Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive(漂亮的) people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive (行政的；管理的) 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 plain(平常的，不漂亮的) 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," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, 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.
小題1:The word "liability" most probably means __________.        
A．disadvantageB．a(chǎn)dvantageC．misfortuneD．trouble
小題2:In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________.       
A．makes women look more honest and capableB．strengthens the qualifies required
C．is of no importance to womenD．often enables women to succeed quickly
小題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．a(chǎn)ffects men and women alike
D．has as little effect on men as on women
小題4:It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often _____.      
A．practicalB．supportiveC．old-fashionedD．one-sided
小題5: The author writes this passage to ________________.
A．give advice to job-seekers who are attractive
B．discuss the disadvantages of women being attractive
C．demand equal rights for women
D．state the importance of appearance

小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:B
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小題1:B
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A．taken off
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For my mother, who stayed back at the camp, it must have been terrifying, and very lonely. There were snakes and spiders, as well as an old leopard who would come by. But she had an amazing way with people, and would hand out medicines to the fishermen, who saw her as a witch doctor.
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B．She found her dream was hard to realize.
C．She had more new dreams about her work.
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A．She found a new kind of termite.
B．Chimps can communicate with each other.
C．Some other animals can also make tools.
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One day my teacher said, “ Life is a game of chess, and the other player is time.” From that moment, I knew I had to enjoy my life. Do not waste time, because, you know, time will not come back. You cannot buy it. It is one of those things in life that you must really, really value.
When you see an opportunity, take it. You might not get it back. Never let an opportunity pass. And if it is too hard, remember that in the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity.
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A．if life is a game of chess, time is also a game of chess
B．if life is a game of chess, both you and time are the players
C．if life is one player in a game of chess, time is the other player
D．if time is a game of chess, both life and you are the players
小題2:According to the author, what can you decide?
A．How you die.B．How you live.C．When you die.D．When you succeed.
小題3:This article is most probably from__________.
A．a(chǎn)n explanation of time in the universe
B．a(chǎn)n essay about time and life
C．a(chǎn)n argument that time is the most important thing in life
D．a(chǎn) description of an important class

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