- 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： The author holds the feeling of （）after watching Sex and the City 2. - A 、jealousy and disfavor
- B 、remorse and guilt
- C 、envy and longing
- D 、displeasure and anger
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
通过阅读第一段可以看出，作者对影片中女演员要打扮年轻漂亮才能获得同样的酬劳而感到不满，并且达到了认为应该立法禁止以貌取人的程度，因此D是正确选项。
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