2013年大学英语六级考试六级阅读理解专项练习Passage 4
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 4</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="misconceptions">misconceptions</span>. <span word="Beauty">Beauty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>-<span word="deep">deep</span>. <span word="Ones">Ones</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="liabilities">liabilities</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="managerial">managerial</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="best">best</span>.</p><p> <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,<span word="OOO">OOO</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="react">react</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span>-<span word="so">so</span>-<span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="unanimous">unanimous</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>: <span word="Looks">Looks</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="realize">realize</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pursued">pursued</span> <span word="romantically">romantically</span>-<span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="managerial">managerial</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hired">hired</span>, <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="well">well</span> ,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span>.</p><p> <span word="Un">Un</span>-<span word="American">American</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> , <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="unbelievable">unbelievable</span>? <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="mouthing">mouthing</span> <span word="pieties">pieties</span>(虔诚)<span word="while">while</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span>-<span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="managers">managers</span>-<span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="relating">relating</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="accomplishments">accomplishments</span>. <span word="Attached">Attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="photograph">photograph</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strikingly">strikingly</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="unattractive">unattractive</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="being">being</span>. <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="attributes">attributes</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span>.</p>
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