新视野英语教程第三版教学资源book4unit9sectiona.pptxVIP

Genes and Emotions ; Preparation ; Preparation;Getting the Message ;Getting the Message ; Reading Through;New Words;Phrases and Expressions pass down warn (sb.) against attach importance to bring on in sight;Main Idea Structure; This text deals with a academic question: the relationship between genes and emotions, or, to put it in another way, the question is whether happiness is largely a biological or physical matter, or happiness comes from other things. Two different views are presented in the text. ;;Genes and Emotions ; In the first study, David Brown and George Yule－a psychologist and a geneticist, respectively－tried to measure happiness in 1,500 sets of twins, half of which were identical. The researchers used a survey, with true-false statements such as I am just naturally cheerful and My future looks bright to me. Upon receipt of the completed surveys, it became clear that the responses, or happiness scores, of the twins who were not identical, were almost no different than the responses of unrelated pairs of people. The identical twins, however, were quite similar in rating their happiness or despair. Since identical twins have genes that are complete copies of one another, the researchers believed this revealed a physical link to happiness. ;Para. 5;Para. 67; Many researchers believe that while the underlying ability to experience pleasure may be physical, much happiness can come from other things, such as family, friends, and accomplishments. Moreover, it is generally accepted that a person can change their outlook on life by speaking with a psychologist, reading books, and enjoying the small things in life. On the other hand, opponents of Hamers theory note that any number of factors may have affected the researchers studies, and warn against attaching great importance to these results. They ask, Do genes bring people happiness, or do they just prompt the type of behavior or experiences that bring this feeling on? Others say tha