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1、星期2TuesdayHappinessisnearlyalwaysareboundfromhardwork.辛勤工作的报酬几乎总是幸福。学习内容题材词数建议时间错误统计做题备忘TextA社会现象类3945分钟/4TextB科技应用类5907分钟/5TextC文学人物类4246分钟/5TextD体育人物类5607分钟/6今日练习TextABeautyisacuriousphenomenon,oneofpermeable,shiftingboundaries.Wemaythinkweunderstandit,sincewesenseiteffortl
2、essly.Infact,itisabundleofmysteriesresearchersarestilluncovering.Considertheancientproverb:beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.Untilabout30yearsagoitseemedtooobviousforscientiststobotherwith.Whentheyfinallytestedit,theirresultsstartledthem.Ontheonehand,themaximisfalse.Facialbeautyi
3、sthesamethroughouttheworld.Ineverytribeandculture,individualswillconsiderMarilynMonroe,say,anattractivewoman.Itgoesfurther.Malescanidentifygood-lookingmen,andfemalescharmingwomen.Oldandyoung,richandpoor,learnedandignorant,allagreeonwhoisbeautiful.Sodopeopleofeveryclassandpers
4、onalitytype.Wedon’tlearnthisresponse.We’rebornwithit.Inonerecentstudy,babiesjust20hoursoldrecognizedattractivefacesandpreferredthem.SobeautyisinourDNA.Theeyeofthebeholderdoesn’tmatter.Ontheotherhand,andthisiswhereitgetsinteresting,thefacialshellisjustthefoundationofbeauty.Wes
5、eetheselfintheface,everyday,allthetime,andwecan’tdistinguishthetwo.Thisblurringmeansthatwegifttheattractivewithalargenumberofvirtues.Theyseemmorecompetent,likeable,happier,blessedwithbetterlivesandpersonalities.Inoneexperiment,peoplepredictedhappiermarriagesandbetterjobsforth
6、em,andratedthemlowerononlyoneaspect:theircaliberasparents.Anotherstudyfoundpeopleconsiderthemmoreamiable,happy,flexible,pleasure-seeking,serious,candid,outspoken,perceptive,confident,assertive,curiousandactive.Theyexertmorecontrolovertheirdestiny,subjectsfelt,whilethehomelyen
7、duretheworld’ssuddenchange.Itiscalledthe“beautifulisgood”stereotype,anditgrantstheattractiveaparadeofboons.Teachersconsiderthemsmarterandgivethemhighergrades.Bossespromotethemfaster.InonetaleinTheThousandandOneNights,athiefstealsacoin-bag,andwhenthevictimaccuseshim,peopleprot
8、est:“No,he’ssuchahandsomeyouth.Hewouldn’tstealanything!”Infact,attra
