Doomed beauties such as Cleopatra and Manilyn Monroe were far from alone in their misery. Very attractive people tend to form partnerships that are less stable and satisfying than those enjoyed by plain Janes.
According to research by Dr John Blaine of the University of Southern California, relationships between people whose professions largely depend on their appearances, such as models or actors, tend to end much faster than those between lawyers, doctors or students.
Blaine said the beautiful felt different from childhood. They are treated as special, which may create both arrogance(傲慢) and insecurity. All too often, beauty can be used as an alternative to education. Often they are pushed out of their class or town, told to go off and make their fortune in Hollywood or London and, when the majority fail, they have few talents(才能) to make a living.
Blaine added that beautiful people score poorly on the “big five” — the key factors American experts consider when helping distressed couples. These are neuroticism(神经过敏), including anger and anxiety; extroversion(性格外向); openness to new experiences; agreeableness; and conscientiousness, or sticking by agreements they have made. Attractive people often see no reason to try to change until their looks start to fade.
Krista Sutherland, of the University of California Los Angeles, said partnerships that appeared to be perfect from the outside, such as the former “dream teams” of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise or Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, where backgrounds and aspirations(抱负) are often shared, did not necessarily lead to happiness.
小题1:What does the underlined sentence “Doomed beauties such as Cleopatra and Manilyn Monroe were far from alone in their misery. ” means?
A．Beautiful women always felt lonely.
B．Beautiful women always were alone.
C．Many beautiful women didn’t end up with a happy life.
D．Beautiful women always lived a happy life.小题2:The underlined phrase “plain Janes” in the passage refer to ________.
A．ordinary-looking women
B．women called Jane
C．common people
D．attractive women小题3:We can infer in the passage that ________.
A．Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley were a couple
B．Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were very satisfied with their life
C．When they fail in Hollywood, the beautiful have little trouble in making a living
D．The marriage of the beautiful often last long小题4:Which of the following is the best title?
A．Five key factors affecting the partnership
B．Beauties are doomed to fail in love
C．Beauties or common?
D．The beautiful are different.
