Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. [6]What makes a beautiful face? How long or short should the perfect nose be; is there an optimal length to the face or ear lobe; what should the angle of the eyes be in respect to the bridge of the nose? Recent research suggests that beauty is simply a matter of being Mr or Ms Average.Three hundred psychology students were asked to rate pictures of faces using an attractiveness score of one to five. Some of the pictures were of a single individual, and some were composite faces, made up from the features of 2, 4, 8, 16 or up to 32 individual faces. The lowest scores for attractiveness were found for individual faces. The attractiveness ratings increased with increases in the number of faces which were combined to make a composite face.a. What is the main purpose of the passage? To persuade, to argue or to describe? How do you know?b. What does the passage say about beauty?c. Do you agree with the writer's opinion?
