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Puzzled face asks for help
Think
about the last time you did something that you found difficult. Was it working
out a puzzle or working hard on your math homework?
Can
you remember the expression you had on your face? Most people will press their
lips together and frown when they are doing something they find difficult. This
is normally seen as a sign of effort. Now we've found that it can also
say more than that.
A
recent study at the University of Portsmouth in England suggests that the human
expression of effort and frustration(挫折) is our way of
asking others for help.
Scientists
at the university gave children and chimpanzees(黑猩猩) an impossible puzzle to work out. When the children couldn't work
out the puzzle, their faces expressed determination and effort. The chimpanzees'
did not.
Humans
and chimpanzees have many facial expressions that share the same meaning. A
human smile is the same as a chimpanzee showing its teeth in happiness.
Scientists
believe that over time, humans have evolved(进化)
to use this facial expression to ask for help. We have also learned to respond
to it by offering help.
According
to Dr Albert Mehrabian, a well-known professor of psychology at the University
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), only 7% of human communication happens
through words and 55% is through body language. Therefore, understanding
expressions is second nature to human beings.
With
this in mind, next time you see a person with a frustrated expression, listen
to your heart and stop to lend them a hand.
(1)
What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A . Frowning
B . The expression
C . Something difficult
D . A sign of effort
(2)
According to the recent study, people's expression of effort or frustration tells others that_____ .
A . they need help
B . they can do things themselves
C . they will give up
D . they want to be alone.
(3)
Which of the following about the study is TRUE?
A . Scientists gave the chimpanzees an easy puzzle.
B . The chimpanzees smiled as they worked out the puzzle.
C . The chimpanzees' face didn't show determination or effort.
D . The chimpanzees used other expressions to ask for help.
(4)
According to Dr Albert Albert Mehrabian, we learn that_________.
A . body language is very important in human communication
B . people don't like to use words to communicate
C . human expressions are not a kind of body language
D . words can't help much in communication
答案: B
A
C
A