1 . People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions — and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.
Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly (均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.
“We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions,” Jack said. “Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth.”
According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.
The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.
It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did Westerners. “The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,” Jack said. “Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less.”
In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.
1. The discovery shows that Westerners ______.A.consider facial expressions universally reliable |
B.pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth |
C.observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways |
D.have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions |
A.To make a face at each other. | B.To get their faces impressive. |
C.To observe the researchers’ faces. | D.To classify some face pictures. |
A.examine the eyes more attentively |
B.study the mouth more frequently |
C.do translation more successfully |
D.read facial expressions more correctly |
A.The Eye as the Window to the Soul |
B.Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills |
C.Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions |
D.How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding |
Over the 5,000 years of Chinese history, the Chinese dragon used to be a totem (图腾) . Gradually, it has evolved into an image
Legend goes that the Chinese dragon can fly and has the magical power to control wind and rain, so can spurt (喷出) water from its mouth
Across
Of all the 12 Chinese zodiac animals (生肖动物) ,the dragon is one of people’s favorites. When people name newborn babies, long is a
1. 大赛目的;
2. 大赛时间、地点 (2023年11月24日下午两点,学校报告厅);
3. 大赛内容。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. What do we know about Maori?
A.They rub each other’s noses as a greeting. |
B.They make a gesture to say hello. |
C.Its impolite for them to give a thumbs-up. |
A.Nigerian. | B.British. | C.Chinese. |
A.5. | B.6. | C.7. |
A.By giving more detailed information. |
B.By writing the abstract first. |
C.By giving a profound conclusion. |
5 . Heritage is our legacy (遗产) from the past what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable (无可取代的) sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Great Wall of China make up our world’s heritage.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
How does a place become a World Heritage Site? It takes a lot of people to decide.
1.If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritage List, it has to ask UNESCO. The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because, it said, it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care of the place.
2.The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The committee meets every June. Many experts help the committee to decide.
3.After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a place is in serious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and help to those places.
4.Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinks a country isn’t taking good enough care of a place, the site will be taken off the lit.
1. About cultural and natural heritage around the world, UNESCO encourages all the following EXCEPT .A.identification | B.application | C.protection | D.conservation |
A.can ask UNESCO for more money and help |
B.should continue to take special care of it |
C.won’t take trouble of caring for it |
D.will try to put it on the Lit of World Heritage Sites in Danger |
A.to attract more tourists from other countries |
B.to get more money and help from other countries |
C.to have it taken better care of |
D.to make it known to other countries |
Tens of thousands of Chinese
The topic “The British Museum please return Chinese antiquities (古董)” was in response
The British Museum has been under pressure after around 2,000 items were reported “missing,
The calls follow a piece published by the Global Times
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Dave Bromwich, former president of the New Zealand China Friendship Society, who has visited China more than 50 times, said the exhibition represented “a very good insight into Chinese culture”. He encouraged New Zealanders to pick up
Ye Su, minister-counselor of the Chinese embassy in New Zealand, said he was
The exhibition also included a range of children's books and a
The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument,
In China, plenty of music and stories are associated
9 . Zhang Qian, an outstanding diplomat (外交官) and explorer in the Han dynasty, with a pioneering and adventurous
As early as 2,000 years ago, Zhang Qian was
After an eleven spring and autumn recycling, the Huns’
Due to the
A.will | B.spirit | C.team | D.tradition |
A.played | B.dressed | C.mistaken | D.honored |
A.north | B.east | C.south | D.west |
A.assigned | B.frozen | C.withdrawn | D.stuck |
A.compromise with | B.take over | C.fight against | D.learn from |
A.statement | B.position | C.faith | D.reputation |
A.captured | B.persuaded | C.threatened | D.challenged |
A.watch | B.atmosphere | C.investigation | D.requirement |
A.cattle | B.waitresses | C.cooks | D.guards |
A.surrounded | B.survived | C.sheltered | D.strengthened |
A.constantly | B.violently | C.extensively | D.eventually |
A.secrets | B.valuables | C.knowledge | D.slaves |
A.greed | B.wealth | C.effort | D.violence |
A.constructed | B.reformed | C.preserved | D.assessed |
A.smell | B.vitality | C.format | D.discipline |
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