2021军队职称英语理工类c级完形填空练习题1
The Ideal Husband
Science now might be able to explain women’s fascination with Brad Pitt’s face and George Clooney’s eyes.Women seem to __ 1__ potential mates by how masculine their features are,new research shows.Men with square jaws and well-defined brow ridges1 are seen as good short-term partners,__2__ those with more feminine traits such as a rounder face and fuller lips are perceived as better long-term mates.
In the study by Daniel Kruger at the US’s University of Michigan,854 subjects viewed a series of __3__ head shots that had been digitally changed to exaggerate or minimize masculine traits2 They then __4__ questions about how they expected the men in the photos to behave.
Most participants said that those with more masculine features were __5__ to be risky,competitive,and more apt to fight,challenge bosses,cheat on spouses and put less effort into parenting.(以下为第十讲内容)Those with more feminine __ 6__ were seen as good parents and husbands,hard workers and emotionally supportive mates.
But,despite all the negative characteristics,when asked who they would choose for a short-term relationship,women selected the more masculine __7__ men.Brad and George,both chiseled jaws and well-defined brows,then would be good for a __8__ romance,not for something longer.
The study was published in the December issue of the US journal Personal Relationships.
Kruger said that from an evolutionary perspective,this __9__ sense.The key is testosterone,the hormone responsible __10__ the development of masculine facial features and other sexual characteristics.It has been found to affect the body’s ability to fight disease:men with high levels of the hormone are typically __11__ and healthy-traits women want to pass on to their children.
However,increased testosterone has also been linked to __12__ and violence in relationships.So,these men __13__ produce high quality offspring,but they don’t always make great parents or faithful mates,Kruger says.
The scientific community have __14__ skepticism toward physiognomy,which links facial characteristics to certain behavioral traits.But Kruger argues that the research is a valuable tool for understanding mating strategies.And,of course,for explaining why Tony Leung and Takeshi Kanesshiro have millions of female __15__.It might have to do with their genes.Or something to do with ours.
词汇:
masculine adj.男性的
chiseled v.轮廓清晰的testosterone n.睾丸激素
hormone n.荷尔蒙physiognomy n.观相术
1.A)make B)judge C)date D)meet
2.A)where B)when C)while D)which
3.A)female B)beautiful C)attractive D)male
4.A)answered B)asked C)constructed D)built
5.A)likely B)possible C)probable D)necessary
6.A)bodies B)hands C)arms D)faces
7.A)seeming B)appearing C)looking D)pretending
8.A)fast B)brief C)quick D)swift
9.A)makes B)causes C)does D)forms
10.A)of B)at C)for D)in
11.A)normal B)ordinary C)weak D)strong
12.A)cheat B)cheats C)cheated D)cheating
13.A)must B)might C)have to D)should
14.A)shown B)told C)stated D)said
15.A)spouses B)fans C)partners D)mates
Science now might be able to explain women’s fascination with Brad Pitt’s face and George Clooney’s eyes.Women seem to __ 1__ potential mates by how masculine their features are,new research shows.Men with square jaws and well-defined brow ridges1 are seen as good short-term partners,__2__ those with more feminine traits such as a rounder face and fuller lips are perceived as better long-term mates.
In the study by Daniel Kruger at the US’s University of Michigan,854 subjects viewed a series of __3__ head shots that had been digitally changed to exaggerate or minimize masculine traits2 They then __4__ questions about how they expected the men in the photos to behave.
Most participants said that those with more masculine features were __5__ to be risky,competitive,and more apt to fight,challenge bosses,cheat on spouses and put less effort into parenting.(以下为第十讲内容)Those with more feminine __ 6__ were seen as good parents and husbands,hard workers and emotionally supportive mates.
But,despite all the negative characteristics,when asked who they would choose for a short-term relationship,women selected the more masculine __7__ men.Brad and George,both chiseled jaws and well-defined brows,then would be good for a __8__ romance,not for something longer.
The study was published in the December issue of the US journal Personal Relationships.
Kruger said that from an evolutionary perspective,this __9__ sense.The key is testosterone,the hormone responsible __10__ the development of masculine facial features and other sexual characteristics.It has been found to affect the body’s ability to fight disease:men with high levels of the hormone are typically __11__ and healthy-traits women want to pass on to their children.
However,increased testosterone has also been linked to __12__ and violence in relationships.So,these men __13__ produce high quality offspring,but they don’t always make great parents or faithful mates,Kruger says.
The scientific community have __14__ skepticism toward physiognomy,which links facial characteristics to certain behavioral traits.But Kruger argues that the research is a valuable tool for understanding mating strategies.And,of course,for explaining why Tony Leung and Takeshi Kanesshiro have millions of female __15__.It might have to do with their genes.Or something to do with ours.
词汇:
masculine adj.男性的
chiseled v.轮廓清晰的testosterone n.睾丸激素
hormone n.荷尔蒙physiognomy n.观相术
1.A)make B)judge C)date D)meet
2.A)where B)when C)while D)which
3.A)female B)beautiful C)attractive D)male
4.A)answered B)asked C)constructed D)built
5.A)likely B)possible C)probable D)necessary
6.A)bodies B)hands C)arms D)faces
7.A)seeming B)appearing C)looking D)pretending
8.A)fast B)brief C)quick D)swift
9.A)makes B)causes C)does D)forms
10.A)of B)at C)for D)in
11.A)normal B)ordinary C)weak D)strong
12.A)cheat B)cheats C)cheated D)cheating
13.A)must B)might C)have to D)should
14.A)shown B)told C)stated D)said
15.A)spouses B)fans C)partners D)mates
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