When there are some strangers in front of us, which of them will we trust?
According to a new study in the online PLOS One, people make their decisions to trust others largely based on their faces. Your appearance can do a lot for you, especially if you are in the financial industry. The more trustworthy you look, the more likely people will buy what you’re selling.
Researchers from Britain’s University of Warwick Business School, University College London, and Dartmouth College, US, did a number of experiments.
The research team used computer software to make 40 faces, from the least to the most trustworthy-looking.
The study said that the difference between a trustworthy face and one that isn’t as trustworthy comes from features that look slightly angry or slightly happy, even when the face is at rest. However, a slightly happy face is more likely to be trusted.
Researchers gave participants some money and asked them which face they trusted to invest the money for them. Then researchers gave some good and bad information about the people with these faces, and asked the participants again whom they trusted.
The results showed that even if they got different information, the participants didn’t change their choices. They were still more likely to invest their money with the more trustworthy-looking faces.
Chris Olivola, one of the study’s authors, said in the University of Warwick’s press release: “It seems we are still willing to go with our own instincts about whether we think someone looks like we can trust them. The temptation to judge strangers by their faces is hard to resist.”
1. Which of the following can be a proper title for this passage?
A. What kind of face do you trust?
B. Who did the experiments?
C. Why do you trust him or her?
D. Why did they do the experiments?
2. According to the study, which of the following faces is most likely to be trusted?
A. A sad face. B. A smiling face.
C. A crying face. D. An angry face.
3.Which of the following about the experiment is TRUE?
A. The trustworthy faces were given good information.
B. Researchers took photos of the 40 people’s faces in college.
C. Most participants gave their money to the trustworthy-looking faces.
D. Participants liked to choose the faces with good information.
4.What did the researchers learn from their experiment?
A. People can’t refuse temptations.
B. People always do things with their instincts.
C. People don’t trust strangers with sad faces.
D. People often judge strangers by their faces.
For John and Amy, birthdays have always been a big deal—a welcome excuse to celebrate life. When their son, Alex, three in 2005, they invited 20 friends to a nearby park. Not long after that the were brainstorming ways to teach Alex about giving to 1 . “We wanted to do something that would have a(n) on our community（社区）, and that our young child could in. We started wondering what fortunate kids do on their birthdays. The next day, we called a local shelter, and learnt that children typically didn’t do to celebrate at all. No cake. No gifts. No party.” The couple said.
Several weeks later, threw a party at the for the children who had birthdays that month. They decorated, served cake, and danced with 50 kids. Alex helped presents.
22 that first party, the couple have turned their simple idea Birthday Blessings, a non-profit that hosts monthly parties at 10 shelters.
To date, Birthday Blessings (birthdayblessings.org.) has thrown more than 500 at different shelters and handed out 22,000 party to nearly 4,000 homeless children in and around their community.
Birthday Blessings is entirely by volunteers. The charity（慈善）will take almost anything — toys, clothing, candy, baby items— it’s not used. “These kids never get anything new.” John said, “It makes a big to them psychologically.”
Being “part of this labor love” is making an impression on their son Alex. On his seventh birthday, his grandparents sent a check. it, the first thing he said was that he wanted to give half to the birthday kids.
1.A. turned B. grew C. came D. got
2.A. shelters B. neighbors C. friends D. couple
3.A. the other B. another C. others D. each other
4.A. impression B. influence C. permission D. limitation
5.A. participate B. take C. bring D. move
6.A. fairly B. less C. rather D. more
7.A. penniless B. jobless C. homeless D. hopeless
8.A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
9.A. Alex B. John C. Amy D. the family
10.A. shelter B. church C. school D. community
11.A. make out B. pass out C. show out D. leave out
12.A. Before B. Until C. After D. Since
13.A. into B. down C. out D. off
14.A. birthdays B. parties C. presents D. donations
15.A. cakes B. honors C. favors D. surprises
16.A. continued B. undertaken C. operated D. performed
17.A. as far as B. as soon as C. as simple as D. as long as
18.A. difference B. surprise C. benefit D. advantage
19.A. never B. always C. hardly D. already
20.A. Realizing B. Saving C. Opening D. Folding
In my opinion, the view Jennifer the other day is well worth discussing at this meeting.
A. put forward B. put out
C. put on D. put off
Only when the final examination was coming ______ he had quite a lot to do.
A. he realized B. he had realized
C. had he realized D. did he realize
Practising Chinese kong fu can not only ______ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character.
A. bring up B. take up
C. build up D. pull up
Scientists are convinced ___ the positive effect of laughter ____ physical and mental health.
A. of; on B. by; in
C. of; at D. on; at
