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semotionalstate.
ConsiderDarwin'
swords:
"
Thefreeexpressionbyoutwardsignsofanemotionintensifiesit.Ontheotherhand,therepression,asfaraspossible,ofalloutwardsignssoftensouremotions."
Cansmilinggiverisetofeelingsofgoodwill,forexample,andfrowningtoanger?
Psychologicalresearchhasgivenrisetosomeinterestingfindingsconcerningthefacial-feedbackhypothesis.Causingparticipantsinexperimentstosmile,forexample,leadsthemtoreportmorepositivefeelingsandtoratecartoons(humorousdrawingsofpeopleorsituations)asbeingmorehumorous.Whentheyarecausedtofrown,theyratecartoonsasbeingmoreaggressive.
Whatarethepossiblelinksbetweenfacialexpressionsandemotion?
Onelinkisarousal,whichisthelevelofactivityorpreparednessforactivityinanorganism.Intensecontractionoffacialmuscles,suchasthoseusedinsignifyingfear,heightensarousal.Self-perceptionofheightenedarousalthenleadstoheightenedemotionalactivity.Otherlinksmayinvolvechangesinbraintemperatureandthereleaseofneurotransmitters(substancesthattransmitnerveimpulses.)Thecontractionoffacialmusclesbothinfluencestheinternalemotionalstateandreflectsit.Ekmanhasfoundthattheso-calledDuchennesmile,whichischaracterizedby"
crow'
sfeet"
wrinklesaroundtheeyesandasubtledropintheeyecoverfoldsothattheskinabovetheeyemovesdownslightlytowardtheeyeball,canleadtopleasantfeelings.
Ekman'
sobservationmayberelevanttotheBritishexpression"
keepastiffupperlip"
asarecommendationforhandlingstress.Itmightbethata"
stiff"
lipsuppressesemotionalresponse-aslongasthelipisnotquiveringwithfearortension.Butwhentheemotionthatleadstostiffeningthelipismoreintense,andinvolvesstrongmuscletension,facialfeedbackmayheightenemotionalresponse.
1.Theworddespondentinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto
Acurious
Bunhappy
Cthoughtful
Duncertain
2.Theauthormentions"
Baringtheteethinahostileway"
inorderto
Adifferentiateonepossiblemeaningofaparticularfacialexpressionfromothermeaningsofit
BupportDarwin'
stheoryofevolution
Cprovideanexampleofafacialexpressionwhosemeaningiswidelyunderstood
Dcontrastafacialexpressionthatiseasilyunderstoodwithotherfacialexpressions
3.Thewordconcurinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto
Aestimate
Bagree
Cexpect
Dunderstand
4.Accordingtoparagraph2,whichofthefollowingwastrueoftheForepeopleof
NewGuinea?
ATheydidnotwanttobeshownphotographs.
BTheywerefamousfortheirstory-tellingskills.
CTheyknewverylittleaboutWesternculture.
DTheydidnotencouragetheexpressionofemotions.
5.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidDarwinbelievewouldhappentohumanemotionsthatwerenotexpressed?
ATheywouldbecomelessintense.
BTheywouldlastlongerthanusual.
CTheywouldcauseproblemslater.
DTheywouldbecomemorenegative.
参考答案(反白可见):
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专八阅读理解模拟试题(5)
StudentsofUnitedStateshistory,seekingtoidentifythecircumstancesthatencouragedtheemergenceoffeministmovements,havethoroughlyinvestigatedthemid-nineteenth-centuryAmericaneconomicandsocialconditionsthataffectedthestatusofwomen.Thesehistorians,however,haveanalyzedlessfullythedevelopmentofspecificallyfeministideasandactivitiesduringthesameperiod.Furthermore,theideologicaloriginsoffeminismintheUnitedStateshavebeenobscuredbecause,evenwhenhistoriansdidtakeintoaccountthosefeministideasandactivitiesoccurringwithintheUnitedStates,theyfailedtorecognizethatfeminismwasthenatrulyinternationalmovementactuallycenteredinEurope.Americanfeministactivistswhohavebeendescribedas"
solitary"
and"
individualtheorists"
wereinrealityconnectedtoamovement-utopiansocialism--whichwasalreadypopularizingfeministideasinEuropeduringthetwodecadesthatculminatedinthefirstwomen'
srightsconferenceheldatSenecaFalls.NewYork,in1848.Thus,acompleteunderstandingoftheoriginsanddevelopmentofnineteenth-centuryfeminismintheUnitedStatesrequiresthatthegeographicalfocusbewidenedtoincludeEuropeandthatthedetailedstudyalreadymadeofsocialconditionsbeexpandedtoincludetheideologicaldevelopmentoffeminism.
TheearliestandmostpopularoftheutopiansocialistsweretheSaint-Simonians.ThespecificallyfeministpartofSaint-Simonianismhas,however,beenlessstudiedthanthegroup'
scontributiontoearlysocialism.Thisisregrettableontwocounts.By1832feminismwasthecentralconcernofSaint-Simonianismandentirelyabsorbeditsadherents'
energy;
hence,byignoringitsfeminism.Europeanhistorianshavemisunderstood
Saint-Simonianism.Moreover,sincemanyfeministideascanbetracedtoSaint-Simonianism,Europeanhistorians'
appreciationoflaterfeminisminFranceandtheUnitedStatesremainedlimited.
Saint-Simon'
sfollowers,manyofwhomwerewomen,basedtheirfeminismonaninterpretationofhisprojecttoreorganizetheglobebyreplacingbruteforcewiththeruleofspiritualpowers.Thenewworldorderwouldberuledtogetherbyamale,torepresentreflection,andafemale,torepresentsentiment.Thiscomplementarityreflectsthefactthat,whiletheSaint-Simoniansdidnotrejectthebeliefthattherewereinnatedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen,theyneverthelessforesawanequallyimportantsocialandpoliticalroleforbothsexesintheirUtopia.
OnlyafewSaint-Simoniansopposedadefinitionofsexualequalitybasedongenderdistinction.Thisminoritybelievedthatindividualsofbothsexeswerebornsimilarincapacityandcharacter,andtheyascribedmale-femaledifferencestosocializationandeducation.Theenvisionedresultofbothcurrentsofthought,however,wasthatwomenwouldenterpubliclifeinthenewageandthatsexualequalitywouldrewardmenaswellaswomenwithanimprovedwayoflife.
1.ItcanbeinferredthattheauthorconsidersthosehistorianswhodescribeearlyfeministsintheUnitedStatesas"
tobe
Ainsufficientlyfamiliarwiththeinternationaloriginsofnineteenth-centuryAmericanfeministthought
Boverlyconcernedwiththeregionaldiversityoffeministideasintheperiodbefore1848
Cnotfocusednarrowlyenoughintheirgeo-graphicalscope
DinsufficientlyawareoftheideologicalconsequencesoftheSenecaFallsconference
2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueoftheSenecaFallsconferenceonwomen'
srights?
AItwasprimarilyaproductofnineteenth-centurySaint-Simonianfeminist
thought.
BItwastheworkofAmericanactivistswhowereindependentoffeministsabroad.
CItwastheculminatingachievementoftheUtopiansocialistmovement.DItwasamanifestationofaninternationalmovementforsocialchangeandfeminism
3.Theauthor'
sattitudetowardmostEuropeanhistorianswhohavestudiedtheSaint-Simoniansisprimarilyoneof
Aapprovalofthespecificfocusoftheirresearch
BdisapprovaloftheirlackofattentiontotheissuethatabsorbedmostoftheSaint-Simonians'
energyafter1832
Capprovaloftheirgeneralfocusonsocialconditions
DdisapprovaloftheirlackofattentiontolinksbetweentheSaint-SimoniansandtheirAmericancounterparts
4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelievesthatstudyofSaint-SimonianismisnecessaryforhistoriansofAmericanfeminismb