Women, as all research suggests, are far more critical of their appearance than men. Most of them are likely to feel dissatisfied with their reflection in the mirror.
It is quite possible that men looking in the mirror are either pleased with what they see or indifferent. Research shows that men generally have a much more positive body-image than women---if anything, they may tend to over-estimate their attractiveness. Some men looking in the mirror may literally not see the flaws in their appearance.
Why are women so much more self-critical than men? Because women are judged more on their appearance than men, and standards of female beauty are considerably higher and more inflexible. Women are continually bombarded (轰炸) with images of the “ideal” face. And constant exposure to idealized images of female beauty on TV, magazines and billboards makes exceptional good looks seem normal and anything short of perfection seem abnormal and ugly. It has been estimated that young women now see more images of outstandingly beautiful women in one day than our mothers saw throughout their entire adolescence.
Also, most women trying to achieve the impossible standards of female beauty have in fact bee progressively more unrealistic during the last century. In 1917, the physically perfect woman was about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed nearly 10 stone. Even 25 years ago, top models and beauty queens weighed only 8% less than the average women, now they weigh 23% less. The current media ideal for women is achievable by less than 5% of the female population---and that’s just in terms of weight and size. If you want the ideal shape, face etc., it’s probably more like 1%.
【小题1】The passage is mainly to .A．pare different views on beauty between women and menB．tell us that standards of female beauty are very highC．explain why women are more critical of their appearance than menD．show us that women pay more attention to their appearance than men【小题2】Which of the following is NOT the reason why women are more critical of their appearance?A．People pay more attention to their appearance than men’s.B．The criterion (标准；准则) used to judge women’s beauty is more critical and less changeable.C．Idealized images of female beauty are constantly shown in different media.D．Women tend to pursue perfection by nature.【小题3】Which statement is true about men?A．Few men will feel pleased when they are looking themselves in the mirror.B．Men looking in the mirror usually ignore the flaws in their appearance.C．It is likely that men will consider themselves more attractive than they really are. D．Men don’t care about their body image.【小题4】Nowadays, if an average woman weighs 110 pounds, then a physically perfect woman should weigh about .A．85 poundsB．101 poundsC．90 poundsD．135 pounds【小题5】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A．Most women try to achieve the standards of beauty.B．The standards of female beauty. in the past were more easily achieved than today.C．Women are more unrealistic in their pursuit of beauty than men.D．Less than 5% of the female population can achieve the current media ideal for women.C
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(答案→)C
解析：文章介绍来了女性对对外貌比男子更挑剔的，分析了原因和对比现在和过去的标准的不同。
【小题1】主旨题：从第一段的主题句：Women, as all research suggests, are far more critical of their appearance than men.可知女性对外貌比男子更挑剔的，下面就是解释原因。选C
【小题2】第三段重点解释为什么女性比男性对外貌更挑剔。ABC都有，没有提到D。
【小题3】推理题：从第二段的句子：Research shows that men generally have a much more positive body-image than women---if anything, they may tend to over-estimate their attractiveness.可知男子会认为自己比实际上更好看。选C
【小题4】细节题：从第四段的句子：Even 25 years ago, top models and beauty queens weighed only 8% less than the average women, now they weigh 23% less.可知现在完美的女性应该比平均少23%体重，选A
【小题5】推理题：从最后一段的句子：If you want the ideal shape, face etc., it’s probably more like 1%.可知过去的美女的标准更容易达到。选B。