单选题At work, as in life, attractive women get a lot of good lucks. Studies have shown that they are more likely to be (1) than their plain-Jane colleagues because people tend to project (2) traits (3) them, such as a sensitive heart and a cool head, they may also be at an (4) in job interviews. But research suggests otherwise. Brad Hanks at Georgia State University looked at what happens when job hunters include photos with their resume, as is the (5) in much of Europe and Asia. The pair sent made-up applications to over 2, 500 real-life (6) . For each job, they sent two very similar resume, one with a photo, one without. Subjects had previously been graded for their attractiveness. For men, the results were (7) expected. Hunks were more likely to be called for an interview if they included a photo. Ugly men were better off not including one. However, for women this was (8) . Attractive females were less likely to be offered an interview if they included a mugs hot. When applying directly to a company (rather than through an agency) an attractive woman would need to send out 11 CVs on average (9) getting an interview; an (10) qualified plain one just seven. At first, Mr. Hanks considered (11) he calls the "dumb-blonde hypothesis" that people (12) beautiful women to be stupid. (13) , the photos had also been rated on how (14) people thought each subject looked; there was no (15) between perceived intellect and beauty. So the cause of the discrimination must (16) elsewhere. Human resources departments tend to be (17) mostly by women. Indeed, in the Israeli study, 93% of those tasked with selecting whom to invite for an interview were female. The researchers' unavoidable—and unpalatable—conclusion is that old-fashioned (18) led the women to discriminate (19) pretty candidates. So should attractive women simply attach photos that make them look dowdy? No. Better, says Mr. Ruffle, to discourage the practice of including a photo altogether. Companies might even consider the (20) model used in the Belgian public sector, where CVs do not even include the candidate's name.

单选题Man: How about asking Judy to the picnic next Sunday? Woman: Ask Judy? She's the one who's planning the whole thing. Question: What does the woman mean? A. Judy won't be interested in the picnic. B. Judy has already been invited. C. Judy has other plans next Sunday. D. Judy is the organizer of the picnic.

单选题The man confessed that he ______ a murder.

单选题Deforestation is______ one of the most serious environmental issues of our time.

单选题The door was ______ and I could not see who she was talking to

单选题Because of bad weather the plane was ______ for half an hour.

单选题The family put up a wooden ______ across a spacious room to divide it into two parts.

单选题To be sure, there would be scarcely no time left over for other things if school children ______ all sides of every matter on which they hold opinions.

单选题Since you are so weak, you should take every ______ precaution against catching cold.

单选题At the bus stop ______ a soldier and two young people on their way to the village． A．were B．was C．is D．sits

单选题When the speaker says that he simultaneously knew "too much, and not enough", he means that he was ______.

单选题This development is______ with the company's aims of reducing its costs.

单选题For more than thirty years the statue ______ millions of foreign people arriving by ship to live in the United States.A. welcomeB. welcomesC. welcomingD. welcomed

单选题Gehman believed that had its administrators known the damage to Columbia, NASA would______.

单选题(During the discussion), Mr. White (remained silent) (when) (asking) his opinion.A. During the discussionB. remained silentC. whenD. asking

单选题______, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.

单选题Bob: Sorry, I couldn't come to the party. I was sick that day. Harry: ______

单选题Customs officer: Could I have your name, please?Passenger: It's Paine, Sarah Paine.Customs officer: ______?Passenger: It's P-A-I-N-E.

单选题Usually there is ______ traffic in the streets on weekdays than on Sundays. A. less B. little C. few D. fewer

单选题I learnt French easily. ______, I didn't like my teacher. A. Therefore B. Anyhow C. Thus D. However