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【題目】Italy is one country where beauty is prized more than any other virtue(美德). That is, except in the small town of Piobbico, the self-declared World Capital of Ugly People. The road sign at the edge of the town even warns visitors that they are entering the ugly zone. People who consider themselves ugly have been gathering in Piobbico since the 1960s. That’s when Ugly Club president Telesforo Lacobelli established a dating agency for women who believed they were too ugly to attract husbands. Lacobelli believes that he is ugly himself because he has a short nose in a country where long or large noses have always been considered beautiful.

People from around the world travel to Piobbico to tell their sad stories of ugliness. During the annual Festival of the Ugly, which occurs on the first Sunday of every September, hundreds of people gather in Piobbico’s town square to elect the president of the Ugly Club. Lacobelli wins the election every year. The Ugly Club has over 20, 000 members. They carry ID cards that grade their ugliness from bearable to extreme. A prize is awarded to Ugly Club members who qualify as extremely ugly.

The Ugly Club president insists that ugliness is a virtue. Since beautiful people get a lot of attention for their beauty alone, they have to work hard to prove their other virtues. Ugly people, on the other hand, are genuine and do not have to prove anything to anybody, according to Lacobelli.

Lacobelli is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere. He believes that the uglier one is, the better life can be. Though the club enjoys making fun of beauty, especially beauty contests, Lacobelli has a serious side as well. He believes that too many people suffer from financial and emotional pressures because they don’t meet society’s standards of beauty. The fact that beautiful people are more successful in the workforce is a problem that Lacobelli has attempted to bring forward to the Italian public and government.

【1】Piobbico is rather special in that_________ .

A. it is a very small town

B. it is home to ugly people

C. it receives no visitors

D. it is the capital of Italy

【2】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Ugly people are most respected in Italy.

B. The Festival of the Ugly is held every two years.

C. Ugly people are unfairly treated in society.

D. The uglier one is, the better life he or she lives.

【3】Why is Lacobelli elected the president of the Ugly Club every year?

A. Because he is the ugliest person in the whole world.

B. Because his ugliness is always graded as bearable.

C. Because he is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere.

D. Because he was won the member’s trust and admiration.

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Ugly Capital of the World

B. The Ugliest Person of the World

C. Festival of the Ugly

D. Beauty Contests Should be Banned.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析: 文章講述了在意大利的一個(gè)小城鎮(zhèn)是丑陋的人集聚地地方，他們受到社會(huì)的不公平的待遇。

【1】B考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文意Italy is one country where beauty is prized more than any other virtue(美德). That is, except in the small town of Piobbico, the self-declared World Capital of Ugly People可知在人人贊揚(yáng)美的時(shí)候，在意大利的一個(gè)小城鎮(zhèn)卻聚集著很多的丑陋者，因此這個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)顯得比較特殊，所以答案是B。

【2】C考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文意He believes that too many people suffer from financial and emotional pressures because they don’t meet society’s standards of beauty可知這些丑陋的人遭遇著經(jīng)濟(jì)和情感方面上的壓力因?yàn)樗麄儾环�合社�?huì)的審美標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，所以答案是C。

【3】D考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文意Lacobelli is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere. He believes that the uglier one is, the better life can be可知Lacobelli被選舉為主席的原因是他是這些相貌丑陋的人的代言人，他人為即使是丑陋的人，也可以有好的生活，所以答案是D。

【4】A考察主旨大意題。文章講述了在意大利的一個(gè)小城鎮(zhèn)是丑陋的人集聚地地方，在他們的身邊會(huì)發(fā)生很多事情，他們也會(huì)受到社會(huì)的不公平的待遇，所以答案是A。