According to a recent study out of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, men with shaved heads are considered to be more manly, powerful, and successful than those with longer hair or thinning(稀少的) hair. Besides, in some cases, they are considered to have greater leadership potential (潜力). That may explain why the power-buzz look has become popular among business leaders in recent years.
Albert Mannes, Wharton management lecturer, said he was encouraged to do the research after noticing that he was treated with more respect when he shaved off his thinning hair.
Mannes did three experiments to test people’s impression of men with shaved heads. In one of the experiments, he showed 344 subject photos of the same men in two versions: one showing the men with hair and the other showing them with their hair digitally removed, so their heads appear shaved. In all three tests, the subject report found the men with shaved heads are more dominant(占优势的) than their hairy counterparts(对应的人).
The study found that men with thinning hair were viewed as the least attractive and powerful. For those men, the solution could be as cheap and simple as a shave.
New York image consultant Julie Rath advised her clients to get closely cropped when they start thinning up top. “There is something really strong, powerful and confident about laying it all bare(光秃的),” she said, describing the thinning look as kind of raunchy(不修边幅的).
Not everyone needs a bare head. Rick Devine, 55, the CEO of Devine Capital Partners, advised executive candidates attracted by their clippers to keep their hair closely cropped, rather than completely shaved. “It is way too much image risk,” he said, “The best thing you can do in a business meeting is to make your look not an issue.”
29. We can learn from paragraph 1 that men with shaved heads have more chances to ________.
A. be liked by their leader B. become business leaders
C. be laughed at by their leaders D. feel stressed from their work
30. When did Albert Mannes decide to do the research?
A. Long before he shaved his own thinning hair.
B. When he was looked down upon because of his thinning hair.
C. When people treated him more respectfully after he shaved his thinning hair.
D. When he noticed that others began to shave their thinning hair.
31. The underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably means that the solution is to _______.
A. buy a pair of cheap scissors. B. have a cheap shave
C. keep their thinning hair D. shave their own thinning hair
32. What’s the author’s attitude toward men’s bear heads?
A. Objective B. Negative C. Positive D. Doubtful