阅读理解。 Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy (值得表扬的). Alm
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阅读理解。 |
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy (值得表扬的). Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages (婚姻) 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 (帅的) male executives were considered 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 considered to be more feminine 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," says 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 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 votes. |
1. The word "liability" most probably means ____. |
A. disadvantage B. advantage C. misfortune D. trouble |
2. 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. has as little effect on men as on women D. affects men and women alike |
3. It can be inferred from the passage that people"s views on beauty are often ____. |
A. practical B. supportive C. old-fashioned D. one-sided |
4. 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 |
答案
1-4: ABAD |
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阅读表达。 |
I like watching TV very much for I think it has many advantages. First of all, watching TV is a good rest. After a day of hard work, we need a good rest. Watching TV can make our mind and body not tired any more because of the pleasant music and TV plays. Besides, watching TV is entertaining. There are many kinds of entertainments, such as sports activities, singing and dancing concerts, plays and the activities within a short time. We need at least ten hours to fly from New York to Paris, a week by train from Beijing to Moscow and an hour to drive from Queens District to Manhattan District. But within just one second, TV can bring us from an NBA game in New York to a fashion show in Paris by changing the channels. Most important, watching TV is educational. Our children can learn every kind of subjects through the educational programs and the special reports on TV, and it"s easy for them to learn Chinese from a Chinese teacher in Beijing and to learn Russian lessons from a Russian teacher in Moscow. Even we can learn how to behave well from the TV plays. Meanwhile, a teacher can teach millions of students without a huge classroom. |
1. What"s the best title for the text? ________________________________________________________________________________. 2. According to the writer what"s the most important reason for watching TV? ________________________________________________________________________________. 3. Why can watching TV make the writer have a good rest? ________________________________________________________________________________. 4. Why is it not possible for us to go to every place to enjoy all the activities within a short time? ________________________________________________________________________________. 5. Why is watching TV educational? ________________________________________________________________________________. |
阅读理解。 |
Douglas Grace talks about his ideal city of the future. I see the city of the future in three zones-inner, middle and outer. In the inner zone there will be no private cars. Public transport will be free and there will only be ambulances, fire engines, taxis and police cars. This inner zone will be the residential (住宅的) and recreational (娱乐的) area of the city. People will live there and go out to enjoy themselves-to cinemas and restaurants. There will be parks and open space, trees and lakes, schools and universities. This way, when people are at home, they can go out easily and safely. Just outside the inner zone there will be big car parks for all private cars. The banks and most of the shops and hospitals will be in the middle zone. These are things that people don"t need every day. All the factories and offices will be in the outer zone. People will travel out of the center to work, and back to the center in the evenings. The inner zone will be cleaner and better to live in and there will be more space for industry on the outside. This is my ideal city of the future-a very beautiful place! But I don"t really think things will ever be like that! |
1. Where will people live and go out to enjoy themselves? |
A. In the middle zone. B. In the inner zone. C. In the outer zone. D. In the inner and middle zones. |
2. Where will big car parks be? |
A. Just outside the middle zone. B. Just inside the middle zone. C. Just outside the inner zone. D. Just inside the inner zone. |
3. What will be in the middle zone? |
A. The banks, hospitals and schools. B. The banks, hospitals and police stations. C. The banks, schools and car parks. D. The banks, hospitals and most of the shops. |
4. Where will the factories and offices be? |
A. In the outer zone. B. In the middle zone. C. In the inner zone. D. In the middle and inner zones. |
5. Douglas Grace is probably _____. |
A. a painter B. a builder C. a town planner D. a dentist |
根据汉语提示完成短文。 |
Wang Kun and Wang Wei l.______ ______ ______ (梦想) taking a bike trip ever since middle school. But it was not until they 2.______ ______ ______ (大学毕业) that they 3.______ (最后) got the chance. They 4.______ ______ ______ ______ (决定) to cycle along the entire Mekong River. Wang Wei is a 5.______ (坚定的) girl, but she is also very 6.______ (固执), and doesn"t 7.______ ______ (在乎) details. Every time they disagree with each other, it is Wang Kun who always 8.______ ______ (让步). Nothing can make Wang Wei 9.______ ______ ______ (改变主意). Before their trip, they went to the library and learned more about the Mekong River. To their great 10.______ (吃惊), they learned that half of the river is in China. |
根据短文内容及提示完成短文。 |
1._______ middle school, Wang Wei and I have dreamed about 2._______ (have) a great bike trip. It was Wang Wei 3._______ first had the idea 4._______ (cycle) along the entire Mekong River 5._______ where it begins to where it ends. My sister doesn"t care 6._______ details, because she doesn"t know the best way of 7._______ (get) to places. When I told her the difficulties we would come 8._______ during the journey, she gave me a 9._______ (determine) look-the kind that said she would not change her mind. I know 10._______ she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in. |
根据短文内容及提示完成短文。 |
We were in Tibet. 1.______ (尽管) still in autumn, it was cold and snowed heavily. We looked like snowmen, riding up the mountain and enjoying the setting sun. At the high point, we found ourselves 2.______ (cycle) through clouds. 3.______ (go) down the hill was great fun and it became warmer. In the valley, it was 4.______ (那么热) that we changed for T-shirts and shorts. Before our eyes was a beautiful scene: colorful butterflies were flying around us and sheep and yaks were eating green grass. 5.______ (填介词) dusk drawing near, we made camp, 6.______ tents (搭起帐篷). The sky at night became clearer. It was quiet and only flames of our fire 7.______ (陪伴) us. We were looking forward to 8.______ (see) my cousins in Dali. |
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