D
Have you ever known a married couple that
just didn’t seem as though they should fit together—yet they are both happy in
the marriage, and you can’t figure out why?
I know of one couple: the husband is a
burly(魁梧的)ex-athlete
who, in addition to being a successful salesman, coaches Little League, is active
in his Rotary Club and plays golf every Saturday with friends. Meanwhile, his
wife is petite, quiet and a complete homebody. She doesn’t even like to go out
to dinner.
What mysterious force drives us into the
arms of one person, while pushing us away from another who might appear equally
desirable to any unbiased(没有偏见的) observer?
Of the many factors influencing our idea of
the perfect mate, one of the most telling, according to John Money, professor
emeritus(荣誉退休的) of
medical psychology and pediatrics(儿科学) at Johns Hopkins University, is what he calls our “love map”—a
group of messages encoded in our brains that describes our likes and dislikes.
It shows our preferences in hair and eye color, in voice, smell, body build. It
also records the kind of personality that appeals to us, whether it’s the warm
and friendly type or the strong, silent type.
In short, we fall for and pursue those
people who most clearly fit our love map. And this love map is largely
determined in childhood. By age eight, the pattern for our ideal mate has
already begun to float around in our brains.
When I lecture, I often ask couples in the
audience what drew them to their dates or mates. Answers range from “She’s
strong and independent” and “I go for redheads” to “I love his sense of humor”
and “That crooked smile, that’s what did it.”
I believe what they say. But I also know
that if I were to ask those same men and women to describe their mothers, there
would be many similarities between their ideal mates and their moms. Yes, our
mothers—the first real love of our lives—write a significant portion of our
love map.
51. What does the underlined word “petite”
in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.
Clever.
B.
Little.
C. Energetic. D. Lovely.
52. What is “love map” according to John
Money?
A. One of the many factors influencing our
idea of the perfect mate.
B. Our preferences in hair and eye color,
in voice, smell, body build.
C. A group of messages encodes in our
brains that describes our likes and dislikes.
D. Something that appeals to us, whether
it’s the warm and friendly type.
53. Which of the following statements is
NOT true?
A. By age eight, the pattern for our ideal
mate has already begun to float around in our brains.
B. We fall for and pursue those people who
most clearly fit our love map.
C. Love map is largely determined in
childhood.
D. “She’d strong and independent” is the
most important reason that drew the couple together.
54. What’s the main idea of the last
paragraph?
A. The author believes what the questioned
couple said.
B. Our mothers play a very important role
in the forming of our “love map”.
C. Our mothers are the first real love in
our lives.
D. There would be many similarities between
ideal mates and moms.
55. What would be the best title of this
passage?
A. The “love map” in our mind.
B. What mysterious force drives us into the
arms of one person?
C. The real reason why we choose that
special someone.
D. Our mothers write a significant portion
of our love
map.