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A handsome man can earn a fifth more than a plainer colleague but a beautiful woman is not paid a penny more than her average-looking colleagues, new research has shown.

The study by senior economists found that good-looking _______ male workers could earn 22 percent more than colleagues who looked _______.

Researchers said good looks did not give women a similar _______.

Andrew Leigh, the former economics professor at the Australian National University who co-authored the report, said “_______ can be a double-edged sword for women.”

Some people still _______ good looks and intelligence are incompatible(矛盾的) in women so a good-looking woman can’t be that _______, but it doesn’t _______ men’s pay.

He said that _______ he believed good-looking women may also _______ more, the research did not ________ his theory.

The research found that ________ men in all jobs, from manual labor to highly-paid professional ________, can earn 22 percent more than their colleagues doing a/an ________ role.

Men with below-average looks face a battle in the office, with ugliness ________ a man’s earning by 26 percent ________ an average-looking worker.

Former male model Ian Mitchell, 28, who has a first class ________ in history from University of Edinburgh and now works for a cosmetic company, told The Sunday Times: “It gives you ________, and I suspect people ________ to warm to you more quickly.”

The study, entitled Unpacking the Beauty Premium, was the largest exercise of its kind and repeated a ________ from 1984 to see if the beauty premium had changed.

Leigh said the research showed people in the workplace were “lookist” and he hoped the findings would encourage ________ to reserve their prejudice.

【小题1】
A.guaranteedB.meantC.declaredD.expected
【小题2】
A.averageB.energeticC.smartD.horrible
【小题3】
A.ambitionB.advantageC.assessmentD.award
【小题4】
A.IntelligenceB.WealthC.BeautyD.Reputation
【小题5】
A.expectB.suspectC.ignoreD.believe
【小题6】
A.productiveB.specialC.attractiveD.popular
【小题7】
A.harmingB.encouragingC.affectingD.suffering
【小题8】
A.sinceB.althoughC.asD.because
【小题9】
A.earnB.benefitC.produceD.learn
【小题10】
A.approveB.developC.accelerateD.support
【小题11】
A.handsomeB.giftedC.intelligentD.common
【小题12】
A.situationsB.careersC.levelsD.occasions
【小题13】
A.importantB.differentC.fairD.similar
【小题14】
A.reduceB.increaseC.reducingD.increasing
【小题15】
A.based onB.related toC.compared withD.connected with
【小题16】
A.roleB.altitudeC.degreeD.grade
【小题17】
A.prideB.referenceC.satisfactionD.confidence
【小题18】
A.stickB.agreeC.attemptD.tend
【小题19】
A.surveyB.conclusionC.performanceD.construction
【小题20】
A.employeesB.employersC.interviewersD.businessmen
17-18高三下·江苏扬州·开学考试
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