People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions--and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.

    Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly(均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.

   “We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions,” Jack said.“Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth.”

    According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed.As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.

    The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral.They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.

    It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than Westerners did.“The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,” Jack said.“Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and the mouth less.”

    In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion.From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion.Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.

The discovery shows that Westerners ________.

    A.consider facial expressions universally reliable

    B.pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth

    C.have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions

    D. observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways

What were the people asked to do in the study?

A.To get their faces impressive.             B. To make a face at each other.

C.To observe the researchers' faces.        D. To classify some face pictures.

What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A.The researchers of the study.            B. The participants in the study.

C.The data collected from the study.              D. The errors made during the study.

In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to ______.

A. read facial expressions more correctly         B. examine the eyes more attentively

C.study the mouth more frequently           D.do translation more successfully

信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。

Ever wonder what President  George “Dubya” Bush will be doing once he leaves the White House? Well.we wondered too and voted for him to run a hot dog stand.in the city that never sleeps New York!

Life’s tough in the Stone Age.Fortunately our man Sam has got your brain to help him out! He’s got to find food,make weapons,survive tigers,and keep his girlfriend Lucy happy! So let’s get prehistoric and help Sam in this crazy adventure.

Hit the snow slopes with this snowboarding game.Perform special skills on your snowboard to collect points.Pump air into your stride by timing your jumps carefully while negotiating 3 killer kickers.Whatever you do — Have fun!

Add logic,fun and load of color and what do you get? The crazy cube!  And we promise you, it’s the craziest cube you’ll come across this side of the universe.Rack your brains crazy in this totally addicting puzzle game and beat the colored cube!

Put your hard hat on…because we’re going under construction! This addictive puzzle game will have you constructing for hours! Build beautiful towers using colorful building blocks.

Fight to conquer the universe in this strategic space simulation game.Play as a space commander and protect your imperial star base from enemies.Become the most powerful air force and fulfill your one and only mission:complete space dominance!

请阅读以下的人员资料,然后匹配人员与相关游戏。

1.Sammy is a girl with a logical mind.She would like to play the kind of games that can not only practice her intelligence but Call challenge her memory as well.

2.Amy has always been interested in politics and loves to play jokes on politicians.As a result,any game that concerns government officials would interest her.

3.Jack is a student who is keen on architecture.He has problem in concentrating himself on a piece of work.He hopes to find a game that can suit his interest and help him focus his mind on it.

4.William is a sports fan who would like to take up extreme sports.But he isn’t allowed to try such kind of dangerous sport,SO he could only find some relevant games to play.

5.Teddy is a film lover.After seeing the film The Star Wars,he imagined that he could one day be a commander,leading his soldiers to protect his planet from being invaded.

 

阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。

首先,请阅读下列中国旅游城市的介绍:

A.Beijing

For travelers in China, Beijing is a must, as it is a political and cultural center and it offers many scenic attractions. Foods are very popular with tourists as well, such as authentic(真正的) Beijing roast duck and instant-boiled mutton.

B. Shanghai

You know what? Shanghai is one of the developed cities in China. It is a commercial (商业的)and industrial (工业的)city. Tourists will be satisfied with what the city supplies, from various snacks and cakes to handcrafts and textiles. Spring and autumn are the best seasons to visit the city.

C. Suzhou and Hangzhou

Suzhou and Hangzhou are two cities near Shanghai. They were once described by Italian traveler Marco Polo as the most beautiful and prosperous (繁荣的)cities in the world. Both of them are called “Paradise (天堂)on Earth”.

D. Xi’an

Xi’an is the capital of Shanxi Province. It dates back over 2,000 years as an ancient capital which served as the capital for many dynasties in the Chinese history. It is also the starting pointing of the famous ancient Silk Road. The life-size terra cotta soldiers and horses of the Qin Dynasty are described as the “Eighth Wonder of the world”.

E. Harbin

If you want to travel in winter, Harbin is particularly good for sightseeing in January and February. If you have never seen any snow, you may enjoy the ice festival and even go skiing and skating in this world of snow.

F. Kunming

Kunming is regarded as “Scenic City of Eternal Spring” because of its year-round spring weather.

You may find almost every kind of Asian flowers there.

以下是几个人物的信息,请将人物与旅游城市匹配起来。

1.The Whites want to visit China recently. They are fond of Asian cultures. They are both professors of botany, who are interested in the study of species(物种). They expect to discover new species of plants, especially about flowers that no one has ever seen during the trip.

2.Tony is a British young man who likes to play online games. He learns a lot about world history while playing games. Tony is very fond of the history of ancient China and curious about how Qin Shi Huang managed to unite all the seven states.

3.Mark is a sport lover. His hobbies include horse-riding, wrestling, boating, skating and skiing. He is looking forward to a trip with his parents next winter holiday when he can have fun on the snow.

4.Jack is a retired (退休的)teacher in Texas. He has been teaching for over 30 years. He enjoys traveling and tasting all kinds of food in other countries. Recently his friends invited him to a city in China, where he could have some traditional Chinese food such as duck cooked in a special way.

5.Lily is a middle school student who loves reading. Among all her books, she loves the one written by Marco Polo describing a place called “Paradise on Earth” best. She always dreams about taking a trip there one day.

 

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