| A. focus B. examining C. expressive D. communication E. significantly AB. neglect AC. distinguishing AD. reliably AE. recognition BC. considerate |
People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in 42 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 (均匀地) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners 43 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 44 the mouth.”
According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human 45 of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to 46 convey emotion in a cross-cultural situation.
The researchers studied cultural differences in the 47 of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western people and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of 48 faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral (中立的). 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 49 more errors than did Westerners. “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 mouth less.”
In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, 50 how cultural factors have differed in 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.
Wed better develop our interest in English at the beginning of our study. We may feel good when we can say something simple in English.
So we must make some plans before study. And we should certainly carry out these plans in our study.
Our notes are much thinner than the books so that we can learn them by heart easily and can often review and read them. We may also record our notes on tapes so as to listen to them easily.
Reading a newspaper is the best thing to improve your English. It will help you keep in touch with a lot of subjects in English.
Learn by heart the whole sentences and the phrases that contain the new words so that we may know how to use the words.
If time permits (允许), we may read a mini Chinese-English dictionary carefully from cover to cover, which may help us widen our sight and master (掌握) knowledge in all ways.
| A．Read a little from a newspaper every day. |
| B．Don’t read books without making notes. |
| C．Carefully write an e-mail in English. |
| D．It’s easy to develop an interest in English study. |
E.The more, the better.
F.Plans are always very necessary.
G.Never just memorize (记住) single English words.
What is your favorite color ? Do you like yellow, orange，red?.Do you prefer greys and blues?Then you are probably quiet，shy,and you would rather follow than lead.You tend to be Pessimist．At least,this is what psychologists tell us，and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference，as well as the effect that colors have on human beings．
If you happen to love brown，you did so，as soon as you opened your eyes，or at least as soon as you could see clearly．
．A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one；and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day．
.A black bridge over the Thames River, near London，used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area—until it was repainted green．The number of suicide attempts immediately fen sharply．Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue．
．It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey．
| A．On the other hand,black is depressing． |
| B．They tell us，among other facts，that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up—we are born with our preference． |
| C．The rooms are painted in different colours as you like． |
| D．If you do，you must be an optimist，a leader, an active person who enjoys life，people and excitement． |
E．Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.
F. Life is like a picture or a poem，full of different colours．
G. Colours do influence our moods—there is no doubt about it
The tradition of birthday parties started in Europe a long time ago. It was feared that evil spirits were particularly attracted to people on their birthdays. Giving gifts brought even more good cheer to keep away from the evil spirits. This is how birthday parties began.
The following are some countries’ birthday traditions:
Canada —Greasing the nose with butter. In Atlantic Canada, the birthday child’s nose is greased for good luck.
China — .The birthday child pays respect to his/her parents and receives a gift of money. Friends and relatives are invited to lunch and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.
England —Fortune telling cakes. Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it is being prepared.
Italy —Pulling ears. The child’s ears are pulled as many times as how old they are turning.
Japan —New clothes. The birthday child wears entirely new clothes mark the occasion.
New Zealand— .After the birthday cake is lit, the happy birthday song is sung loudly and often out of tune and then the birthday person receives a clap for each year they have been alive and then one for good luck．
The United States —Cake, candles and song.
| A．A cake is made, and candles are put on top based on how old the person is. |
| B．In China, on a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. |
| C．If your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you will be rich. |
| D．To protect them from harm, friends and family would come to stay with the birthday person and bring good thoughts and wishes. |
E. Noodles for lunch.
F. The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.
G. Birthday claps.
In the world nothing is more important than health. If people took away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes, we could still survive. Then how can we keep healthy?
First of all, we should eat healthily. I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk food. I only eat little meat.
It helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy. In addition, I think friends are an important part of one’s health.
I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.
By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them.
| A．What’s more, taking exercise is very important. |
| B．Some people appear fat because they often eat too much. |
| C．I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep fit. |
| D．I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruits which are full of vitamins. |
E. There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy.
F. But if our health were taken away, we could surely die.
G. Many studies show that people with few friends often get sick.
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Are You Ready to Make a Lifestyle Change?
When it comes to weight loss, the words you might hear are: lifestyle and changes. But, if it were that simple, I'd be out of a job and you'd be too busy working out to read this.Losing weight takes hard work and that often means changing different aspects of your life like, how you spend your time, how you schedule your day, and how/what you eat.
What's Your Lifestyle Like? So what is a healthy lifestyle? The typical components include not smoking, eating healthy foods, exercising and keeping the body at a healthy weight. First, figure out how much time you spend doing the following:
Sitting at a desk
Sitting in front of a computer
Drinking alcohol
Eating fast food or junk foods
Staying up late/not getting enough sleep
Now, How Much Time Do You Spend?
Being active in general (taking the stairs, walking instead of driving, gardening, cleaning, etc. )
Doing cardio exercise
Strength training for all muscle groups with challenging weights
Tracking your calories
Sleeping
Dealing with stress in a healthy wayLiving healthy means spending time and energy on your body-moving it around and paying attention to what you put into it. Staying in an unhealthy lifestyle means you can avoid expending energy, time and effort. Choosing Health
As humans, we like habits and routines so much that we often keep doing the same things even when we know they aren't good for us. Changing bad habits takes time and effort. For example, what time you get up each morning.
| A．Sitting in front of a TV |
| B．How you spend your free time |
| C．For a healthy lifestyle, you may be changing a variety of things. |
| D．It may seem like losing weight is a simple goal-do some exercise, go on a diet! |
E. The reason why lifestyle is so important is that it determines how healthy you are.
F. Losing weight takes hard work and that often means changing different aspects of your life.
G. If you spend more time doing the things in the first list than the second, it's time to change your lifestyle.