Question

When there are some strangers in front of us, which of them will we trust?

According to a new study in the online PLOS One, people make their decisions to trust others largely based on their faces. Your appearance can do a lot for you, especially if you are in the financial industry. The more trustworthy you look, the more likely people will buy what you’re selling.

Researchers from Britain’s University of Warwick Business School, University College London, and Dartmouth College, US, did a number of experiments.

The research team used computer software to make 40 faces, from the least to the most trustworthy-looking.

The study said that the difference between a trustworthy face and one that isn’t as trustworthy comes from features that look slightly angry or slightly happy, even when the face is at rest. However, a slightly happy face is more likely to be trusted.

Researchers gave participants some money and asked them which face they trusted to invest the money for them. Then researchers gave some good and bad information about the people with these faces, and asked the participants again whom they trusted.

The results showed that even if they got different information, the participants didn’t change their choices. They were still more likely to invest their money with the more trustworthy-looking faces.

Chris Olivola, one of the study’s authors, said in the University of Warwick’s press release: “It seems we are still willing to go with our own instincts about whether we think someone looks like we can trust them. The temptation to judge strangers by their faces is hard to resist.”

1. Which of the following can be a proper title for this passage?

A. What kind of face do you trust?

B. Who did the experiments?

C. Why do you trust him or her?

D. Why did they do the experiments?

2. According to the study, which of the following faces is most likely to be trusted?

A. A sad face. B. A smiling face.

C. A crying face. D. An angry face.

3.Which of the following about the experiment is TRUE?

A. The trustworthy faces were given good information.

B. Researchers took photos of the 40 people’s faces in college.

C. Most participants gave their money to the trustworthy-looking faces.

D. Participants liked to choose the faces with good information.

4.What did the researchers learn from their experiment?

A. People can’t refuse temptations.

B. People always do things with their instincts.

C. People don’t trust strangers with sad faces.

D. People often judge strangers by their faces.

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述科学家做了一系列实验证明，人们通过脸来判断陌生人。

1.

2. slightly happy face is more likely to be trusted.有一点开心的脸更可能被相信。故选B

3. were still more likely to invest their money with the more trustworthy-looking faces.他们仍旧更可能把钱给那些有真诚的表情的人来用他们的钱投资，即大多数参与者把钱给了有真诚表情的人，故选C

4. temptation to judge strangers by their faces is hard to resist.通过陌生人的脸来判断他们这种冲动难以抵制，这就是科学家从实验中得出的，故选D

考点：科普文阅读