57．In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness_______.

　 　 A．makes women look more honest and capable

　 　 B．strengthens the feminine qualities required

　 　 C．is of great importance to women

　 D．often enables women to succeed quickly

56．The underlined word “liability” (Para1) most probable means _______.

　 　 A．disadvantage　　　　 B．advantage　　　　　　 C．misfortune　　　　　 D．trouble

47．A．confusing　 　　　　 B．remembering　 　　 C．wondering　 　　　 D．worrying Section C

When I was 19, I had got a job in my local bookstore. Living in the large city, I usually saw many strange customers, most of _48 __ were teenagers. They didn’t come often; I forgot all _49__ two. One night a 15-year-old girl came in _50__ for a book with a boy. They seemed to be the usual type to get _51__they longed for. But _52__ they came to the counter, the girl found she was

a dollar or two short to buy a book. and she pulled out all her money to prove it.

She looked so disappointed. Just then I remembered my discount card and it was _53__active,so I told the girl _54__ to worry. I put in my code, being happy that I could help them with this card.

_55__ the book in her hand she gave me a thankful smile, and then she and the boy got out of the store happily, leaving me feeling content, too. In fact sometimes a little thing can also make one’s world beautiful.

PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION(30分)

Directions：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

　　　 Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive (主管的)circle, beauty can become a liability.

　　　 While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive leader, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plainer men: effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.

　　　 Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.

　　　 Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the “manly” qualities required.

　　　 This is true even in politics. “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,” says Anne Brown, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

　　　 The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

46．A．kind　　　 　　　　 B．strange　 　　　　　 C．outgoing　 　　　　 D．outstanding

45．A．receiving　 　　　　　 B．writing　 　　　　　 C．printing　 　　　　　 D．expecting

44．A．audience 　　　　　　 B．witnesses　 　　　　 C．friends　 　　　　　 D．support

43．A．boring　　 　　　　　 B．excited　 　　　　　 C．low-spirited　 　　　 D．struggling

42．A．folded　　 　　　　　 B．opened　 　　　　　 C．succeeded　 　　　 D．continued

41．A．work　　 　　　　　 B．make　　 　　　　　　 C．write　 　　　　　　 D．help

40．A．long　　 　　　　　 B．desperate　 　　　　 C．upset　　 　　　　　 D．busy