2019 高考英语二轮阅读理解讲与练（解析）-购物、饮食与健康 <br />（1） <br />【黄冈中学期中测试】 <br />Doomed beauties such as Cleopata and Manilyn Monroe were far from alone in their <br />misery. Very attractive people tend to form partnerships that are less stable and <br />satisfying than those enjoyed by plain_Janes . <br />According to the research by Dr John Blaine of the University of Southern California, <br />relationships between people whose professions largely depend on their appearance, <br />such as models or actors, tend to end much faster than those between lawyers, doctors <br />and students. <br />Blaine said the beautiful felt different from children. They are treated as special, <br />which may create both arrogance (傲慢)and insecurity. All too often, beauty can be <br />used as an alternative to education. Often they are pushed out of their class or <br />town, told to go off and make their fortune in Hollywood or London and, when the <br />majority fail, they have few talents to make a living. <br />Blaine added that beautiful people score poorly on the “big five”—the key factors <br />American experts consider when helping distressed couples. These are neuroticism(神 <br />经过敏)，including anger and anxiety; extroversion(性格外向)；openness to new <br />experiences; agreeableness; conscientiousness, and sticking by agreements they have <br />made. Attractive people often see no reason to try to change until their looks start <br />to fade. <br />Krista Sutherlanf, of the University of California Los Angeles, said partnerships <br />that appeared to be perfect from the outside, such as the former “dream teams” <br />of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise or Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, where backgrounds <br />and aspirations(抱负) are often shared ，did not necessarily lead to happiness. <br />1．What can we infer from the first sentence of the passage? <br />A．Beautiful women always felt lonely. <br />B．Beautiful women were always alone. <br />C．Many beautiful women didn’t end up with a happy life. <br />D．Beautiful women always lived a happy life. <br />2．The underlined phrase “plain Janes” in the passage refers to“________”． <br />A．ordinarylooking women B．women called Jane <br />C．common people D．attractive women <br />3．We can infer from the passage that________. <br />A．Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley were a couple <br />B．Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were very satisfied with their life <br />C．when they fail in Hollywood, the beautiful have little trouble in making a living <br />D．the marriage of the beautiful often lasts long <br />4．Which of the following is the best title? <br />A．Five key factors affecting the partnership B．Beauties are doomed to fail in <br />love <br />C．Beautiful or common? D．The beauties are different <br />【解题导语】 本文为议论文，作者论证了这样一个观点：美女并不幸福. <br />1. 答案 C 解析：考查推理判断.第一段说漂亮旳人，其 partnership 往往不如普通人旳稳 <br />定和让人满意，由此判断，文章开头说“克莱奥帕特拉和玛丽莲•梦露等美女旳悲惨命运绝 <br />非个例”意在表明“很多美女旳生活都不幸福”. <br />2. ...
