阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired to build a splendid bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, experts throughout the world thought that this was 16 . Even so, Roebling could not 17 the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he 18 convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their 19 and began to build their dream bridge.
Only a few months 20 the project was underway a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and 21 injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or 22 . Surely now the project would have to be 23 . Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not 24 and his mind remained as 25 as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea 26 him. All he could move was one finger, so he 27 the arm of his wife with that finger, 28 to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. For 13 years Washington tapped out his 29 with one finger until the bridge was 30 completed.
Perhaps this is one of the best examples of never-say-die attitude that 31 a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible 32 . Often when we face difficulties in our daily lives, our problems seem very small 33 what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that even the most 34 dream can be realized with 35 no matter what the chances are.
| 小题1: | | A．impossible | B．unnecessary | C．hard | D．excellent |
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| 小题2: | | A．recognize | B．accept | C．ignore | D．believe |
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| 小题3: | | A．attempted to | B．sought to | C．failed to | D．managed to |
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| 小题4: | | A．family | B．crew | C．class | D．team |
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| 小题5: | | A．since | B．before | C．after | D．when |
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| 小题6: | | A．severely | B．slightly | C．poorly | D．hardly |
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| 小题8: | | A．continued | B．abandoned | C．interrupted | D．accomplished |
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| 小题9: | | A．defeated | B．hurt | C．frightened | D．destroyed |
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| 小题10: | | A．sharp | B．broad | C．noble | D．advanced |
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| 小题11: | | A．beat | B．occurred | C．happened | D．hit |
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| 小题12: | | A．waved | B．felt | C．touched | D．held |
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| 小题13: | | A．appealing | B．speaking | C．indicating | D．advising |
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| 小题14: | | A．orders | B．instructions | C．suggestions | D．movements |
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| 小题15: | | A．quickly | B．partly | C．eventually | D．slowly |
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| 小题16: | | A．overcomes | B．acquires | C．fights | D．removes |
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| 小题17: | | A．award | B．fortune | C．status | D．goal |
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| 小题18: | | A．combined with | B．separated from | C．compared to | D．concerned about |
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| 小题19: | | A．primary | B．distant | C．lifelong | D．good |
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| 小题20: | | A．determination | B．knowledge | C．confidence | D．strength |
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小题1:．A. 从上文的however和下文可知，其他专家认为这项工程困难太大，不可能完成，故impossible正确。
小题1:．C. 由上下文可知，John Roebling认为工程是可以完成的，所以不愿放弃，故C项ignore符合文意，此时，应特别注意空前的否定词not。
小题1:．D. 由下文可知，父子二人共同开始这项工程，说明John Roebling说服了儿子，只有managed to能表达这一含义。Attempt to 和seek to都可表示“试图”，但并不一定成功。
小题1:．B. Crew指“（有专门技术的）一组工作人员”，而建设桥梁这样的工作正需要这样的人，所以B. crew为正确答案。其它选项与文意显然不符。
小题1:．C. 由下文可知，工程刚开始不久就发生了事故，父子二人一死一伤，连词after最符合文意。
小题1:．A. 由下文leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move可知，儿子Washington Roebling伤势严重，故选A. severely。
小题1:．D. 由下文Washington Roebling用敲打手指的方法来传递信息可知事故使他失去了行走及说话能力，故选D. talk。注意say及物动词，要有宾语，从语法角度可以被排除。
小题1:．B. 由文意可知，既然工程的两位工程师都无法指挥，那么工程应该放弃了，故B 项abandon正确。
小题1:．A. 由上下文可知，儿子Washington身体受到极大创伤，但（精神）没有被厄运打败，故defeat正确。
小题1:．A. A选项sharp可以用来指人的头脑、眼睛等敏锐，由上下文可知，Washington身在医院，但头脑仍十分敏锐，所以能成功地指挥工人完成桥梁建设。其它选项与文意不符。
小题1:．D. 由上下文可知，Washington无法走动和谈话，但他想到可以用手指敲打来传递信息。D项hit表示“使（某人）突然想起”；occur to也可表达此意，但要注意介词to丢掉是错误的。
小题1:．C. 由上下文tapping her arm可知，Washington开始用手指敲打来传递信息，所以C.项touched正确。
小题1:．C. 由文意可知，Washington用手指敲打，是想“告诉”妻子如何去做，indicating符合此意。
小题1:．B. 由文意可知，Washington作为桥梁的工程师，“指挥”完成了工程，所以instructions正确。
小题1:．C. 由上文可知，工程浩大而困难，但最终他们完成了，此处只有eventually能表示此含义。
小题1:．A. 由上文可知，Washington身残志坚，克服了重重困难完成了工程。正是这种永不言弃（never-say-die）的精神，使其克服了身体的残疾，所以A项overcome最符合文意。
小题1:．D. 由文意和achieves可知，Washington达到了一个原本不可能完成的目标，故goal正确。
小题1:．C. 由文意可知，作者在从此事中告诉读者，很多情况下，我们的问题和其他人面临的问题相比较是微不足道的，故compared to正确。
小题1:．B. 由上下文可知，即使是看起来不可能的梦想只要有决心就会实现的，故distant正确。
小题1:．A. 这个故事告诉我们要想成功，要有顽强的决心，故determination符合文意。 |
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试题【阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, w】；主要考察你对
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[详细]举一反三
Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __36_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”
Thomas Edison replied very __37_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _38__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _39__ to make a good light bulb.”
If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _40__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __41__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __42_ repeated daily.
How __43_ the above lines are! Success takes __44_. We’ll make mistakes _45__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __46__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __47__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional __48__, but only a few really _49___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _50__ life. Do you want to be exceptional?
Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _51__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __52_ it without serious efforts.
Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _53__!
Success depends on previous __54__, and without it we will end in failure.
When you are __55__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.
| 小题1: | | A．celebrated | B．complained | C．explained | D．answered |
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| 小题2: | | A．confidently | B．madly | C．carelessly | D．angrily |
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| 小题3: | | A．remembered | B．refused | C．learned | D．ordered |
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| 小题4: | | A．test | B．ignore | C．invent | D．use |
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| 小题5: | | A．healthy | B．enthusiastic | C．intelligent | D．generous |
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| 小题6: | | A．shown | B．prevented | C．recorded | D．practiced |
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| 小题7: | | A．errors | B．machines | C．jobs | D．steps |
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| 小题8: | | A．common | B．strange | C．familiar | D．true |
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| 小题9: | | A．effect | B．time | C．drugs | D．roles |
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| 小题10: | | A．as though | B．so that | C．unless | D．if |
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| 小题11: | | A．keep | B．attempt | C．give | D．see |
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| 小题12: | | A．depends on | B．sets aside | C．turns down | D．sets up |
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| 小题13: | | A．appearance | B．experiences | C．qualities | D．feelings |
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| 小题14: | | A．own | B．realize | C．provide | D．research |
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| 小题15: | | A．active | B．hard | C．rich | D．average |
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| 小题16: | | A．sell | B．draw | C．eat | D．praise |
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| 小题17: | | A．achieve | B．watch | C．offer | D．recognize |
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| 小题18: | | A．story | B．excuse | C．key | D．plan |
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| 小题19: | | A．preparation | B．influence | C．life | D．generation |
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| 小题20: | | A．powerful | B．wonderful | C．successful | D．hopeful |
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Getting ready for a big test? Want to get some extra energy for your next sports event? Or do you just need to relax? Match the mood you’re in( or the mood you’d like to be in) to the descriptions below and find out what color may help.
Feeling tired: Red can help you meet the demands of a busy day. If you’ve got a tough day ahead, try wearing a red sweater or painting your fingernails a rich red to boost(增加) your energy.
Feeling tense or depressed: Green may give you a sense of peace. Take a long walk through a tree-filled park or read a book in a grassy area.
Wanting to use your creativity: Violet(紫罗兰色) helps increase creativity. Think of a creative project you’d like to start and use the color violet as your main theme.
Experiencing lack of interest: Yellow helps to improve thought process and mental sharpness. Start keeping a diary on yellow notepaper, and get some sunlight on your face.
Needing to boost your imagination: Indigo(靛蓝色) strengthens dream activity. Put on your favorite pair of jeans and a pair of indigo sunglasses.
Feeling sad, self-conscious, nervous: Orange may help start your emotions and make you more social. Buy yourself an orange book bag or purse and carry it with you on the days when you’re feeling low.
Having trouble sleeping: Blue helps calm your nerves and brings relaxation. Buy some blue sheets for your bed and curl up with your favorite magazines for a relaxing night.
小题1: If you’re trying to calm yourself down, you may ________.| A．wear a red sweater | B．walk through green fields. | | C．put on a pair of jeans | D．buy a yellow bag |
小题2:Which of the following is most helpful in producing unique artwork?| A．Red | B．Green | C．Violet | D．Orange |
小题3:According to the passage, orange____________.| A．helps fire one’s imagination | B．helps you deal with people easily | | C．helps have a good rest | D．helps save energy |
小题4: If you want to be in high spirits, which colors may help?| A．Red and yellow | B．Yellow and blue | | C．Green and violet | D．Blue and green |
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“So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 36 , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January 37 air．
Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really 38 thing to do．But then she took it a step 39 ．“Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats（犒劳物） and 40 him in front of the open door．“Touch．” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a 41 position．She 42 him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became 43 ．Over the last few days I have been with Kolby．Each time he comes in I bring him back to the 44 door and ask him to close．There have been 45 in the beginning, but lately more and more successes．
However, there remains much work to be done．I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again 46 he will close the door from a distance．But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the 47 will be completed, and, with the way things are 48 , completed quickly．
What a 49 treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the 50 I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby．
A wish is just a wish until you decide to take 51 ．Once you 52 the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of 53 ．Once you want to accomplish a goal, and 54 that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done．Just 55 doing it．
| 小题1: | | A．complain | B．scream | C．worry | D．scare |
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| 小题2: | | A．thin | B．fresh | C．dirty | D．cold |
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| 小题3: | | A．interesting | B．funny | C．tough | D．possible |
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| 小题4: | | A．again | B．further | C．deeper | D．backward |
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| 小题5: | | A．pushing | B．catching | C．driving | D．positioning |
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| 小题6: | | A．stopped | B．fixed | C．closed | D．checked |
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| 小题7: | | A．rewarded | B．provided | C．offered | D．thanked |
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| 小题8: | | A．moved | B．convinced | C．concerned | D．puzzled |
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| 小题9: | | A．open | B．closed | C．broken | D．perfect |
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| 小题10: | | A．pleasures | B．experiments | C．failures | D．pauses |
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| 小题11: | | A．in case | B．even if | C．as if | D．so that |
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| 小题12: | | A．interest | B．task | C．profit | D．harmony |
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| 小题13: | | A．changing | B．reacting | C．progressing | D．happening |
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| 小题14: | | A．wonderful | B．small | C．different | D．simple |
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| 小题15: | | A．knowledge | B．skills | C．lessons | D．experience |
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| 小题16: | | A．patience | B．part | C．delight | D．action |
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| 小题17: | | A．hold on to | B．pay attention to | C．come up with | D．live up to |
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| 小题18: | | A．date | B．touch | C．reach | D．power |
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| 小题19: | | A．prove | B．decide | C．approve | D．realize |
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They huddled （挤在一起） inside the storm door – two children in dirty old coats.
“Any old __36___ , lady?”
I was __37__ with my household budget (预算). I wanted to say no --- until I looked down at their __38__ . Thin little sandals (凉鞋), __39__ through. “Come into the front room and I’ll make you a cup of hot __40__ .” There was no conversation. Their wet sandals left __41__ upon the hearthstone (壁炉的石头).
I __42__ them cocoa and bread with jam (果酱) to __43__ against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started __44__ on my household budget.
I __45__ the silence in the front room and looked in. The girl held the empty __46__ in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady ... are you rich?”
“Am I rich? No!”
The girl put her cup back in its saucer (碟子) – __47_ . “Your cups __48__ your saucers.” Her voice was old, with a __49__ that was not of the stomach.
They left then, holding their newspapers __50__ the wind. They hadn’t said __51__ . They didn’t need to. They had done more than that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers. __52__ they matched. I tasted the potatoes and stirred (搅拌) the gravy (肉汁). Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job – these things matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were __53__ wet upon my heart. I let them be. I want them there __54__ I ever forget again how very__55__ I am.
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| 小题3: | | A．dress | B．faces | C．feet | D．socks |
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| 小题4: | | A．wet | B．cold | C．worn | D．broken |
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| 小题5: | | A．cocoa | B．soup | C．gravy | D．tea |
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| 小题6: | | A．snow | B．water | C．raindrops | D．marks |
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| 小题7: | | A．made | B．served | C．offered | D．sent |
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| 小题8: | | A．protect | B．warm | C．fight | D．beat |
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| 小题10: | A．h ated | B．wondered | C．found | D．noticed |
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| 小题11: | | A．spoon | B．cup | C．bowl | D．plate |
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| 小题12: | | A．carelessly | B．carefully | C．hurriedly | D．heavily |
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| 小题13: | | A．suit | B．fit | C．match | D．complete |
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| 小题14: | | A．hunger | B．hope | C．sound | D．anger |
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| 小题15: | | A．with | B．against | C．in | D．along |
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| 小题16: | | A．thank you | B．goodbye | C．nothing | D．sorry |
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| 小题18: | | A．still | B．even | C．once | D．ever |
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| 小题19: | | A．because | B．even though | C．in case | D．as if |
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| 小题20: | | A．kind | B．happy | C．serious | D．rich |
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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
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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.
小题1:The word "liability" most probably means __________. | A．disadvantage | B．advantage | C．misfortune | D．trouble |
小题2:In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________. | A．makes women look more honest and capable | B．strengthens the qualifies required | | C．is of no importance to women | D．often enables women to succeed quickly |
小题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．affects men and women alike | | D．has as little effect on men as on women |
小题4: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 |
小题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 |
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