65. The underlined word “ineligible” in the last paragraph possibly means ______.

A. unwilling　　　　　　　 B. unfit　　　　　　　　　 C. anxious　　　　　　　 　 D. qualified

(C)

Your name made you do it, though unconsciously, suggests new research that finds your name can negatively make you achieve less. Psychologists at Yale and the University of California, San Diego studying the unconscious influence of names say a preference for our own names and initials - the “name-letter effect” - can have some negative consequences.

Students whose names begin with C or D get lower grades than those whose names begin with A or B; major league baseball players whose first or last names began with K (the strikeout-signifying letter) are significantly more likely to strike out(因三击不中而出局).

Assistant professors Leif Nelson of UCSD and Joseph Simmons of Yale have conducted five studies over five years using information from thousands of individuals.

“The conscious process is baseball players want to get a hit and students want to get A's,” Nelson says. “So if you get a change in performance consistent with the name-letter effect, it clearly shows there must be some unconscious desire operating in the other direction. ”

The researchers' work supports a series of studies published since 2002 that have found the “name-letter effect” causes people to make life choices based on names that resemble their own. Those studies by Brett Pelham, an associate professor at SUNY University, have found that people are disproportionately(不定比例地)likely to live in states or cities resembling their names, have careers that resemble their names and even marry those whose surnames begin with the same letter as their own.

The twist, Pelham says, is that he has believed the name-letter effect would apply only to positive outcomes. Nelson and Simmons, he says, are “showing it applies more so to negative things than positive things. ”

The researchers say the effect is definitely more than coincidence but is small nevertheless. “I know plenty of Chrises and Davids who have done very well in school,” Simmons says.

64. Li’s smile is particularly mentioned because _______. 　　　　　　　

A. her smile is different from the “perfect smile”

B. she doesn’t seem to agree with the “perfect smile” standard

C. she can present the “perfect smile” naturally after hard practice

D. her smile is up to the “perfect smile” standard by nature

63. During the medal presentation rehearsals, Li and her classmates _______.

A. have books placed on their heads　　　　　　　　 B. learn English both in the oral and written form

C. study the history of the Olympics　　　　　　　 D. try to learn from the former medal presenters

62. From the article we know that BFAS ______. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. is likely to be a high school for girls only

B. has been founded to train Olympic medal presenters　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. trains girls in photographing skills

D. temporarily offers training to the Olympic volunteers

61. The first paragraph mainly tells us ______. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. what Li is being trained for　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what health problems Li is faced with

C. what Li is qualified for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what lifestyle Li prefers to lead

60. The best title of the article may be ______.

A. Eyes Reveal More of Emotion than Mouths

B. Which Say More, American Mouths or Japanese Eyes?

C. Americans and Japanese Read Faces Differently

D. Is It Possible to Smile with the Eyes?

(B)

For 16-year-old Li Miaomiao, sore feet from wearing high heels for hours at a time and an achy jaw from constant smiling are worth the chance of presenting a medal to hang around an athlete's neck during the Beijing Olympics.

The willow-thin high school student is one of 34 Chinese girls “training” to be an Olympic medal presenter at the Beijing Foreign Affairs School (BFAS), one of several state-run colleges charged with producing camera-friendly girls for awards ceremonies.

When not balancing books on her head to improve posture(体态)during medal presentation rehearsal(预演)sessions, Li and her class-mates study English, receive cultural training and look at pictures of past medal presenters and their uniforms.

Most important for Li, though, is the smile.

“I practice at home, and smile to the mirror for an hour every day,” Li said, beaming radiantly in a red waistcoat and high heels on the sidelines of a class. “I want to present my smile to the world, and let them know that the Chinese smile is the warmest. ”

Apart from common-sense communication tips, such as looking directly at someone while talking to them, students are also informed the perfect smile consists of “only showing the eight top teeth”.

For Li Miaomiao, the perfect smile comes naturally – after having practiced for hours in the mirror. It no doubt helped Li become one of only seven girls chosen from dozens of applicants to present medals to winning boxers at an Olympic test event.

Being 16, Li is technically ineligible to become an Olympic medal presenter, where guidelines call for 18-25 year-old university students. But she rates herself a competitor, anyway. “I'm very confident. I think I have an 80 percent chance,” she said, flashing a winning smile.

59. Yuki got confused about the American emotional face symbols because they ______.

A. differ exaggeratedly in the mouths　　　　　　 B. show no difference in the eyes

C. have no lines to suggest round faces　　　　　　 D. are too simple to express emotions

58. The fact that the Japanese rarely smile or frown with their mouths results from ______.

A. the influence of American celebrities　　　　　 B. the Japanese physical condition

C. the Japanese political system　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the Japanese culture

57. The Japanese look to the eyes rather than the mouths to read faces because _____.

A. they think that a more polite way　　　　 B. their mouths give little readable signs

C. the eyes are better controlled 　　　　　　　　　　 D. their mouths often give false information

56. ______ tend to control their ______ so that they do not show their feelings.

A. Americans; eyes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Americans; mouths

C. Japanese; eyes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Japanese; mouths