题目内容
1. Gary wanted to tell Jane that he had left the computer on.
2. Gary’s English is better than Jane’s.
提示:
Gary and Jane are just leaving the office. . . Jane: What a busy day! Well. Bye, Gary. Gary: Wait. I never off the computers! Jane: You are a hard worker, aren’t you? Gary: No. I say I never off the computers! Jane: Come on, Gary. You do other things, like answering the telephones, for example. Gary: Hey wait! I never off the computers! Jane: What do you expect, Gary. You do work at a dotcom company. Anyway, I can’t chat all day. Bye, Gary, see you tomorrow. Gary :( disappointed) Ai. . . you! The next day Mei Ling wants to speak to Gary. . . Mei Ling: Thanks for coming to see me, Gary. So, do you understand then? If you leave the computers on all night, you’ll burn the monitors. Gary: I know. I tried to tell Jane, but she made like don’t know. Mei Ling: Do you mean she pretended she didn’t understand? Jane: Yes. She pretended she didn’t understand what I was saying. Mei Ling: OK. I’ll talk to her. Later, Jane wants to apologize to Gary. . . Jane: Gary. Gary: Yes? Jane: I’m so sorry. I didn’t understand you. If you say you’re never off the computers, it means that you spend all your time working on them. Gary: Oh, that’s OK. Jane: So you didn’t switch off the computers. Gary: Yes. Jane: Oh, you did switch off the computers. Gary: No. Jane: (not understanding) You didn’t switch off the computers? Gary :( angry) Yes. That’s what I’m trying to tell you! Jane: Oh dear! I’m very puzzled now! Gary: Oh, no!
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If you exhibit positive characteristics such as honesty and helpfulness, the chances are that you will be thought as a good-looking person, for a new study has found that the perception (认知) of physical attractiveness is influenced by a person's personality.
The study, which was led by Gary W.Lewandowski, has found that people who exhibit negative characteristics, such as unfairness and rudeness, appear to be less physically attractive to observers.In the study, the participants viewed photographs of opposite-sex individuals and rated them for attractiveness before and after being provided with information about their personalities.
After personality information was received, participants also rated the probability of each individual' s becoming a friend and a dating partner.Information on personality was found to significantly change the probability, showing that cognitive (认知的) processes modify (修改) judgments of attractiveness.
"Thinking a person as having a desirable personality makes the person more suitable in general as a close relationship partner of any kind," said Lewandowski.
The findings show that a positive personality leads to greater expectation of becoming friends, which leads to greater expectation of becoming romantic partners and, finally, to being viewed as more physically attractive.The findings remained consistent regardless of how "attractive" the individual was formerly thought to be or of the participants' current relationship status.
"This research provides a positive outcome by reminding people that personality goes a long way toward determining your attractiveness; it can even change people's impressions of how good-looking you are," said Lewandowski.
【小题1】In the study the participants were required to _____.
| A.try to make friends with each other |
| B.try to prove positive characters make people more attractive |
| C.exhibit negative characters such as unfairness and rudeness |
| D.rate one's attractiveness by photos before and after knowing her or his personality |
a.find a person with a positive personality
b.view the person more physically attractive
c.want to make friends with the person
d.want to be his/ her romantic partner
| A.a→c→d→b | B.d→c→b→a | C.c→b→a→d | D.a→d→c→b |
| A.The research reminds people to pay more attention to the personality. |
| B.Personality can change people's impressions of one's appearance. |
| C.The judgment of one's attractiveness always stays unchanged. |
| D.Positive personality may lead to more friends. |
| A.subjective | B.objective | C.sceptical | D.negative |
| A.People with positive characteristics. |
| B.Good-looking people. |
| C.People with negative characteristics. |
| D.General people. |