小編寄語(yǔ)：英語(yǔ)四級(jí)六級(jí)考試，閱讀是不可或缺的一大部分，生詞多，理解難，時(shí)間少，是不少考生抱怨的問(wèn)題。要想在考場(chǎng)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(zhǔn)備了閱讀材料系列，供大家練習(xí)。

我們的這個(gè)閱讀系列旨在為大家提供一些閱讀材料，不一定跟四六級(jí)考試的難度、篇幅、內(nèi)容完全一樣。對(duì)于很多童鞋糾結(jié)這是四級(jí)還是六級(jí)范圍的閱讀，其實(shí)沒(méi)有必要。如果大家覺(jué)得比較簡(jiǎn)單，就當(dāng)作泛讀材料了解了解，認(rèn)識(shí)幾個(gè)新單詞或新表達(dá)方式也不錯(cuò)。如果大家覺(jué)得這些材料理解上有難度，不妨當(dāng)做挑戰(zhàn)自己的拔高訓(xùn)練，希望大家都有進(jìn)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(jiǎn)介】

本文開(kāi)篇描述了男性和女性對(duì)各自交往對(duì)象的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，自然地引出科學(xué)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(lè)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(duì)研究結(jié)論進(jìn)行佐證。

【詞匯短語(yǔ)講解】

①swagger? 這個(gè)詞既可作名詞，也可作動(dòng)詞，還可以做形容詞。

作名詞時(shí)表示大搖大擺，吹牛；作動(dòng)詞時(shí)表示大搖大擺地走，吹噓；作形容詞時(shí)表示漂亮的，時(shí)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(duì)……有吸引力的

③in contrast to? 和……對(duì)比，與……相反

【快速閱讀支招】

做閱讀要提前計(jì)劃好做題時(shí)間，考場(chǎng)上嚴(yán)格按照計(jì)劃做題，不確定的題目上不要糾纏太久，否則接下來(lái)的題目可能會(huì)來(lái)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(duì)文章內(nèi)容有個(gè)初步了解，再帶著問(wèn)題去讀文章。注意關(guān)鍵詞定位，有了關(guān)鍵詞，對(duì)于答案的定位是非常有幫助的，不要漫無(wú)目的地尋找，這樣是對(duì)時(shí)間無(wú)謂的浪費(fèi)。

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