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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,sincewesenseiteffortlessly.Infact,itis
2、abundleofmysteriesresearchersarestilluncovering.Considertheancientproverb:beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.Untilabout30yearsagoitseemedtooobviousforscientiststobotherwith.Whentheyfinallytestedit,theirresultsstartledthem.Ontheonehand,themaximisfalse.Facialbeautyisthesamethroughouttheworld.Inevery
3、tribeandculture,individualswillconsiderMarilynMonroe,say,anattractivewoman.Itgoesfurther.Malescanidentifygood-lookingmen,andfemalescharmingwomen.Oldandyoung,richandpoor,learnedandignorant,allagreeonwhoisbeautiful.Sodopeopleofeveryclassandpersonalitytype.Wedon’tlearnthisresponse.We’rebornwithi
4、t.Inonerecentstudy,babiesjust20hoursoldrecognizedattractivefacesandpreferredthem.SobeautyisinourDNA.Theeyeofthebeholderdoesn’tmatter.Ontheotherhand,andthisiswhereitgetsinteresting,thefacialshellisjustthefoundationofbeauty.Weseetheselfintheface,everyday,allthetime,andwecan’tdistinguishthetwo.T
5、hisblurringmeansthatwegifttheattractivewithalargenumberofvirtues.Theyseemmorecompetent,likeable,happier,blessedwithbetterlivesandpersonalities.Inoneexperiment,peoplepredictedhappiermarriagesandbetterjobsforthem,andratedthemlowerononlyoneaspect:theircaliberasparents.Anotherstudyfoundpeoplecons
6、iderthemmoreamiable,happy,flexible,pleasure-seeking,serious,candid,outspoken,perceptive,confident,assertive,curiousandactive.Theyexertmorecontrolovertheirdestiny,subjectsfelt,whilethehomelyenduretheworld’ssuddenchange.Itiscalledthe“beautifulisgood”stereotype,anditgrantstheattractiveaparadeofb
7、oons.Teachersconsiderthemsmarterandgivethemhighergrades.Bossespromotethemfaster.InonetaleinTheThousandandOneNights,athiefstealsacoin-bag,andwhenthevictimaccuseshim,peopleprotest:“No,he’ssuchahandsomeyouth.Hewouldn’tstealanything!”Infact,attra
