2018年12月英語四級閱讀練習題臉部寬的人具有侵略性

1、2018年12月英語四級閱讀練習題：臉部寬的人具有侵略性 2018年12月大學英語四級閱讀200篇匯總 Aggressive People Have Wider Faces Aggressive people are easy to spot because they have instantly recognizable wide faces, researchers claim. Just a quick glance al someones facial structure may be enough to predict their tendency towards aggressio

2、n, according to a study published in the Psychological Science journal. Facial width-to-height ratio (WHR) is determined by measuring the distance between the right and left cheeks and the distance from the upper lip to the mid-brow. Psychologists from Brock University to the USA decided to follow u

3、p previous research that suggested males with a large facial WHR act more aggressively than those with narrower features. In the study, volunteers viewed photos of faces of men who had previously had their aggressive behaviour analysed. The participants then rated how aggressive they thought each pe

4、rson was on a scale of one to seven, after viewing each face for either 2000 milliseconds or 39 milliseconds. The results revealed the participants estimates of aggression correlated highly with the actual aggressive behaviour of the men-even if they only saw the picture for a split second. And the

5、volunteers estimates also matched with the WHR of the faces the wider the face, the higher the aggressive rating. The psychologists concluded that subtle differences in face shape may affect personality judgements, which in turn, guide how people respond to others. During childhood, boys and girls h

6、ave similar facial structures, but during puberty, males develop wider features than females. Previous research has suggested that males with wider faces act more aggressively-with studies showing that hockey players with broad features earn more penalty minutes per game than other players. 臉部較寬的人更具

7、侵略性 研究人員日前稱，具有攻擊性的人很容易被認出，因為他們長著“一眼即可看出”的寬臉盤。 一項發(fā)表于心理科學期刊的研究發(fā)現，(當某人站在你面前時)，只需 迅速看一跟他的面部結構，可能就足以判斷他的攻擊性。 臉部的寬高比 (WHR)是通過測量左右臉頰之間的距離和上嘴唇到眉中的距離得出的。 此前有研究表明，臉部寬高比值較大的男性比臉窄的男性更具侵略性。美國布魯克大學的心理學家決定對此開展進一步研究。 研究人員讓志愿者們?yōu)g覽了不同男性的臉部照片。之前研究人員己對這些男性的攻擊性行為進行了分析。 之后，志愿者們根據自己的感覺，對每個男性的進攻性按一分至七分進行評級。他們?yōu)g覽每張照片的時間長則兩秒，短

8、則0.039秒。 研究結果表明，志愿者們對這些男性進攻性的估計與實際情況的相符度很高一一即使他們只看了一眼照片。 而志愿者對男性進攻性的估計與臉部的寬高比也相符。臉部越寬，進攻性評級越高。 心理學家總結稱，臉型的細微差別可能會影響個性判斷，從而引導人們如何應付他人。 在兒童時期，男孩和女孩的臉部結構相似。但到了青春期，男性的臉部開始變得更寬。 此前研究表明，面部較寬的男性進攻性更強。有調查稱，在曲棍球比賽中，臉部較寬的選手每場比賽被罰下的時間長于其他選手。 句型講解： 1. The participants then rated how aggressive they thought each

9、 person was on a scale of one to seven, after viewing each face for either 2000 milliseconds or 39 milliseconds. 本句是一個復合句。其中how引導的名詞性從句作rated的賓語。on a scale of one to seven介詞短語作方式狀語。after viewing. milliseconds介詞短語作時間狀語。 語法重點：名詞性從句，介詞短語作狀語 2. Previous research has suggested that males with wider faces

10、 act more aggressively-with studies showing that hockey players with broad features earn more penalty minutes per game than other players. 本句是一個復合句，that引導賓語從句，作suggest的賓語。其中with wider faces介詞短語作后置定語，修飾males.后面with studies.players為獨立主格結構，表示伴隨，作進一步補充說明。其中 that引導賓語從句，作showing的賓語。with broad features介詞短語作后置定語，修飾hockey players。 語法重點：賓語從句，介詞短語作定語，獨立主格結構 20