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单选题 What's the characteristic of most attractive faces?
  • A. There is no answer.
  • B. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
  • C. Most of attractive faces look like Mona Lisa.
  • D. Most attractive faces have golden ratio.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] Picture the most beautiful face you have ever seen. Then ask yourself what it is about that face that makes it so lovely. That question may be difficult to answer. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But is it possible to explain the beauty of a human face using math? According to many scholars throughout history, the answer could be yes. {{U}}Most very attractive faces have proportions consistent with what is known as the "golden ratio."{{/U}} This ratio can best be understood by thinking of it as a rectangle. {{U}}In a golden rectangle, the long side is 1.618 times longer than the short side.{{/U}} Therefore, the value of the golden ratio is equal to 1.618. The proportions of the golden rectangle are thought to reflect perfect symmetry. If we flame a gorgeous face inside of a golden rectangle, the dimensions of each will correspond perfectly. The face is beautiful because it is symmetrical. Amazingly, the golden ratio is found in many manifestations of beauty—not just in beautiful faces. The dimensions of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt conform to the golden ratio. And the famous Greek Parthenon contains many golden rectangles. Moreover, the famous fifteenth-century Italian artist, {{U}}Leonardo da Vinci, deliberately used the golden ratio in his paintings. Not surprisingly, the face of da Vinci's Mona Lisa matches the golden rectangle.{{/U}} [解析] 情景事实题。根据原文划线部分可知，大多数引人注目的脸形都具有黄金比例。可知D为正确答案。
单选题 What's golden ratio?
  • A. Long side:short side = 1.618:1 in a rectangle.
  • B. Perimeter:radius = 1.681:1 in a rotundity.
  • C. Diagonal:side = 1.681:1 in a square.
  • D. Perimeter:long side = 1.681:1 in a rectangle.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 情景事实题。从原文划线部分可知，黄金比例即长与宽的比为1.618:1。因此A为正确答案。
单选题 Which one does NOT conform to the golden ratio?
  • A. The dimensions of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
  • B. The famous Greek Parthenon.
  • C. The face of da Vinci.
  • D. The face of Mona Lisa.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理排除题。根据原文划线部分可知，达·芬奇的名画《蒙娜丽莎》就符合黄金比例。但是没有提到达·芬奇的脸，因此C为正确答案。