B When it comes to romance（浪漫）, women prefer someone who is humorous while men choose those who catch their eye, according to an international survey. The survey, done in 16 countries by Canadian romance publisher Harlequin Enterprises, asked men and women on six continents about personality they liked or disliked and how they went about trying to meet Mr. or Ms Right. The survey showed differences between countries in the way people tried to impress the opposite sex. Australians and British men frequently admitted drinking too much, while about half of German and Italian men said they had lied about their finances. Spaniards(people in Spain) were the most likely to use sex to catch someone’s attention. Eighty percent of Brazilian and Mexican men said they had lied about their marriage or romance as did 70 percent of German women, the survey said. When it came to meeting that special someone, a majority of respondents(被告) preferred to rely on friends for introductions. The Internet was not a popular hunting ground except in Portugal, where about half the surveyed men and women would like to find people online. There was a gap between the two sexes in Spain and France. Thirty percent of Spanish men, but no Spanish women, looked for love online. In France, 40 percent of men but only 10 percent of women attended parties, bars and clubs to meet someone, but they did have one thing in common: both sexes regarded looks as more important than their counterparts（相对应的人） in other countries. When it came to that first meeting, a majority of men surveyed said beauty was more important than brains, while women put a sense of humor at the top of their list. Physical attraction was the most important for men in France, Brazil, Greece, Japan and Britain. And while 40 percent of Portuguese men regarded intelligence over looks in a first meeting, no Australian men did so. In the United States and Canada, humor was considered the most important personality by men and women, getting 63 and 73 percent of the vote respectively. 55. Appearance is the most important for men in the following countries except in ___________. A. Britain B. Japan C. France D. Spain 56. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Portuguese enjoy looking for love online best. B. Humor is considered the most important personality by both Americans and Australians. C. Brazilian and Mexican men like to lie about their finances. D. Few people preferred to rely on friends for introductions. 57. Which is NOT mentioned as the standard of looking for love in the passage? A. Humor. B. Generosity. C. Beauty. D. Intelligence. 58. The purpose of the writer is to tell us _________________ when choosing the opposite sex. A. the differences between men and women in different counties B. women prefers humor while men prefers beauty C. not all men prefer beauty to brains D. love is more important than anything else |