1、Youre sitting on the train home and the person opposite you yawns(打哈欠).Suddenly,youre yawning with him,though youre not tired.This phenomenon confused scientists for years until a recent study found that people tend to sympathize with fellow humans.Supporting this claim was the discovery that those
2、children who were unable to form normal emotional ties with others did not experience contagious(有感染力的) yawning,which showed that humans communicate regularly without words.Hugo Critchley,a neuroscientist,has conducted an experiment recently,which will prove that happiness and sadness can spread lik
3、e the common cold.According to Critchley,our mind and body are in constant exchange about how were feeling.“Emotions are closely linked with states of internal(内部的) responses,”he explained.“There are also more visible changes in our gestures and facial expressions.When were in a group,these signals
4、can spread to another person.For example,theres the obvious tendency to smile when smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surprise,anger or sadness such as a change in our heart rate and blood pressure.”Hugo Critchley further explained,“Our bodies synchronise and when
5、we like the other person,we even copy his behavior.Next time you chat with a friend,take note of how youre sittingits pretty likely that you will be the same.Scientists believe its our way of telling each other that were partners.Through body language,humans give each other very subtle(微妙的) but clea
6、r signals that show emotions.”So,what lessons can we learn from this?“Spend time with happy peopleotherwise your health could suffer,”said Critchley.“When were sad,our body goes into fight or flight mode.But when were happy,our body works normally and we feel relaxed and positive.So we look bright,o
7、ur skin glows,we feel healthy and it affects everyone around us.”65.According to Hugo Critchley, .A.emotions are as visible as facial expressionsB.we yawn more frequently when we have a coldC.emotions are connected with states of internal responsesD.the change of blood pressure is not linked with th
8、e change of emotions66.The underlined word“synchronise”in Paragraph 4 means “ ”.A.move slowly B.change rapidlyC.relax temporarily D.respond accordingly67.From the passage we can learn .A.sadness is as contagious as happinessB.anger is less contagious than friendlinessC.surprise is more contagious th
9、an smileD.surprise is the most contagious among emotions68.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.Emotions have delicate influence on fellow humans.B.Children like copying the actions of fellow humans.C.Scientists are still confused about contagious yawning.D.People tend to communicate more with body language.答案 65.C 66.D 67.B 68.A
