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Now our biggest summertime question has been answered: Why do people look so much better in sunglasses? Vanessa Brown, a senior

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问题     Now our biggest summertime question has been answered: Why do people look so much better in sunglasses? Vanessa Brown, a senior lecturer of art and design at Nottingham Trent University, gave an inside look into the connection between shades and sex appeal.
    According to Brown, sunglasses do a wide variety of positive things. They make up for any asymmetries(不对称), which relates directly to research proving that symmetrical faces are the most attractive ones. If you put on a pair of sunglasses, the lenses will instantly create a perfectly symmetrical face. Sunglasses also create the appearance of a defined bone structure on top of a relatively softer face.
    Additionally, people often form quick judgments about others by looking into their eyes. Through eye contact, we can determine someone’s confidence, sincerity and intelligence. If those eyes are shielded, though, a person is automatically unreadable.
    We take them for granted today, but sunglasses are a relatively modern everyday accessory(饰件). Sales started to pick up in the 1920s, but they didn’t become commonplace until about two decades after that. In their early days sunglasses were primarily used during risky water and snow sports, and were also associated with new technologies like airplane travel, which made them seem "daring and thoroughly modern".
    Later Hollywood stars of the 1950s and 60s started wearing sunglasses to defend themselves from being recognized by the public or harassed by paparazzi(狗仔队). Movie stars’ adoption of the accessory strengthened the link between sunglasses and appeal.
The passage is mainly written to______.
选项 A、introduce the major functions of sunglasses
B、describe the evolution of sunglasses
C、explain why sunglasses improve appearance
D、demonstrate how to make better use of sunglasses
答案A
解析 主旨题。本文的主题段为首段：Why do people look so much better in sunglasses?全文都在回答“为什么人们戴着太阳镜的时候会显得感觉更好”的问题。文章最后一段又讲到，到20世纪中期，明星们会利用太阳镜来躲避被认出或者被狗仔队骚扰。综合起来，本文的主旨是A(介绍太阳镜的主要功能)。B选项(描述太阳镜的历史和发展)是文章内容的一部分，也是围绕太阳镜在不同时代的功能来展开的，是混淆项。C选项(解释为什么太阳镜能提升形象)和D选项(展示如何更好地利用太阳镜)都只是文章内容的一部分，故都不能选。
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