Question

    Researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) published their latest report. When men expressed their opinions with anger, people considered them more believable. But when women expressed anger, they were viewed as more emotional and, thus, less convincing. In other words, a man could benefit from using anger in power and persuasion. A woman, however, could be ignored or hurt by her group if she expressed anger.

The study was based on the responses of 210 students. They were shown evidence online from a murder (谋杀) trial. A man was said to have murdered his wife. The students were asked to decide if the man was guilty or not. Before making their decisions, the students discussed the case online with five jurors (陪审员). But these jurors were computers generating responses and comments. Some of the jurors had made identities. Others had female identities.

Some male jurors were anger about the verdict (裁决). When this happened, the students reacted by doubting their own decisions about the case. Confidence in their responses on the verdict dropped. However, when female jurors seemed angry, the students became more confident in their original verdicts.

Jessica Salerno, a psychologist and co-author of the study, said, “Our results provide something important for any woman who is trying to have an influence on a decision in her workplace and everyday life.”

In a political debate, a female candidate might have less influence if she shows anger. In the entertainment world, actor Jennifer Lawrence recently wrote that women and men in Hollywood get the opposite reactions when expressing their opinions angrily. “All I hear and see are men speaking their opinions,” she wrote. “When I give mine in the quite similar manner, you would have thought I said something annoying.”

1.What’s the new finding from the ASU report?

A.Men usually do harm to angry women. B.Women are more likely to become angry.

C.People prefer to believe the angry women. D.Angry men appear to gain influence in a group.

2.In the study, the students would be sure about their decisions when_________.

A.male jurors agreed with them B.they became angry with the jurors

C.angry female jurors didn’t agree with them D.angry male jurors showed opposite opinions

3.Jessica Salerno thinks the study ____________.

A.helps women avoid losing influence B.asks men to get away from angry women

C.causes men to change their attitude to women D.shows men and women should be treated equally

4.The author supports Jessica Salerno by _____________.

A.presenting research findings B.setting down general rules

C.making comparisons D.giving examples

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。亚利桑那州立大学报告的发现是，当男性愤怒地表达自己的观点时，人们认为他们更可信。但当女性表达愤怒时，人们会认为她们更情绪化，因此就不那么有说服力了。文章主要说明了这一发现的实验过程，以及举出其他女性的例子来说明研究结果对任何想在工作和日常生活中对决策施加影响的女性来说都很重要。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中Researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) published their latest report. When men expressed their opinions with anger, people considered them more believable.可知亚利桑那州立大学的研究人员发表了他们的最新报告。当男性愤怒地表达自己的观点时，人们认为他们更可信。由此可知，亚利桑那州立大学报告的新发现是愤怒的男人似乎能在一个群体中获得影响力。故选D。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段中However, when female jurors seemed angry, the students became more confident in their original verdicts.可知然而，当女陪审员看起来很愤怒时，学生们对自己的原始判决更加自信。由此可知，在这项研究中，当愤怒的女陪审员不同意他们的决定时，学生们会很确定自己的决定。故选C。

3.

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Jessica Salerno, a psychologist and co-author of the study, said, “Our results provide something important for any woman who is trying to have an influence on a decision in her workplace and everyday life.”可知该研究的合著者、心理学家Jessica Salerno说：“我们的研究结果对任何想在工作和日常生活中对决策施加影响的女性来说都很重要。”由此可推知，Jessica Salerno认为这项研究有助于女性避免失去影响力。故选A。

4.

推理判断题。根据最后一段中In a political debate, a female candidate might have less influence if she shows anger. In the entertainment world, actor Jennifer Lawrence recently wrote that women and men in Hollywood get the opposite reactions when expressing their opinions angrily.可知在政治辩论中，如果一位女性候选人表现出愤怒，她的影响力可能会小一些。在娱乐界，演员Jennifer Lawrence最近写道，在好莱坞，当女人和男人愤怒地表达他们的观点时，他们的反应是相反的。由此可推知，作者后文通过举出政治辩论中的女候选人和娱乐界女演员的例子来支持Jessica Salerno。故选D。