Italiansareconsideredthemosthandsomemenintheworldwhilemenwhoarebalding(变秃的)andagingdonotnecessarilylosetheirlooks,accordingtoaninternationalsurvey.

A“MaleBeauty”surveyofnearly10,000menandwomenin12countriesconductedbymarketresearchfirmSynovatefoundthatgoodhygiene(卫生)wasactuallythetoprequirementformentobeingconsideredhandsome.

Thesecondmainrequirementtobeconsideredgood-lookingwasconfidence,withnearlyonefifthofallrespondentssayingamanmustcarryhimselfwell,followedbyhavinga“greatsmile”.

Hair,oralackof,seemedtohavelittleimpactwithonlyonepercentofrespondentssayingthatafullheadofhairwasneededtobehandsome.

Oldermencanalsotakeheartas60percentofrespondentssaidaman’sappearancegetsbetterwithage,withAmericans,Chinese,GreeksandMalaysiansagreeingwiththatthemost.“Menareseenlikeafinewine–theyonlygetbetter,whichisgoodnewsforsomeofus,”BobMichaels,Synovatespokesman,saidinastatement.

Butlooksdidalsocomedowntogeography.Thesurvey,conductedinOctoberinAustralia,Brazil,Canada,China,France,Greece,Malaysia,Russia,SouthAfrica,Spain,BritainandtheUnitedStates,foundItalianmenwereconsideredtobethemosthandsome–eventhoughItalywasnotinthosecountriessurveyed.TheywerefollowedbymenfromtheUnitedStates,RussiaandBrazil.

InSpain,morementhanwomenconsiderhavingmusclesanddressingwelltobenecessarilyrequirements,whiletheoppositewastrueforGreekwomen,whoweremorelikelytothinkamacho(男子气概的)lookwasappealing.FarmoreBritish,FrenchandAustralianwomenalsoseemedtovalue“agreatsmile”thanmendo.

Howmanyrespondentsthinkhairisthenecessaryrequirementformen?

A.12. B.100.

C.10,000. D.60.

Accordingtothesurvey,theunderlinedphrase“comedownto”canbereplacedby“________”.

A.standfor B.equalto

C.relateto