【每日訓練】英語四級六級閱讀(15)
小編寄語：英語四級六級考試，閱讀是不可或缺的一大部分，生詞多，理解難，時間少，是不少考生抱怨的問題。要想在考場上做好閱讀理解，必須在平常多閱讀，掌握新詞匯，提高閱讀速度。而滬江小編就為大家準備了閱讀材料系列，供大家練習。
我們的這個閱讀系列旨在為大家提供一些閱讀材料，不一定跟四六級考試的難度、篇幅、內(nèi)容完全一樣。對于很多童鞋糾結(jié)這是四級還是六級范圍的閱讀，其實沒有必要。如果大家覺得比較簡單，就當作泛讀材料了解了解，認識幾個新單詞或新表達方式也不錯。如果大家覺得這些材料理解上有難度，不妨當做挑戰(zhàn)自己的拔高訓練，希望大家都有進步^^
【今日推薦閱讀】
Women find happy men significantly less sexually attractive than those who swagger or brood, researchers said today. They are least attracted to smiling men, instead preferring those who looked proud and powerful, or moody and ashamed, according to a study. In contrast, men are most sexually attracted to women who look happy, and least attracted to those who appear proud and confident. Just spotted a miserable man: Women are least attracted to smiling men, instead preferring those who looked proud and powerful, or moody and ashamed.
The University Of British Columbia study, which is the first to report a significant gender difference in the attractiveness of smiles, helps explain the enduring allure of 'bad boys' and other iconic gender stereotypes. It is also the first study to investigate the attractiveness of displays of pride and shame. Lead researcher Professor Jessica Tracy said: 'While showing a happy face is considered essential to friendly social interactions, including those involving sexual attraction - few studies have actually examined whether a smile is, in fact, attractive. 'This study finds that men and women respond very differently to displays of emotion, including smiles.'
More than 1,000 adult participants rated the sexual attractiveness of hundreds of images of the opposite sex. These photos included universal displays of happiness (broad smiles)， pride (raised heads, puffed-up chests) and shame (lowered heads, averted eyes). The researchers found that women were least attracted to smiling, happy men - in contrast to men, who were most attracted to women who looked happy. Overall, the researchers said, men rank women more attractive than women rank men. Study co-author Alec Beall said: 'It is important to remember that this study explored first-impressions of sexual attraction to images of the opposite sex. 'We were not asking participants if they thought these targets would make a good boyfriend or wife - we wanted their gut reactions?on carnal, sexual attraction.'
【內(nèi)容簡介】
本文開篇描述了男性和女性對各自交往對象的標準，自然地引出科學家的新發(fā)現(xiàn)：在女性眼中，狂妄自大、略帶憂郁狀的男士比那天成天嘻嘻哈哈、樂天派男士們更性感，也更受歡迎。
接著文章具體介紹了這一研究的具體內(nèi)容，對研究結(jié)論進行佐證。
【詞匯短語講解】
①swagger? 這個詞既可作名詞，也可作動詞，還可以做形容詞。
作名詞時表示大搖大擺，吹牛；作動詞時表示大搖大擺地走，吹噓；作形容詞時表示漂亮的，時髦的。
e.g. He is always swaggering how rich he is.
他老是吹噓自己多有錢。
②be attracted to? 對……有吸引力的
③in contrast to? 和……對比，與……相反
【快速閱讀支招】
做閱讀要提前計劃好做題時間，考場上嚴格按照計劃做題，不確定的題目上不要糾纏太久，否則接下來的題目可能會來不及做。另外，做閱讀的方式也要注意，一般建議先掃一下題目，對文章內(nèi)容有個初步了解，再帶著問題去讀文章。注意關(guān)鍵詞定位，有了關(guān)鍵詞，對于答案的定位是非常有幫助的，不要漫無目的地尋找，這樣是對時間無謂的浪費。
