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Reading Comprehension 1.A.
The background Good-looking people haveadvantagesin many ways. The problem What can the rest of us do Former practices To judge our looks 1) by ourselves, friends or family a. We’re not even close toobjective. b. Our opinion is alsocapricious. 2) by strangers，., the “Hot or Not” Web site It is not exactly the best way tobolster your self-image. The author’s majoAn internal makeoverdoes the job: Understanding your own r point powerfulself-perceptions can help you stop obsessing over your appearance --- andlook better. B.
Common myths 1) As a result of the “contrast Effect”, our Arguments for the author’s major point a. Women are particularly susceptible to this effect. But as a matter of fact they take a double standard:anself-concepts are built on idealized thousands of comparisonstandard of beautyin terms of physical attractiveness;a s. more mundane standardin terms of intelligence. b. One who scores high on “public self-consciousness” judges his or her own appearancemore criticallywhen self-aware. They tend tocompare themselves exclusively with very good-looking people— and feel especially down after doing so. 2) A picture of ourselves a. Our“internal mirrors”are often shaped by our parentbuilt in childhood is hards. to get out of our mindsb. There’s no direct line betweenchildhood experiences in adulthood. and adult self-image. C.
Once you let go of that self-consciousness, you can interact without it getting in the way. 2.A.
2) our opinion of our own looks 3) self-appraisal 4) self-image
5) self-judgment 6) self-concept 7) self-aware
8) self-consciousness
9) a picture of ourselves B.
2) a system inside one’s brain that helps gather data for the self-judgment of one’s appearance.
3) It refers to what psychologists call the built-in hot-or-not meter. 4) In psychology, it refers to the measures of a personality trait in public.
5) the psychological system that tends to overstate or understate a particular personality trait. Reading and Discussing 3.
1) Because the social status of women is often contingent upon their faces and bodies, they are particularly susceptible to the “contrast effect”.
2) Yes. With correct understanding of yourself, you know exactly what you really want to do, what you can do, and what level you can reach. With a clear goal, strong determination and diligence, you will succeed one day.
Language in Use
4. A.
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Noun anonymity liability susceptibility / / / Verb Adjective Adverb anonymous anonymously liable / susceptible susceptibly exclusive exclusively exclusiveness/exclusion exclude evolution adolescence exception contention gleam evolve / / contend gleam validate evolutionary evolutionarily adolescent / exceptional exceptionally contending contendingly gleamy valid gleamingly / 10 validation B.
1) a. exceptionallyb. exceptional
2) a. anonymous b. anonymously 3) a. validate b. validation 4) a. susceptible b. susceptibility 5) a. adolescentsb. Adolescence 6) a. gleamed b. gleam 7) a. liable b. Liability 8) a. exclusive b. exclusively
5.
1) compare with 2) zero in on 3) are fixated on 4) get in the way 5) in a favorable light 6) fix myself up
6.A.
1) self-discipline 2) self-propelled
新目标大学英语系列教材：综合教程第四册 主编 刘正光 胡志雯
