2024高考英语一轮复习Unit4单元主题语篇训练含解析新人教版必修4.docVIP

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Itiswidelybelievedthatsmilingmeansapersonishappy，anditusuallyoccurswhentheyremeetinganotherpersonoragroupofpeople.However，anewstudyledbythebodylanguageexpertDrHarryWitchelshowsthisisntalwaysthecase.

Inhisresearch，heasked44participantsaged18－35toplayageographyquizgameconsistingofninedifficultquestionssothattheyoftengottheanswerwrong.Participantsseatedinteractedwithacomputeraloneinaroomwhiletheirfaceswerevideorecorded.

Afterthequiz，theparticipantswereaskedtoratetheirexperienceusingarangeof12emotionsincluding“bored”，“interested”and“frustrated”．Meanwhile，theirfacialexpressionswerethencomputeranalysedframebyframeinordertojudgehowmuchtheyweresmilingbasedonascaleofbetween0to1.

DrWitchelsaid：“Accordingtosomeresearchers，arealsmilereflectstheinnerstateofcheerfulnessoramusement.However,behaviouralecologytheorysuggeststhatallsmilesaretoolsusedinsocialinteractions,meaningcheerfulnessisneithernecessarynorrichforsmiling.Ourstudyshowedthatinthesehuman-computerinteractionexperiments,smilingisntdrivenbyhappiness;itisassociatedwithsubjectiveinvolvement(主观参加),whichactslikeasocialfuelforsmiling,evenwhensocialisingwithacomputeronyourown.”

Surprisingly,participantsdidnttendtosmileduringtheperiodwhentheyweretryingtofigureouttheanswers.However，theydidsmilerightafterthecomputergameinformedthemiftheiranswerwascorrectorwrong.Participantssmiledmoreoftenwhentheygottheanswerwrong.DrWitcheladded：“Duringthesecomputerisedquizzes，smilingwasgreatlyincreasedjustafteransweringquestionsincorrectly.Thisbehaviourcouldbeexplainedbyself-ratingsofinvolvement，ratherthanbyratingsofhappinessorfrustration.”

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。人们普遍认为微笑意味着一个人是欢乐的，但是探讨表明，微笑仅是社交的须要，并不表明这个人肯定是欢乐的。

1．WhydidDrWitchelusedifficultquestions