单选题 Now, our biggest summertime question has been answered: Why do people look so much better in sunglasses? Vanessa Brown, a senior lecturer of art and design at Nottingham Trent University, gave an inside look into the connection between shades and sex appeal.
According to Brown, sunglasses do a wide variety of positive things. They make up for any asymmetries (不对称), which relates directly to research proving that symmetrical {aces are the most attractive ones. If you put on a pair of sunglasses, the lenses will instantly create a perfectly symmetrical face. Sunglasses also create the appearance of a defined bone structure on top of a relatively softer face.
Additionally, people often form quick judgments about others by looking into their eyes. Through eye contact, we can determine someone"s confidence, sincerity and intelligence. If those eyes are shielded, though, a person is automatically unreadable.
We take them for granted today, but sunglasses are a relatively modern everyday accessory (饰件). Sales started to pick up in the 1920s, but they didn"t become commonplace until about two decades after that. In their early days sunglasses were primarily used during risky water and snow sports, and were also associated with new technologies like airplane travel, which made them seem "daring and thoroughly modern."
Later, Hollywood stars of the 1950s and 1960s started wearing sunglasses to defend themselves from being recognized by the public or harassed by paparazzi (狗仔队).
Movie stars" adoption of the accessory strengthened the link between sunglasses and appeal.
单选题 Sunglasses make us look appealing by ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] A项意思为“通过改善我们的面部外观,太阳镜可以使我们显得更有吸引力”。文章主要讲太阳镜的作用和效果。B项和C项只涉及太阳镜的部分作用而不是主要作用。
单选题 According to Paragraph 3, people in sunglasses would look ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 第三段最后一个句子“If those eyes are shielded, though,a person is automatically unreadable.”既然戴上太阳镜能使人不可估摸,C项“神秘的”一词最符合文中意思。
单选题 Sunglasses began to be popular in the ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 注意,题干上的“popular”一词是依据句“Sales started to pick up in the 1920s, but they didn"t become commonplace until about two decades after that.”中“commonplace”的同义词,既然是20世纪20年代开始,过了20年才流行起来,时间应该是20世纪40年代。可以确定答案为C。
单选题 The example of sportsmen shows that ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的依据句是“In their early days sunglasses were primarily used during risky water and snow sports,...”。太阳镜用于水上和雪上危险的体育项目,目的是保护运动员。其他选项的内容文中没有提及。
单选题 The passage is mainly written to ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 大意题的关键是要确定概括性最强的选项。如果将B项改为“explain why sunglasses become popular”,则该项选择为最佳答案。“Improve appearance”只是一个细节信息。C项中的“evolution”一词意思为“发展”,在四个选项中概括性最强。