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阅读理解。 Doomed beauties such as Cleopatra and Marilvn Monroe were far from alone in their misery. Veryattractive people tend to form partnerships that are less stable and satisfying than those enjoyed by plain
Janes.
According to research by Dr John Blaine of the University of Southem Califormia, relationships
between people whose professions largely depend on their appearances, such as models or actors, tend
to end much faster than those between lawyers, doctors or students.
Blaine said the beautiful felt different from childhood. They are treated as special, which may create
both arrogance(傲慢)and insecurity. All too often, beauty can be used as an alternative to education.
Often they are pushed out of their class or town, told to go off and make their fortune in Hollywood or
London and, when the majority fail, they have few talents to make a living.
Blaine added that beautiful people score poorly on the "big five" - the key factors American experts
consider when helping distressed couples. These are neuroticism(神经过敏), including anger and
anxiety; extroversion(性格外向); openness to new experiences; agreeableness; and conscientiousness,
or sticking by agreements they have made. Attractive people often see no reason to try to change until
their looks start to fade.
Krista Sutherland, of the University of California Los Angeles, said partnerships that appeared to be
perfect from the outside, such as the former "dream teams" of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise or Hugh
Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, where backgrounds and aspirations(抱负)are often shared, did not
necessarily lead to happiness. 1. What does the underlined sentence "Doomed beauties such as Cleopatra and Marilyn Monroe
were far from alone in their misery. " mean? A. Beautiful women always felt lonely.
B. Beautiful women always were alone.
C. Many beautiful women didn't end up with a happy life.
D. Beautiful women always lived a happy life. 2. The underlined phrase "plain Janes" in the passage refer to __________. A. ordinary-looking women
B. women called Jane
C. common people
D. attractive women3. We can infer in the passage that _________. A. Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley were a couple
B. Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were very satisfied with their life
C. When they fail in Hollywood, the beautiful have little trouble in making a living
D. The marriages of the beautiful often last long 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
