Unit23ConflictPeriodTwoLesson2ConflictResolution课时精练(北师大版选修8,广东专用)时间:30分钟Ⅰ.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。__1__artisthadasmalldaughter.Sometimeshepaintedwomen__2__anyclotheson,andheandhis__3__alwaystriedtokeepthesmallgirlout__4__hewasdoingthis.“Sheis__5__youngtounderstand,”theysaid.Butoneday,whentheartist__6__(paint)awomanwithnoclotheson,heforgottolockthedoor,andthegirlsuddenlyranintotheroom.Hermotherranupthestairs__7__her,butwhenshegottotheroom,thelittlegirlwasalreadyintheroomandlookingatthewoman.__8__herparentswaitedforhertospeak.Forafewsecondsthelittlegirlsaid__9__,butthensherantohermotherandsaid__10__(angry),“Whydoyoulethergoaboutwithoutshoesandsocksonwhenyoudon'tletme?”答案1.An2.without3.wife4.when/while5.too6.waspainting7.after8.Both/Then9.nothing10.angrilyⅡ.阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)ABeautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthier,havebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectablejobs.Personaladvisorsgivethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants.Butintheexecutive(主管的)circle,beautycanbecomealiability.Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayuptheexecutiveleader,itisharmfultoawoman.Handsomemaleexecutiveswereconsideredashavingmorehonestythanplainermen:effortandabilitywerethoughttoleadtotheirsuccess.Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelesshonestythanunattractiveones;theirsuccesswasconnectednotwithabilitybutwithfactorssuchasluck.Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Interestingly,though,theriseoftheunattractiveovernightsuccesseswasconnectedmoretopersonalrelationshipsandlesstoabilitythanthatoftheattracdtiveovernightsuccesses.Whyareattractivewomennotthoughttobeable?Anattractivewomanisconsideredtobemorefeminineandanattractivemanmoremanlythanthelessattractiveones.Thus,anattractivewomanhasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobs,butanattractivewomaninatraditionallymanlypositionappearstolackthe“manly”qualitiesrequired.Thisistrueeveninpolitics.“Whentheonlyclueishowheorshelooks,peopletreatmenandwomendifferently,”saysAnneBrown,whorecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographs,oneofmenandoneofwomen,inorderofattractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpoliticaloffices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagain,intheordertheywouldvoteforthem.Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemen,butwomenwhohadrankedmostattractiveunchangeablyreceivedthefewestvotes.【解题导语】美丽一定是优点吗?也不尽然。对于美丽的管理阶层女性,她们的美就可以成为她们职场打拼的一大负担。11.Theunderlinedword“liability”(Paral)mostprobablymeans________.A.disadvantageB.advantageC.misfortuneD.trouble解析词义猜测题。由第1段首句及“But”可知。答案A12.Intraditionallyfemalejobs,attractiveness________.A.makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapableB.strengthensthefemininequalitiesrequiredC.isofgreatimportancetowomenD.oftenenableswomentosucceedquickly解析事实细节题。由第4段第3行可知。答案D13.Bowman'sexperimentshowsthatwhenitcomestopolitics...