Question

If you exhibit positive characteristics such as honesty and helpfulness, the chances are that you will be thought as a good-looking person, for a new study has found that the perception （認(rèn)知） of physical attractiveness is influenced by a person's personality．

The study, which was led by Gary W．Lewandowski, has found that people who exhibit negative characteristics, such as unfairness and rudeness, appear to be less physically attractive to observers．In the study, the participants viewed photographs of opposite-sex individuals and rated them for attractiveness before and after being provided with information about their personalities．

After personality information was received, participants also rated the probability of each individual' s becoming a friend and a dating partner．Information on personality was found to significantly change the probability, showing that cognitive （認(rèn)知的） processes modify （修改） judgments of attractiveness．

"Thinking a person as having a desirable personality makes the person more suitable in general as a close relationship partner of any kind," said Lewandowski．

The findings show that a positive personality leads to greater expectation of becoming friends, which leads to greater expectation of becoming romantic partners and, finally, to being viewed as more physically attractive．The findings remained consistent regardless of how "attractive" the individual was formerly thought to be or of the participants' current relationship status．

"This research provides a positive outcome by reminding people that personality goes a long way toward determining your attractiveness; it can even change people's impressions of how good-looking you are," said Lewandowski．

1.In the study the participants were required to _____．

A．try to make friends with each other

B．try to prove positive characters make people more attractive

C．exhibit negative characters such as unfairness and rudeness

D．rate one's attractiveness by photos before and after knowing her or his personality

2.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A．The research reminds people to pay more attention to the personality．

B．Personality can change people's impressions of one's appearance．

C．The judgment of one's attractiveness always stays unchanged．

D．Positive personality may lead to more friends．

3.The passage is written in a（n） _____ tone．

A．subjective         B．objective          C．skeptical          D．negative

4.Who are the intended readers of this passage?

A．People with positive characteristics．

B．Good-looking people．

C．People with negative characteristics．

D．General people．

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了人的性格可能會(huì)影響人們對(duì)他外貌的看法。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段3,4行In the study, the participants viewed photographs of opposite-sex individuals and rated them for attractiveness before and after being provided with information about their personalities．說明D正確。

2.推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后一行the perception （認(rèn)知） of physical attractiveness is influenced by a person's personality．說明人的性格只能影響認(rèn)知，而不能改變對(duì)外貌的印象。故B說法錯(cuò)誤。

3.寫作態(tài)度題。A主觀的；B客觀的；C懷疑性的；D消極的；根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后兩行The findings remained consistent regardless of how "attractive" the individual was formerly thought to be or of the participants' current relationship status．說明作者是用一種不確定的語氣寫本篇文章。故C說法正確。

4.目的意圖題。根據(jù)本文第一段內(nèi)容可知本文并沒有針對(duì)特定的人群，而是面對(duì)大眾來講的。故D正確。

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