单选题
Love really is blind when it comes to physical flaws, it would seem.
A research conducted by Social Studies Center in University of Hawaii at Manoa suggests that when we love someone, we tend to overlook their crooked noses, big tummies or other attributes that might put others off. As a result, husbands and wives think their other halves are more attractive than they really are. No wonder Chinese has the saying that "Beauty lies in the beholder"s eyes". This phenomenon could also help explain some physically mis-matched couples such as the glamorous Beyonce and Jay-Z, the striking Lara Stone and David Williams.
The so-called "positive illusion" theory comes from an experiment in which researchers asked 70 couples to rate their other halves for attractiveness. Questions included how attractive their husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend was to the opposite sex, and how they rated compared with others of the same age. The answers were kept secret to prevent any partners being upset and distressed. Some of those taking parts also rated photos of their partners. In addition, members of the public judged the looks of all 140 men and women taking part.
The results revealed that couples view their other halves as being better looking than they really are. Even asking them to rate pictures of their partners did not give them a reality check, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships reports.
With previous studies finding that we view our loved ones as being kinder and more intelligent than they actually are, it does seem that love is blind in all sorts of ways. Those studied were young and had been together on average for just two and a half years. The researchers said that more work is needed to see if those in long marriages are still blind to their partner"s physical flaws.
单选题
Which of the following is the correct interpretation of the first paragraph?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 第二段第一句：“A research conducted by Social Studies Center in University of Hawaii at Manoa suggests that when we love someone, we tend to overlook their crooked noses, big tummies or other attributes that might put others off. ”
事实细节题。根据定位句可知，相爱的人会忽略对方的歪鼻子、啤酒肚或其他让人反感的外貌特征。即当两个人相爱时，他们通常看不到对方的身体缺陷。放选B。
单选题
The phrase "put...off" in the second paragraph means ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 第二段第一句：“A research conducted by Social Studies Center in University of Hawaii at Manoa suggests that when we love someone, we tend to overlook their crooked noses, big tummies or other attributes that might put others off. ”
语义理解题。根据定位句可知，列举出来的这些缺陷是令其他人不喜欢的。所以可推断出，put...off是指“令人不喜欢、反感的”。故选B。
单选题
Which of the following might NOT be the question of the experiment mentioned in paragraph three?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 第三段第二句：“Questions included how attractive their husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend was to the opposite sex, and how they rated compared with others of the same age. ”和第四句“Some of those taking parts also rated photos of their partners. ”
事实细节题。根据定位句可知，参与调查者要回答他们的丈夫、妻子、男友或女友对异性有多大的吸引力以及相对于其他同龄人的魅力指数；部分人还要为其伴侣的照片打分。故选A。
单选题
What does the sentence "Even asking them to rate pictures of their partners did not give them a reality check..." in paragraph four imply?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 第四段：“The results revealed that couples view their other halves as being better looking than they really are. Even asking them to rate pictures of their partners did not give them a reality check, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships reports. ”
语义理解题。根据定位段可知，在有情人眼里，另一半要比实际上更好看，即使让受访者为其伴侣的照片打分，他们也不会实事求是。A、B和C项中分别说的是“帮助人们面对现实”、“审视现实”和“看见现实”，与本文的内容有差别。故选D。