新视野大学英语4 第三版读写教程 第二单元答案(B4U2).doc

—————————————————————————————————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 "No amount of rehearsal will help e up with the right answer" (Para. 2)? 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. 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 "You could not imagine him saying to the others, ‘ Is this accessory the right shade of violet for this outfit?'" (Para. 6) imply? 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