单词识记：

　　handsome　 medium 　height 　ordinary

　　pocket

　　pretty

　　smart

　　straight

　　thin

　　suit

　　tie

　　uniform

　　button

　　good-looking

　　distant

　　facial

　　grey

　　middle-aged

　　overweight

　　plain

　　短语扫描：

　　be curious about对……好奇

　　dress up(给……)穿上盛装；(给……)乔装打扮

　　be delighted to do sth.高兴做某事

　　keep/lose one’s figure保持身材/变胖

　　be fit to do sth.适合做某事

　　be fit for适合……

　　keep fit保持健康

　　lose weight减肥

　　in rags 衣衫褴褛

　　in one’s thirties在某人三十多岁的时候

　　[跟踪训练]

　　在空格处填入适当的词(1个单词)或所给词的正确形式

　　1．Her weight is about normal for her

　　(high)．

　　2．The twins were dressed differently and one was

　　(thin) than the other.

　　3．She became

　　(distant) aware that the light had grown brighter.

　　4．I ended up in hospital with

　　(face) injuries.

　　5．He held out a small bag

　　(tie) with string.

　　6．In order to make further progress in the field of science，we should be curious

　　everything around.

　　7．You do not need to dress

　　for dinner.

　　8．We were surrounded by children

　　rags who were looking at us silently as we ate.

　　9．He is struggling to be fit

　　the semi-final.

　　10．You’re already

　　your thirties.So don’t smoke！

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　A handsome man can earn a fifth more than a plainer colleague but a beautiful woman is not paid a penny more than her average-looking colleagues，new research has shown.

　　The study by senior economists found that being good-looking

　　1

　　male workers could earn 22 percent more than colleagues who looked

　　2

　　.

　　Researchers said good looks did not give women a similar

　　3

　　.

　　Andrew Leigh，the former economics professor at the Australian National University who co-authored the report，said，“

　　4

　　can be a double-edged sword for women.”

　　Some people still

　　5

　　good looks and intelligence are incompatible(不相容的) in women so a good-looking woman can’t be that

　　6

　　，but there’s no dumb-blonde syndrome(无脑综合征)

　　7

　　men’s pay.

　　He said that

　　8

　　he believed good-looking women may also

　　9

　　more，the research did not

　　10

　　his theory.

　　The research found that

　　11

　　men in all jobs，from manual labor to highly-paid professional

　　12

　　，can earn 22 percent more than their colleagues doing a(n)

　　13

　　role.

　　Men with below-average looks face a(n)

　　14

　　battle in the office，with ugliness reducing a man’s earnings by 26 percent

　　15

　　an average-looking worker.Former male model Ian Mitchell,28，who has a first class

　　16

　　in history from Edinburgh and now works for a cosmetics(化妆品) company，told the Sunday Times：“It gives you

　　17

　　，and I suspect people

　　18

　　to warm to you more quickly.”

　　The study，entitled Unpacking the Beauty Premium(保险费)，was the largest exercise of its kind and repeated a

　　19

　　from 1984 to see if the beauty premium had changed.Leigh said the research showed people in the workplace were “lookist” and he hoped the findings would encourage

　　20

　　to revise their prejudice.

　　1．A.guaranteed

　　B．meant

　　C．conducted

　　D．appealed

　　2．A.average

　　B．energetic

　　C．smart

　　D．horrible

　　3．A.benefit

　　B．advantage

　　C．opportunity

　　D．award

　　4．A.Intelligence

　　B．Wealth

　　C．Beauty

　　D．Reputation

　　5．A.expect

　　B．suspect

　　C．ignore

　　D．believe

　　6．A.productive

　　B．effective

　　C．attractive

　　D．popular

　　7．A.harming

　　B．encouraging

　　C．affecting

　　D．suffering

　　8．A.since

　　B．although

　　C．as

　　D．because

　　9．A.earn

　　B．benefit

　　C．produce

　　D．learn

　　10．A.approve

　　B．develop

　　C．accelerate

　　D．support

　　11．A.handsome

　　B．gifted

　　C．intelligent

　　D．common

　　12．A.positions

　　B．careers

　　C．knowledge

　　D．occasions

　　13．A.important

　　B．different

　　C．fair

　　D．similar

　　14．A.disappointing

　　B．challenging

　　C．promising

　　D．inspiring

　　15．A.based on

　　B．related to

　　C．compared with

　　D．connected with

　　16．A.role

　　B．altitude

　　C．degree

　　D．privilege

　　17．A.ambition

　　B．reference

　　C．satisfaction

　　D．confidence

　　18．A.attend

　　B．obtain

　　C．attempt

　　D．tend

　　19．A.survey

　　B．conclusion

　　C．performance

　　D．construction

　　20．A.employees

　　B．employers

　　C．interviewers

　　D．businessmen

　　Ⅱ.短文改错

　　I often read English aloud and trying to learn something important in heart.It helps me remember what I have learned and form good habit of thinking in English.I listen a lot and communicate with other in English.In this way，I have improved both of my listening ability and my speaking English.I keep a diary in English every day and my written English is becoming good and better.I also try my best master the necessary grammar knowledge.By this means，I can express me correctly.That’s why I have been learning English.

　　加练半小时　英语答案精析

　　第38练　外貌特征类(二)

　　高考高频单词与短语识记排查

　　1．height　2.thinner　3.distantly　4.facial　5.tied

　　6．about　7.up　8.in　9.for　10.in

　　知识运用与写作能力专练

　　Ⅰ.1.B　[根据文章首句可知，长相帅气的男性要比相貌平平者收入高五分之一还多，即长得帅就意味着男性职工比长相普通的同事多挣22%还要多。故选B。]

　　2．A　[与前面的being good-looking相对比，应用average“普通的”。上文的“a beautiful woman is not paid a penny more than her average-looking colleagues”也有提示。]

　　3．B　[结合前后文的内容可知，此处指好的长相并没有给女性类似的优势。benefit利益；advantage优势；opportunity机会；award奖励。故选B。]

　　4．C　[结合语境可知，此处意为“美丽对女性来说是一把双刃剑”。good looks对女性来说相当于beauty。]

　　5．D　[根据后面的“good looks and intelligence are incompatible(不相容的)in women”可知，一些人认为“女性的美貌和智慧是不会共存的”，这是他们的看法。expect期望；suspect怀疑；ignore忽略；believe认为。故选D。]

　　6．A　[根据上文的内容可知，女性美貌和智慧不能兼具，从而说明美丽的女性并不高效。productive富有成效的，多产的；effective有效的；attractive吸引人的；popular受欢迎的，流行的。故选A。]

　　7．C　[结合前文叙述可知，与“漂亮女性被认为并不高效”形成对比，帅气男性的工资并不会受到无脑综合征的影响(affect)。其他三项的主语通常是人。]

　　8．B　[根据句意可知，此处表让步关系，故选B。]

　　9．A　[根据前面的副词also可判断出，这里指漂亮的女性也能像帅气男性一样挣得更多。故选A。]

　　10．D　[根据语境可知，这项研究并不支持他的理论。approve赞成；develop发展；accelerate加速，促进；support支持。故选D。]

　　11．A　[根据语境可知，此处意为“帅气的人比同事多挣22%还多”，故选A。]

　　12．B　[与前面的manual labor相对应，这里是高薪职业。position位置，职位；career职业，事业；knowledge知识；occasion机会，场合。故选B。]

　　13．D　[根据语境可知，各种职业都存在帅气占优势的现象，再结合常识可判断出，这种比较只能是类似工种之间。故选D。]

　　14．B　[根据后面所修饰的名词battle，再结合语境可知选B。disappointing令人失望的；challenging有挑战性的；promising有前途的，有希望的；inspiring鼓舞人心的。]

　　15．C　[很显然，这里是Men with below-average looks和an average-looking worker在酬劳上的比较，故选C。]

　　16．C　[根据后面的介词短语from Edinburgh可判断出，这里说的是学位，故选C。]

　　17．D　[根据Ian Mitchell的模特身份以及全文讨论的话题可推断出，这里的主语it指代的是good-looking，ambition抱负；reference参考；satisfaction满意；confidence自信。故选D。]

　　18．D　[根据后面“warm to you more quickly”可知，人们往往会更快对你产生好感，这种现象是与相貌平平者的境遇相比较而言的。attend出席；obtain获得；attempt试图；tend倾向(于)。故选D。]

　　19．A　[根据前面的动词repeated可判断出，此处与research类似，故选A。]

　　20．B　[根据前面的“people in the workplace were ‘lookist’”及后面的“to revise their prejudice”可判断，职场人是“相貌控”，那么需要改变偏见的应该是雇主，且根据上文的叙述可知，好相貌带来好收入，决定职员收入多少的当然是雇主，故选B。]

　　Ⅱ.

　　I often read English aloud and

　　to learn something important

　　heart.It helps me remember what I have learned and form

　　good habit of thinking in English.I listen a lot and communicate with

　　in English.In this way，I have improved both of

　　my listening ability and my

　　English.I keep a diary in English every day and my written English is becoming

　　and better.I also try my best

　　master the necessary grammar knowledge.By this means，I can express

　　correctly.That’s

　　I have been learning English.

　　单词识记：

　　handsome　 medium 　height 　ordinary

　　pocket

　　pretty

　　smart

　　straight

　　thin

　　suit

　　tie

　　uniform

　　button

　　good-looking

　　distant

　　facial

　　grey

　　middle-aged

　　overweight

　　plain

　　短语扫描：

　　be curious about对……好奇

　　dress up(给……)穿上盛装；(给……)乔装打扮

　　be delighted to do sth.高兴做某事

　　keep/lose one’s figure保持身材/变胖

　　be fit to do sth.适合做某事

　　be fit for适合……

　　keep fit保持健康

　　lose weight减肥

　　in rags 衣衫褴褛

　　in one’s thirties在某人三十多岁的时候

　　[跟踪训练]

　　在空格处填入适当的词(1个单词)或所给词的正确形式

　　1．Her weight is about normal for her

　　(high)．

　　2．The twins were dressed differently and one was

　　(thin) than the other.

　　3．She became

　　(distant) aware that the light had grown brighter.

　　4．I ended up in hospital with

　　(face) injuries.

　　5．He held out a small bag

　　(tie) with string.

　　6．In order to make further progress in the field of science，we should be curious

　　everything around.

　　7．You do not need to dress

　　for dinner.

　　8．We were surrounded by children

　　rags who were looking at us silently as we ate.

　　9．He is struggling to be fit

　　the semi-final.

　　10．You’re already

　　your thirties.So don’t smoke！

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　A handsome man can earn a fifth more than a plainer colleague but a beautiful woman is not paid a penny more than her average-looking colleagues，new research has shown.

　　The study by senior economists found that being good-looking

　　1

　　male workers could earn 22 percent more than colleagues who looked

　　2

　　.

　　Researchers said good looks did not give women a similar

　　3

　　.

　　Andrew Leigh，the former economics professor at the Australian National University who co-authored the report，said，“

　　4

　　can be a double-edged sword for women.”

　　Some people still

　　5

　　good looks and intelligence are incompatible(不相容的) in women so a good-looking woman can’t be that

　　6

　　，but there’s no dumb-blonde syndrome(无脑综合征)

　　7

　　men’s pay.

　　He said that

　　8

　　he believed good-looking women may also

　　9

　　more，the research did not

　　10

　　his theory.

　　The research found that

　　11

　　men in all jobs，from manual labor to highly-paid professional

　　12

　　，can earn 22 percent more than their colleagues doing a(n)

　　13

　　role.

　　Men with below-average looks face a(n)

　　14

　　battle in the office，with ugliness reducing a man’s earnings by 26 percent

　　15

　　an average-looking worker.Former male model Ian Mitchell,28，who has a first class

　　16

　　in history from Edinburgh and now works for a cosmetics(化妆品) company，told the Sunday Times：“It gives you

　　17

　　，and I suspect people

　　18

　　to warm to you more quickly.”

　　The study，entitled Unpacking the Beauty Premium(保险费)，was the largest exercise of its kind and repeated a

　　19

　　from 1984 to see if the beauty premium had changed.Leigh said the research showed people in the workplace were “lookist” and he hoped the findings would encourage

　　20

　　to revise their prejudice.

　　1．A.guaranteed

　　B．meant

　　C．conducted

　　D．appealed

　　2．A.average

　　B．energetic

　　C．smart

　　D．horrible

　　3．A.benefit

　　B．advantage

　　C．opportunity

　　D．award

　　4．A.Intelligence

　　B．Wealth

　　C．Beauty

　　D．Reputation

　　5．A.expect

　　B．suspect

　　C．ignore

　　D．believe

　　6．A.productive

　　B．effective

　　C．attractive

　　D．popular

　　7．A.harming

　　B．encouraging

　　C．affecting

　　D．suffering

　　8．A.since

　　B．although

　　C．as

　　D．because

　　9．A.earn

　　B．benefit

　　C．produce

　　D．learn

　　10．A.approve

　　B．develop

　　C．accelerate

　　D．support

　　11．A.handsome

　　B．gifted

　　C．intelligent

　　D．common

　　12．A.positions

　　B．careers

　　C．knowledge

　　D．occasions

　　13．A.important

　　B．different

　　C．fair

　　D．similar

　　14．A.disappointing

　　B．challenging

　　C．promising

　　D．inspiring

　　15．A.based on

　　B．related to

　　C．compared with

　　D．connected with

　　16．A.role

　　B．altitude

　　C．degree

　　D．privilege

　　17．A.ambition

　　B．reference

　　C．satisfaction

　　D．confidence

　　18．A.attend

　　B．obtain

　　C．attempt

　　D．tend

　　19．A.survey

　　B．conclusion

　　C．performance

　　D．construction

　　20．A.employees

　　B．employers

　　C．interviewers

　　D．businessmen

　　Ⅱ.短文改错

　　I often read English aloud and trying to learn something important in heart.It helps me remember what I have learned and form good habit of thinking in English.I listen a lot and communicate with other in English.In this way，I have improved both of my listening ability and my speaking English.I keep a diary in English every day and my written English is becoming good and better.I also try my best master the necessary grammar knowledge.By this means，I can express me correctly.That’s why I have been learning English.

　　加练半小时　英语答案精析

　　第38练　外貌特征类(二)

　　高考高频单词与短语识记排查

　　1．height　2.thinner　3.distantly　4.facial　5.tied

　　6．about　7.up　8.in　9.for　10.in

　　知识运用与写作能力专练

　　Ⅰ.1.B　[根据文章首句可知，长相帅气的男性要比相貌平平者收入高五分之一还多，即长得帅就意味着男性职工比长相普通的同事多挣22%还要多。故选B。]

　　2．A　[与前面的being good-looking相对比，应用average“普通的”。上文的“a beautiful woman is not paid a penny more than her average-looking colleagues”也有提示。]

　　3．B　[结合前后文的内容可知，此处指好的长相并没有给女性类似的优势。benefit利益；advantage优势；opportunity机会；award奖励。故选B。]

　　4．C　[结合语境可知，此处意为“美丽对女性来说是一把双刃剑”。good looks对女性来说相当于beauty。]

　　5．D　[根据后面的“good looks and intelligence are incompatible(不相容的)in women”可知，一些人认为“女性的美貌和智慧是不会共存的”，这是他们的看法。expect期望；suspect怀疑；ignore忽略；believe认为。故选D。]

　　6．A　[根据上文的内容可知，女性美貌和智慧不能兼具，从而说明美丽的女性并不高效。productive富有成效的，多产的；effective有效的；attractive吸引人的；popular受欢迎的，流行的。故选A。]

　　7．C　[结合前文叙述可知，与“漂亮女性被认为并不高效”形成对比，帅气男性的工资并不会受到无脑综合征的影响(affect)。其他三项的主语通常是人。]

　　8．B　[根据句意可知，此处表让步关系，故选B。]

　　9．A　[根据前面的副词also可判断出，这里指漂亮的女性也能像帅气男性一样挣得更多。故选A。]

　　10．D　[根据语境可知，这项研究并不支持他的理论。approve赞成；develop发展；accelerate加速，促进；support支持。故选D。]

　　11．A　[根据语境可知，此处意为“帅气的人比同事多挣22%还多”，故选A。]

　　12．B　[与前面的manual labor相对应，这里是高薪职业。position位置，职位；career职业，事业；knowledge知识；occasion机会，场合。故选B。]

　　13．D　[根据语境可知，各种职业都存在帅气占优势的现象，再结合常识可判断出，这种比较只能是类似工种之间。故选D。]

　　14．B　[根据后面所修饰的名词battle，再结合语境可知选B。disappointing令人失望的；challenging有挑战性的；promising有前途的，有希望的；inspiring鼓舞人心的。]

　　15．C　[很显然，这里是Men with below-average looks和an average-looking worker在酬劳上的比较，故选C。]

　　16．C　[根据后面的介词短语from Edinburgh可判断出，这里说的是学位，故选C。]

　　17．D　[根据Ian Mitchell的模特身份以及全文讨论的话题可推断出，这里的主语it指代的是good-looking，ambition抱负；reference参考；satisfaction满意；confidence自信。故选D。]

　　18．D　[根据后面“warm to you more quickly”可知，人们往往会更快对你产生好感，这种现象是与相貌平平者的境遇相比较而言的。attend出席；obtain获得；attempt试图；tend倾向(于)。故选D。]

　　19．A　[根据前面的动词repeated可判断出，此处与research类似，故选A。]

　　20．B　[根据前面的“people in the workplace were ‘lookist’”及后面的“to revise their prejudice”可判断，职场人是“相貌控”，那么需要改变偏见的应该是雇主，且根据上文的叙述可知，好相貌带来好收入，决定职员收入多少的当然是雇主，故选B。]

　　Ⅱ.

　　I often read English aloud and

　　to learn something important

　　heart.It helps me remember what I have learned and form

　　good habit of thinking in English.I listen a lot and communicate with

　　in English.In this way，I have improved both of

　　my listening ability and my

　　English.I keep a diary in English every day and my written English is becoming

　　and better.I also try my best

　　master the necessary grammar knowledge.By this means，I can express

　　correctly.That’s

　　I have been learning English.