we see that someone has one good quality,and by association,our deep mind may assume that they have other good ones too. Even in the courts,a pleasing appearance can work its magic.Attractive criminals are likely to get less strict sentences,or to escape pun
2、ishment entirely;attractive plaintiffs(原告),meanwhile,are more likely to win their case and get bigger financial settlements.“Its an effect seen everywhere,” says Walker,a social psychologist. But if beauty pays in most circumstances,there are still situations where it can have opposite results.While
3、 attractive men may be considered better leaders,for instance,hidden sexist prejudices(偏见) can work against attractive women,making them less likely to be hired for high-level jobs that require power.And as you might expect,good-looking people of both sexes run into envy one study found that if you
4、are interviewed by someone of the same sex,they may be less likely to employ you if they judge that you are more attractive than they are. More worryingly,being beautiful or handsome could harm your medical care.We tend to link good looks to health,meaning that illnesses are often taken less serious
5、ly when they affect the good- looking.When treating people for pain,for instance,doctors tend to take less care over the more attractive people. Ultimately,scientists point out that focusing too much on your appearance can itself be harmful if it creates stress and anxiety even for those already ble
6、ssed with good looks.“If you are crazy about attractiveness,it may affect your experience and interactions,” a scientist says.Its an outdated saying,but no amount of beauty can make up for a bad personality.As the writer Dorothy Parker put it so elegantly:“Beauty is only skin deep,but ugly goes clea
7、n to the bone.” 【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了美丽的不利方面,美貌带给人们许多不利因素, 科学家指出,过分关注自己的外表本身是有害的。同时再多的美丽也弥补不了一个坏的性格,所以关 键在于提高自己本身的素质。 5.From paragraph 1,we can learn that . A.some may be bothered by their unattractive appearance B.most people are not afraid of being too beautiful C.we might always dream about being
8、 bothered by others D.being too beautiful can be a problem bothering everyone 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据第一段中“Can you be too beautiful?It is hardly a problem that most of us have to botheras much as we might like to dream that it were the case.”可知,大部分人不担心变得太过美丽,故 选 B 项。 6.Which is the benefit for beautiful peop
9、le? A.All attractive plaintiffs have more chances to get away with punishment. B.Women with pleasing appearance will always be considered as better leaders. C.Good-looking people are often regarded as having many good qualities. D.Beautiful criminals are more likely to persuade the judge and win the
10、 case. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据第三段可知,外表美丽的人往往被视为具有许多优秀品质,故选 C 项。 7.The writer mentioned the underlined sentence in the last paragraph to . A.encourage us to focus more on improving our personality B.suggest that beauty can help make a better personality C.persuade us to pay more attention to our looks from n
11、ow on D.ask ugly people to have more confidence in their personality 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据上文“Its an outdated saying,but no amount of beauty can make up for a bad personality.”可知,画线句子是承接上文继续说明,可推断通过最后一段画线句子,作者想要鼓励人们提 高自己的个性品质。故选 A项。 8.What might be the best title for the passage? A.Benefit Beauty Holds B.Sexist Prejudice C.Real Beauty D.Beauty,a Blessing? 答案 D 解析主旨大意题。根据第二段中“Yet the blessings and curses of beauty have been a long-standing interest in psychology.”以及文章主要内容介绍了美丽的不利方面,故 D项“美丽,是一种祝福吗?”概括 全文内容,适合作文章标题。故选 D 项。
