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请根据以下内容回答题:The Ideal Husband Science now might be able to explain women’s fascination with Brad Pitt’s face and George Clooney’s eyes.Women seem to________(1)potential mates by how masculine their features are,new researeh shows.Men with square jaws and well—defined brow ridges1 are seen as good shortterm partners,________ (2)those with more feminine traits such as a rounder face and fuller lips are perceived as better long—term mates.In the study by Daniel Kruger at the US’s University of Michigan,854 subjects viewed a series of________ (3)head shots that had been digitally changed to exaggerate or minimize masculine traits2 They then________ (4)qttestions about how they expected the men in the photos to behave.
Most participants said that those with more masculine features were________(5)to be risky,competitive,and more apt to fight,challenge bosses,cheat on spouses and put less effort into parenting.Those with more feminine________ (6)were seen as good parents and husbands,hard workers and emotionally supportive mates.
But,despite all the negative characteristics,when asked who they would choose for a shortterm relationship,women selected the more masculine________ (7)men.Brad and George,both chiseled jaws and well—defined brows,then would be good for a________ (8)romance,not for something longer.
The study was published in the December issue of the US journal Personal Relationships.
Kruger said that from an evolutionary perspectiVe,this________ (9)sense.The key is testosterone,the hormone responsible________ (10)the development of masculine facial features and other sexual characteristics.It has been found to affect the body’s ability to fight disense:men with high levels of the hormone are typically.________ (11)and healthy—traits women want to pass on to their children.
However,increased testosterone has also been linked to________ (12)and violence in relationships.So,these men________ (13)produce high quality offspring,but they don’t always make great parents or faithful mates,Kruger says.
The scientifie commurlity3 have________ (14)skepticism toward physiognomy,which links facial characteristics to cenain behaviouraltraits.But Kruger argues that me resesrch is a Valnable tool for understanding mating strategies.And,of course,for explaining why Tony Leung and Takeshi Kanesshiro have millions of female ________(15).It might have to do with their genes.Or something to do with ours. A.make
B.judge
C.date
D.meet
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