- 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：Why can Sarah Palin’s makeup artist get higher salary?（） - A 、The cost of elective cosmetic surgery presents a surging tendency
- B 、Sarah Palin was scorned for her unattractive look by the media
- C 、It is an inevitable social phenomenon
- D 、The bias of looks makes celebrities pay more attention to their appearances
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
利用题干关键词可以定位在第四段。本段提到希拉里•克林顿和索尼亚索·托马约尔因为相貌而受到媒体的恶意抨击，并没有提到莎拉·佩林受到媒体指责，所以排除B。文中说相貌歧视在美国是一个趋势，但是C偷换概念。A选项具有很强的干扰性，很类似于本段首句是观点，后面是举例，但是文中只说相貌歧视因为不规范的美容、节食减肥行业和可选整容外科手术不断攀升的价格而加剧，但是并不是说费用上升所以美容师就获得更高报酬，偷换概念。因此本题通过前面希拉里的例子和莎拉·佩林的例子可以总结出名人为了不受到外界指责更关注自己的外貌。
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