Some scientists believe that yawning is an involuntary response to a stressful situation: When we yawn, we increase the blood flow to the brain, thus making us more alert. Contagious yawning may be a method of quiet communication by which our ancestors spread the word that a hungry lion was nearby. Fear is an emotion with which we can empathize, and yawning may serve as a cue by which we spread that fear.
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1. Whether or not you’re easily influenced by contagious yawning may be linked to __
[A]the personality of the person you are talking to
[B] how much empathy you feel for others
[C] your reaction when you see someone yawning
[D] the ability to avoid other’s influence
2. Early empathy is important for us in that __
[A] parents first show their empathy to us"
[B] it is related to contagious yawning
[C]it’s an important part of cognitive development
[D] it affects our later life a lot
3. The results of the Leeds University’s test show that __
[A] the less a man focuses on others, the higher he scores
[B] men didn’t score any higher than women
[C] contagious yawning and empathy are related to the same parts of the brain
[D] it explained the link between contagious yawning and empathy
4. Contagious yawning wouldn’t exist unless __
[A] the ability of yawning is taught
[B] the abilitv to emnathize is learned
[C] empathy is never developed
[D] vawning is controlled well
5. Why autistics are less susceptible to contagious yawning?
[A] Autistics have difficulty feeling empathy.
[B] Autistics can’t communicate with others.
[C] Autistics are not able to learn yawning.
[D] Autistics focus much on people’s eyes.
6. Another interpretation to Senju’s findings is that contagious yawning is thought to be cued by ___
[A] movements in the yawning person’s mouth area
[B] yawning person’s appearance
[C] changes on emotion reaction
[D] changes around the yawning person’s eyes
7. According to the Yale University’s study, why autistics aren’t susceptible to contagious yawning?
[A] They didn’t register any emotional reaction.
[B] They didn’t understand the movie.
[C] They received little information from the cues around people’s eyes.
[D] They didn’t understand what people say just by seeing movement of mouths.
8. The reason why contagious yawning is linked to empathy was_____________
9. Some scientists believe that yawning is just to make us_____________
10. Yawning may be considered as a cue by which people spread an emotion, and with the emotion_____________
本文主要议论了对打哈欠会传染这一事实的原因的多种猜测。有些科学家认为打哈欠会传染可能与移情有关,也有科学家认为打哈欠可能是对其他人的一种静态提示。最终对打哈欠会传染产生的原因依然没有定论。
1.B根据题干中的信息词Whether or not you’re easily influenced by contagious yawning定位到第三段末句It sounds strange,but whether or not you’re susceptible to contagious yawning may actually be related to how much empathvyoufeelforothers,即:你是否容易受到打哈欠的传染,与你对别人的移情程度有关,故选B。