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新视野大学英语4 第三版读写教程 第二
单元答案(B4U2)
1. How do you understand the sentence \\come up with the right answer\\ Reference:
The sentence means that it is very difficult, or even impossible, for a man to give a right answer when a woman asks him how she looks, no matter how hard he thinks about it and how many different answers he tries. 2. According to the text, in what way do men and women evaluate their appearance differently? Reference:
Men are satisfied with being average-looking, paying little attention to their looks. In contrast, women pay great attention to their body and image, considering their appearance as not good enough even if they are in fact attractive.
3. What causes women to be always dissatisfied with their looks? Reference:
The interaction of many psychological and societal factors, for example, their childhood experiences with toys, and the influence of the media.
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4. In what way do the toys girls play with differ from those boys play with? Reference:
Girls' toys are proportioned to have extreme measures of the body ( in terms of height, weight and waist size), whereas boys' toys can look weird rather than handsome.
5. What does the sentence \\this accessory the right shade of violet for this outfit?'\\ Reference: It implies that men pay little attention to the details of their appearance.
6. Why is the supermodel Cindy Crawford mentioned in Paragraph 7? Reference:
Cindy Crawford is mentioned as an example to show that the beauty industry and the media have great influence on women's devotion to physical beauty and the use of beauty products.
7. What is the author's attitude toward the claim that women care much about their appearance due to pressure from men? Reference:
The author thinks that the claim is not right since men in fact pay little attention to the details of women's appearance.
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8. Why do women think that men are not qualified to judge whether a woman looks good or not? Reference: Women think so because men do not even care about their own appearance. For instance, a man often does not bother to clean the cream in his hair or ears after shaving.
1. What are the factors that make women pay much greater attention to their appearance than do men? Reference:
I think there are three main factors accounting for women's greater attention to appearance. The first are cultural traditions. It is common in many cultures that people put high value on beauty when they look at women. The second is the requirement of certain jobs. For example, in China airline companies set certain criteria for appearance ( in terms of height and weight) when they recruit stewards and stewardesses. Finally, the influence of the media is another strong factor which shapes women's pursuit of physical beauty. There are a lot of advertisements of cosmetics and skincare products in various media such as TV, magazines and newspapers. They often have
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celebrities as the spokesperson for the advertised products, which makes women have an illusion that they could look as good as those famous stars if they use the products. In short, these three factors exert immense influence on how women value appearance. 2. Are there any occasions in life where it is necessary for a person, either a woman or a man, to look good? Why or why not? Reference:
? Yes. On certain formal occasions, a person, either female or male, has to pay attention to his attire. Sample cases are job interviews, business meetings, weddings, and banquets. This is because to dress properly is an important element of successful completion of these events.
? No. People do not have to care what others think of them as long as they feel comfortable and satisfied with their looks themselves. After all, this is the most important source of happiness to people.
3. What do you consider as the most important traits that make a person beautiful? Reference: In my opinion, the important traits of human beauty include two types, one for appearance and one for inner
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