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We’ ve read how babies stare longer and cry less when held by pretty people, and heard tales of handsome children doing better in school, given special attention by their teachers. In life, as in love, beautiful people seem to have it awfully easy. But what if we told you that when it comes to online dating, good looks could actually hurt you? According to a recent survey of 43,000 users by OK Cupid, an online dating site, the more men disagree about a woman’ s looks, the more they end up liking her. What does that mean for ladies looking for a match? “ We now have mathematical evidence that minimizing your ‘ weaknesses’ is the opposite of what you should do,” says the site’ s co-founder, Christian Rudder. “If you’re a little fat, play it up. If you have a big nose, play it up. Statistically, the guys who don’ t like it can only help you, and the ones who do like it will be all the more excited. “ The results of this study end up highlighting an idea that recent scientific research does indeed support. Which is this: the beautiful may have it good, but online, as in work and life, women who are t
oo attractive don’ t always have an advantage. Beauty creates more competition—among women, taught they must out-look each other for men and jobs and everyday satisfaction: and among men, who are competing for the most attractive prize. All of which might help explain why 47 percent of corporate recruiters believe it’ s possible for a woman to suffer for being “ too good-looking” : why attractive women tend to face heightened examination from their female peers: or, finally, why men on OK Cupid end up contacting women who may ultimately be less attractive—because it removes the opposition. “ If you suspect other men are uninterested, it means less competition,” explains Rudder. “ You might start thinking: maybe she’ maybe she’ s just waiting to find a guy who at least I won’ t get lost in the crowd. “ In the end, being beautiful will always have its blessings—but sometimes, there’ s more to an advantage than meets the eye.
1． It is generally believed that beautiful people______.
A．have less difficulty in life
B．are less worried about love
C．pay less attention to others
D．like to gaze at lovely babies
正确答案：A
解析：细节题。文章第一段详细介绍了这一点：我们读过很多文章是关于婴儿由漂亮的人抱着，会盯着看得时间更久，并且会哭得更少；也听过一些传说关于长得好的人在学校的表现也更好，并且受到老师的特殊照顾。在生活中，正如在爱情中一样，漂亮的人似乎生活得更容易点。故选A。
2． The OK Cupid survey found that men’ s arguments over a woman’ s looks______.
A．have little meaning
B．benefit online dating
C．will actually hurt her
D．add to her popularity
正确答案：D
解析：细节题。根据第二段可知，OK丘比特最近针对43，000名用户所做的调查显示，男人越是不看好一位女士的外貌，最终越是可能会喜欢上她。故选D。
3． Christian Rudder advises women to______.
A．play up their physical advantages
B．view their popularity scientifically
C．highlight their physical weaknesses
D．accept guys who are willing to help
正确答案：C
解析：细节题。根据第二段可知，克里斯丁·卢德建议女士们不要隐藏自己的缺点，要突出它。
故选C。
4． The attitude of women toward their attractive peers is______.
A．critical
B．friendly
C．conservative
D．straightforward
正确答案：A
解析：细节题。根据第四段第二句可知，女性同伴们对于长得好的女性更加挑剔，故选A。
5． The main idea of the text is that a woman’ s good looks______.
A．help to shape ideas of beauty
B．can put her at a disadvantage
C．end up with blessings for her
D．will always appeal to the eye
正确答案：B
解析：推断题。根据第四段可知，美丽引起更多的竞争，很多招聘单位都认为长得太好看的女性可能容易受苦；女性同伴们对于长得好的女性更加挑剔；在OK丘比特网站男性最终的都是不怎么吸引人的女性。因此可推知，女性的美貌不总是带来优势，有时候也会带来不利。故选B。
Nisaburo and Hiroko Ohata are unlike most Japanese couples their age. Sure, Hiroko, 58, is worried about her husband’ s high blood pressure, while Nisaburo, 60, promises his wife that if she loses 18 pounds they’ 11 take a trip abroad. What makes the Ohatas different is how they met, through a matchmaking organization for single seniors. “ On the second date, he asked if I wanted to meet his family,”appreciates says Hiroko. “I took that as a proposal. “ A little rushed, perhaps, but 17 years after his wife’ s death, Nisaburo knew he’ d
found a new wife. The couple just celebrated four years of marital happiness last month. In the past, people like Nisaburo and Hiroko might have chosen to live out their lives alone. But as Japan’ s society ages, attitudes about love and remarriage late in life are changing. In 2006, according to government data, three times more men and nearly five times more women in their 60s and 70s married for at least the second time, compared with 20 years before. Granted, change is slow. For this silver-haired population, the concept of “dating” is still masked by the term ocha nomi tomodachi(friends having tea together). And older people often need help meeting prospective mates. That’ s where specialized matchmaking services such as Ai Senior—”Love Senior”—come in. When Shunichi Ikeda started the online service three years ago, he was surprised by how many visits he was getting from people in their 60s. Ikeda says that his clients have an “American perspective” about the dating scene. And their children are often very supportive, sometimes being the ones to register parents. “More older people are realizing that life is supposed to be enjoyable—not lonely,” says Ikeda. About 17% of the matchmaking clients in Japan are over 50 years old, according to Ai Senior, and seniors’ market share has more than doubled over the past thre
e years. “ For older, single men, even doing laundry or cooking is difficult,” says Ikeda. “ They want to live with a woman. Likewise, it can be boring for women living alone. They want to provide for someone. “
6． According to the writer, the Ohatas are different from most senior Japanese couples in that______.
A．they remarried with the help of an agency
B．they decided to marry on the second date
C．the husband suffers from a health problem
D．the wife is concerned about losing weight
正确答案：A
解析：细节题。从文章第一段第三句话“What makes the Ohatasdifferent is how they met，through a matchmaking organization forsingle seniors．”可知：这对夫妻和同龄的日本夫妻相比，其特殊性在于他们是通过相亲机构介绍再婚的。故选A。
7． As is implied in the text, Nisaburo’ s proposal on the second date might be considered______.
A．typical of single seniors
B．irresponsible to his family
C．a surprise to the woman
D．a decision made in haste
正确答案：D
解析：推断题。从文章第一段第六句话“A little rushed，perhaps…”可知：Nisaburo第二次见面就提出面见家人有些仓促。故选D。
8． In Japan, the change in attitudes about remarriage results from an increase in______.
A．its population
B．single women
C．senior people
D．the divorced
正确答案：C
解析：细节题。从文章第二段第二句话“But as Japan’s societyages，attitudes about love and remarriage late in life are changing．”可知：但随着日本社会的老龄化，人们对爱情和老年再婚的态度也在改变。故选C。
9． According to Ai Senior, the matchmaking clients in Japan______.
A．admire the American lifestyle
B．are mostly under 50 years of age
C．share a vague term for “dating”
D．doubled over the past three years
正确答案：D
解析：细节题。从文章第四段第四句“…and seniors’marketshare has more than doubled over the past three years．”可知：老年人的市场份额已经比过去三年增加了一倍。故选D。
10． According to Ikeda, more single seniors remarry in order to______.
A．live a longer life
B．solve financial problems
C．make their life enjoyable
D．support their children together
正确答案：C
解析：细节题。从文章第四段第三句“‘More older people are re—alizing that life is supposed to be enjoyable--not lonely，’says Ike—da．”可知：在Ikeda看来，更多的老年人再婚是使他们的生活变得快乐。故选C。
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