题目

Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. Research suggests that we view our loved ones through rose-tinted glasses that overlook the physical attributes that might put others off. As a result, husbands and wives think their other halves are more attractive than they really are. This "positive illusion" theory comes from researchers who asked 70 couples to rate their other halves for attractiveness. Questions included how attractive they thought their partner was to members of the opposite sex, and how attractive they thought their partner was compared to other people of the same sex and the same age. In addition, members of the public judged the looks of all 140 men and women taking part. The results, reported in The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, revealed that couples rated the physical appeal of their own partners higher than that of strangers. Even asking them to rate pictures of their partners did not give them a reality check. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?A. Appearance enhances happiness.B. Romance reduces marriage stability.C. Love is blind for a good reason.D. Attractiveness comes with age.

Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. Research suggests that we view our loved ones through rose-tinted glasses that overlook the physical attributes that might put others off. As a result, husbands and wives think their other halves are more attractive than they really are. This "positive illusion" theory comes from researchers who asked 70 couples to rate their other halves for attractiveness. Questions included how attractive they thought their partner was to members of the opposite sex, and how attractive they thought their partner was compared to other people of the same sex and the same age. In addition, members of the public judged the looks of all 140 men and women taking part. The results, reported in The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, revealed that couples rated the physical appeal of their own partners higher than that of strangers. Even asking them to rate pictures of their partners did not give them a reality check. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

A. Appearance enhances happiness.

B. Romance reduces marriage stability.

C. Love is blind for a good reason.

D. Attractiveness comes with age.

题目解答

答案

C. Love is blind for a good reason.

解析

核心要点：本题考查对文章主旨的把握，需抓住关键概念“positive illusion”（正性错觉），理解“爱让人高估伴侣的吸引力”这一核心现象。
解题思路：通过分析研究设计（夫妻与陌生人对伴侣吸引力的评分对比）和结论（伴侣评分更高），明确文章主旨在于解释“爱是盲目的”这一现象。
关键点：排除无关选项（如“幸福感”“婚姻稳定性”“年龄”等未提及的内容），锁定直接对应“爱让人美化伴侣”的选项。

文章主旨：研究发现，人们因“正性错觉”而高估伴侣的外貌吸引力，即使客观照片也无法改变这一认知，说明“爱是盲目的”。
选项分析：

  • A（外貌与幸福）：文章未提及“幸福感”，偏离主题。
  • B（浪漫与婚姻稳定性）：文中未涉及婚姻稳定性，且结论与“减少稳定性”矛盾。
  • C（爱是盲目的）：直接对应“正性错觉”现象，且“for a good reason”暗示这种盲目是积极的（如促进关系和谐）。
  • D（吸引力随年龄增长）：文章未涉及年龄因素，属无关选项。

结论：C最准确概括文章核心。