中考英语阅读理解方法讲解与试题汇编(附答案(3)

A research shows that expressions on our faces have a strong relationship with our genes(基因achieved in cultural learning.

This is the first research to show that blind people have the same facial expressions as the sighted when showing certain feelings—the same facial muscles(肌肉) start working. What’s more, the research gives the new method of how people control their feelings in certain social situations. It states that people do not learn to manage their facial expressions by examining the expressions of others.

In his study, David Matsumoto, San Francisco State University Psychology Professor, examined facial expressions of blind and sighted judo athletes(柔道运动员) that took part in the Summer Olympics and Paralympics(残奥会). He examined over 4,800 pictures of different athletes who came from 23 countries. Matsumoto found that both blind and sighted sportsmen had the same facial expressions, according to a specific social situation. ―This suggests genes decide facial expressions of feelings,‖ he said.

One of his findings was the ―social smiles‖ of judo athletes who lost their match and got the second place. It is interesting to find that only mouth muscles are used in social smiles, while during real smiles, shown when a person is really happy, the eyes of a person twinkle and get smaller and the cheeks(脸颊) rise.

―Losers pushed their lower lip up as if to control the feeling on their face and many produced social smiles,‖ said Matsumoto, ―People blind from birth were unable to learn to manage their feelings with the help of examining other’s facial expressions.‖ He thought that there must be another system involved.

―It’s possible that in order to hide sad feelings, humans have developed a system that closes the mouth so that they are stopped from crying, biting or rudeness,‖ he said.

57. The underlined word ―innate‖ in the first paragraph means _________.

A. from birth B. from daily life

C. from others D. from teaching

58. According to the passage, real smiles are different from social smiles in ________.

A. opening the eyes

C. closing the mouth

A. By telling us an interesting story.

B. By interviewing some researchers.

C. By showing the results of the research.

D. By giving the answers to the questions.

60. Which can be the best title for the passage?

B. using facial muscles D. watching others’ expressions 59. How does the writer make us believe the new findings? A. Smiles and Olympics C. Social Smiles and Real Smiles B. Blind and Sighted Athletes D. Genes and facial Expressions