- 阅读理解A
题干：Ifyouareanythinglikeme,youleftthetheaterafterSexandtheCity2andthought,thereoughttobealawagainstalooks-basedcultureinwhichtheonlywayfor40-year-oldactressestobecompensatedlike40-year-oldactorsistohavethemlookanddressliketheteenagedaughtersof40-year-oldactors.MeetDeborahRhode,aStanfordlawprofessorwhoproposesalegalregimeinwhichdiscriminationonthebasisoflooksisasseriousasdiscriminationbasedongenderorrace.Inaprovocativenewbook,theBeautyBias,RhodelaysoutthecaseforanAmericainwhichappearancediscriminationisnolongerallowed.ThatmeansHooterscan’tfireitsserversforbeingtooheavy,asallegedlyhappenedlastmonthtoawaitressinMichiganwhosaysshereceivednothingbutexcellentreviewsbutweighed132pounds.RhodeisathermostpersuasivewhenarguingthatinAmerica,discriminationagainstunattractivewomenandshortmenisasperniciousandwidespreadasbiasbasedonrace,sex,age,ethnicity,religion,anddisability.Rhodecitesresearchtoproveherpoint:11percentofsurveyedcouplessaytheywouldabortafetuspredisposedtowardobesity.Collegestudentstellsurveyorsthey’dratherhaveaspousewhoisanembezzler,druguser,orashoplifterthanonewhoisobese.ThelessattractiveyouareinAmerica,themorelikelyyouaretoreceivealongerprisonsentence,alowerdamageaward,alowersalary,andpoorerperformancereviews.Youarelesslikelytobemarriedandmorelikelytobepoor.Andallofthisiscompoundedbyavirtuallyunregulatedbeautyanddietindustryandsoaringratesofelectivecosmeticsurgery.RhoderemindsushowHillaryClintonandSoniaSotomayorweresavagedbythemediafortheirlooks,andsaysit’snosurprisethatSarahPalinpaidhermakeupartistmorethananymemberofherstaffinherrunforthevicepresidency.TheproblemwithmakingappearancediscriminationillegalisthatAmericansjustreally,reallylikehotgirls.Andsolongasbeingahotgirlisdeemedabonafideoccupationalqualification,therewillbecocktailwaitressesfiredforgainingthreepounds.It’snotjustAmericanmenwholikethingsthisway.Inthemosttroublingchapterinherbook,Rhodeexploresthefeministmovement’scomplicatedrelationshiptoeternalyouth.Thetruthisthatwomenfeelgoodaboutcompetinginbeautypageants.Theylovesix-inchheels.Theyfeelbeautifulaftercosmeticsurgery.Youcan’tsucceedinpubliclifeifyoulookoldinAmerica.Toputitanotherway,appearancebiasisamassivesocietalproblemwithtangibleeconomiccoststhatmostofus—perhapsespeciallywomen—perpetuateeachtimewebuyadietpillorsneeratfatwomen.Thisdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tworktowarderadicatingdiscriminationbasedonappearance.Butitmaymeanrecognizingthatthelawwon’tstopusfromdiscriminatingagainsttheoverweight,theaging,andtheimperfect,solongasit’sthequalityweallhatemostinourselves.
题目：Which of the followings is NOT included in Prof. Rhode’s arguments?（） - A 、Not only American men like pretty women, American women themselves also attach great value to beauty
- B 、If appearance discrimination is illegal in America, no company can fire their employees because of their looks
- C 、There should be a law against discrimination based on appearance as against gender or racial discrimination
- D 、Appearance bias is as harmful and common as racial and religious discrimination
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
解题的关键是要看到题干中强调的是罗德教授的观点，不是作者的观点。文章第二段和第三段中出现罗德教授的观点。第二段第一句中提到C选项。第二句和第三句提到罗德描绘了美国将来的样子，这意味着Hooters公司不能因为服务员超重而开除他们，对应选项B。第三段第一句对应选项D。A选项出现在第五段首句，但是文中并没有提到是罗德的观点。
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