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We like people who look like us, because they tend to have personalities similar to our own. And, a new study suggests, the longer we are with someone, the more similarities in appearance grow.
Researchers set out to study why couples often tend to look like one another. They asked 11 male and 11 female participants to judge the age, attractiveness and personality of 160 real-life married couples. Photographs of husbands and wives were viewed separately, so the participants didn't know who was married to whom.
The test participants rated men and women who were actual couples as looking alike and having similar personalities. Also, the longer the couples had been together, the greater the similarities. The researchers guess that the sharing of experiences might affect how couples look.
The idea that there is a connection between appearance and personality might seem strange at first, but there could be biological reasons for a link, said study member Tony Little from the University of Liverpool in England.
“The face displays our emotions and over time, emotional expressions may become written in the face,” Little told Live Science. For example, someone who smiles a lot may develop lines and muscles that are suggestive of someone who is happy.
Other studies have shown that partners who are genetically similar to each other tend to have happier marriages.
The new study indicates that people have different features when using facial appearance to make decisions about someone’s personality, and that the particular cues（暗示） focused on change from face to face. Vital to the decision, however, are eyes and smiles.
“Smiles are important social cues that may tell us whether or not someone is friendly, and eyes are also a traditional focus of attention,” Little said.
Overall face shape can be important too. For example, the combination of large chins and strong brow ridges（脊）can create an impression of disagreeableness and being unwilling to cooperate, Little said.
【小题1】Why do we like those who look like us?

A．Because they tend to like us.

B．Because opposites usually attract each other.

C．Because their personalities are similar to ours.

D．Because we often marry those who look like us.

【小题2】Why do some old lovers look alike according to the researchers?

A．Because they live in the same place for a long time.

B．Because their similar experiences might affect their appearance.

C．Because they learn from each other in their daily life.

D．Because they’re closely connected with each other biologically.

【小题3】Which part of a person’s face can help you judge whether he/she is paying attention to you?

A．Eyes.	B．Nose.
C．Mouth.	D．Eyebrow.

【小题4】At least ______ people were involved in the research mentioned in the second paragraph.

A．22

B．160

C．182

D．342

【小题5】The passage is mainly about ______.

A．how to tell who have similar personalities

B．why some old lovers look like each other

C．how to tell whether someone is friendly or not

D．why lovers who look alike have happier marriages

答案：【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】B

试题分析：本文是一篇议论文。主要讲的是为什么老夫妻会看起来和对方很相似，学者们专门找人做了研究和实验，发现主要是由他们的生活环境，生活状况和状态几乎是长时间的相似导致。同时，本文也讲到了人的表情和五官可以暗示心情与状态。
【小题1】C 细节题。从文章的第一段第一句“We like people who look like us, because they tend to have personalities similar to our own.”可以得知，我们喜欢也喜欢我们的人，是因为我们倾向于有相似的性格特征，故选C。
【小题2】B 细节题。从文章的第三段最后一句话“The researchers guess that the sharing of experiences might affect how couples look.”得知，研究表明夫妻相同的经历可能是他们看起来一样的原因，故选B。
【小题3】A 细节题。从文章的倒数第二段“…and eyes are also a traditional focus of attention”可以得知，眼睛是注意力的表现，故选A。
【小题4】D 细节题。此题既考查细节的获取，又涉及到简单的计算。从文章第二段“They asked 11 male and 11 female participants to judge the age, attractiveness and personality of 160 real-life married couples.”可知，有11名男性，11名女性，以及160对真实夫妇参加实验，而题目问的是至少有多少人参加实验，应该是160×2+11+11=342，故选D。
【小题5】B 主旨题。第二段“Researchers set out to study why couples often tend to look like one another.”研究者着手开始研究为什么夫妻看起来会和对方很像。故选B。
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