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公共英语三级阅读理解专项强化真题试卷13(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1.

We’vereadhowbabiesstarelongerandcrylesswhenheldbyprettypeople,

andheardtalesofhandsomechildrendoingbetterinschool,givenspecialattentionby

theirteachers.Inlife,asinlove,beautifulpeopleseemtohaveitawfullyeasy.But

whatifwetoldyouthatwhenitcomestoonlinedating,goodlookscouldactually

hurtyou?Accordingtoarecentsurveyof43,000usersbyOKCupid,anonline

datingsite,themoremendisagreeaboutawoman’slooks,themoretheyendup

likingher.Whatdoesthatmeanforladieslookingforamatch?“Wenowhave

mathematicalevidencethatminimizingyour‘weaknesses’istheoppositeofwhat

youshoulddo,”saysthesite’sco-founder,ChristianRudder.“Ifyou’realittlefat,

playitup.Ifyouhaveabignose,playitup.Statistically,theguyswhodon’tlikeit

canonlyhelpyou,andtheoneswhodolikeitwillbeallthemoreexcited.“The

resultsofthisstudyenduphighlightinganideathatrecentscientificresearchdoes

indeedsupport.Whichisthis:thebeautifulmayhaveitgood,butonline,asinwork

andlife,womenwhoaretooattractivedon’talwayshaveanadvantage.Beauty

createsmorecompetition—amongwomen,taughttheymustout-lookeachotherfor

menandjobsandeverydaysatisfaction:andamongmen,whoarecompetingforthe

mostattractiveprize.Allofwhichmighthelpexplainwhy47percentofcorporate

recruitersbelieveit’spossibleforawomantosufferforbeingtoogood-looking“”:

whyattractivewomentendtofaceheightenedexaminationfromtheirfemalepeers:or,

finally,whymenonOKCupidendupcontactingwomenwhomayultimatelybeless

attractive—becauseitremovestheopposition.“Ifyoususpectothermenare

uninterested,itmeanslesscompetition,”explainsRudde