Question

Women, as all research suggests, are far more critical of their appearance than men. Most of them are likely to feel dissatisfied with their reflection in the mirror.

It is quite possible that men looking in the mirror are either pleased with what they see or indifferent. Research shows that men generally have a much more positive body-image than women---if anything, they may tend to over-estimate their attractiveness. Some men looking in the mirror may literally not see the flaws in their appearance.

Why are women so much more self-critical than men? Because women are judged more on their appearance than men, and standards of female beauty are considerably higher and more inflexible. Women are continually bombarded (轟炸) with images of the “ideal” face. And constant exposure to idealized images of female beauty on TV, magazines and billboards makes exceptional good looks seem normal and anything short of perfection seem abnormal and ugly.  It has been estimated that young women now see more images of outstandingly beautiful women in one day than our mothers saw throughout their entire adolescence.

Also, most women trying to achieve the impossible standards of female beauty have in fact become progressively more unrealistic during the last century. In 1917, the physically perfect woman was about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed nearly 10 stone. Even 25 years ago, top models and beauty queens weighed only 8% less than the average women, now they weigh 23% less. The current media ideal for women is achievable by less than 5% of the female population---and that’s just in terms of weight and size. If you want the ideal shape, face etc., it’s probably more like 1%.

1.The passage is mainly to _____________.

A．compare different views on beauty between women and men

B．tell us that standards of female beauty are very high

C．explain why women are more critical of their appearance than men

D．show us that women pay more attention to their appearance than men

2.Which of the following is NOT the reason why women are more critical of their appearance?

A．People pay more attention to their appearance than men’s.

B．The criterion (標準；準則) used to judge women’s beauty is more critical and less changeable.

C．Idealized images of female beauty are constantly shown in different media.

D．Women tend to pursue perfection by nature.

3.Which statement is true about men?

A．Few men will feel pleased when they are looking themselves in the mirror.

B．Men looking in the mirror usually ignore the flaws in their appearance.

C．It is likely that men will consider themselves more attractive than they really are.

D．Men don’t care about their body image.

4.Nowadays, if an average woman weighs 110 pounds, then a physically perfect woman should weigh about _________.

A．85 pounds         B．101 pounds        C．90 pounds         D．135 pounds

5.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Most women try to achieve the standards of beauty.

B．The standards of female beauty. in the past were more easily achieved than today.

C．Women are more unrealistic in their pursuit of beauty than men.

D．Less than 5% of the female population can achieve the current media ideal for women.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹來了女性對對外貌比男子更挑剔的，分析了原因和對比現(xiàn)在和過去的標準的不同。

1.主旨題：從第一段的主題句：Women, as all research suggests, are far more critical of their appearance than men.可知女性對外貌比男子更挑剔的，下面就是解釋原因。選C

2.第三段重點解釋為什么女性比男性對外貌更挑剔。ABC都有，沒有提到D。

3.推理題：從第二段的句子：Research shows that men generally have a much more positive body-image than women---if anything, they may tend to over-estimate their attractiveness.可知男子會認為自己比實際上更好看。選C

4.細節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：Even 25 years ago, top models and beauty queens weighed only 8% less than the average women, now they weigh 23% less.可知現(xiàn)在完美的女性應該比平均少23%體重，選A

5.推理題：從最后一段的句子：If you want the ideal shape, face etc., it’s probably more like 1%.可知過去的美女的標準更容易達到。選B。

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