綜合類:完形填空The Ideal Husband
Science now might be able to explain womens fascination with Brad Pitts face and George Clooneys eyes. Women seem to 1 potential mates by how masculine their features are， new research shows. Men with square jaws and well-defined brow ridges are seen as good short-term 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 USs University of Michigan， 854 subjects viewed a series of 3 head shots that had been digitally changed to exaggerate or minimize masculine traits They then4 questions 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 6were 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 short-term relationship， women selected the more masculine __ 7men. 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 9sense. 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 bodys ability to fight disease: men with high levels of the hormone are typically__ 11and healthy – traits women want to pass on to their children.
However， increased testosterone has also been linked to12 and violence in relationships. So， these men __ 13produce high quality offspring， but they dont always make great parents or faithful mates， Kruger says.
The scientific community have14 skepticism toward physiognomy， which links facial characteristics to certain behavioural traits. But Kruger argues that the research is a valuable 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.
1. judge….by…根據…判斷
2. while 表轉折
3. male head shots 男士頭像
4. answer questions 回答問題
5. were likely to 有可能(likely一定是答案)
6. feminine faces 女性特征的臉龐
7. masculine looking 看上去很陽剛
8. a brief romance 短暫戀情
9. make sense 有道理
10. be responsible for 導致
11. strong and healthy 平行結構
12. cheating and violence 平行結構
13. might 可能
14. show skepticism 持懷疑態度
15. female fans 女性粉絲