首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
If winning is everything, British anthropologists have some advice: wear red. Their survey of four sports at the 2004 Olympic Ga
If winning is everything, British anthropologists have some advice: wear red. Their survey of four sports at the 2004 Olympic Ga
admin
2010-04-24
106
问题
If winning is everything, British anthropologists have some advice: wear red. Their survey of four sports at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens shows competitors were more likely to win their contests if they wore red uniforms or red body armor. "Across a range of sports, we find that wearing red is consistently associated with a higher probability of winning," report Russell A. Hill and Robert A. Barton of the University of Durham in England. Their findings are in Thursday’s issue of the journal Nature. Red coloration is associated with aggression in many animals. Often it is sexually selected so that scarlet markings signal male dominance. Just think of the red stripes on the scowling face of the male Mandrill, Africa’s largest monkey species. But red is not exclusively a male trait. It’s the female black widow spider that is venomous and displays a menacing red dot on her abdomen.
Similarly, the color’s effect also may subconsciously intimidate opponents in athletic contests, especially when the athletes are equal in skill and strength, the researchers suggest. In their survey, the anthropologists analyzed the results of four combat sports at the summer games: boxing, tae kwon do, Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling. In those events, the athletes were randomly assigned red protective gear and other sportswear. Athletes wearing red gear won more often in 16 of 21 rounds of competition in all four events. The effect was the same regardless of weight classes, too: 19 of 29 classes had more red winners, and only four. rounds had more blue winners.
The red effect also might come into play in team sports. The anthropologists made a preliminary analysis of the Euro 2004 international soccer tournament, in which teams wore jerseys of different colors in different matches. They found that five teams scored more goals and won more often when they wore shirts that were predominantly red, as opposed to blue or white jerseys.
Scientists don’t precisely know how wearing red might give athletes an advantage. But the color delivers implicit messages of vigor and danger. When people get angry, their faces turn red. It’s also a reason why stop signs are red. So are most Ferraris.
Scientists are sure that the color red ______.
选项
A、encourages athletes wearing it
B、is a signal of vigor
C、is superior to the color blue
D、delivers messages of mental advantage TEXT C
答案
B
解析
细节题。最后一段第二句说这种颜色暗含着活力和危险的信号,故B正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Zs2K777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Ourape-menforefathershadnoobviousnaturalweaponsinthestruggleforsurvivalintheopen.Theyhadneitherthepowerfu
Ourape-menforefathershadnoobviousnaturalweaponsinthestruggleforsurvivalintheopen.Theyhadneitherthepowerfu
SCHOOLBOYJOHNDOYLEsuffereda25,000-voltelectricshockandlived.Lastnighthesatupinahospitalbedandlearnedhowl
1Sincetheearly1930s,Swissbankshadpridedthemselvesontheirsystemofbankingsecrecyandnumberedaccounts.Overthe
HowmanyexhibitsdoesOldShoesMuseumhave?WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeseeninsidetheaquarium?
ChangesinlivingstylesamongearlyimmigrantswereinitiallybroughtaboutbyWhichofthefollowingisNOTdiscussedinthe
There’sbeenalotoftalkaboutextraterrestrialbeingsvisitingourplanet.Idon’tputmuchstockinthat.Iamconvinced,ho
WhodidNOTattendtheconferenceoneducationalgames?
WhathappenedonJanuary27th,1967?
TheglaciersthatreachedthePacificCoastwerevalleyglaciers,andbetweenthosetonguesofice______thatallowedtheorigi
随机试题
王某、张某二人拟于2006年设立一家有限责任公司,王某用货币出资,张某用专利技术出资,注册资本拟为3万元,以下说法正确的是()
下列有关工程勘察的一般要求的说法中,正确的有()。
一般情况下,焊接厚度为3.5mm的焊件,选用的焊条直径是()。[2014年真题]
无形资产的摊销年限,可以按()确定。
材料一:一种好的教学方法对教学的顺利开展并且获得优异的成效,具有重要意义。材料二:2015级思想政治教育班的同学在实习时,王老师向他们讲授教学技巧,王老师说:“教学有多种方法,每一种方法都有其独特的效果,但是我们选择哪种教学方法,应根据教学内容和学生的具
甲、乙婚后生有一女丙,后丙与丁结婚,生有一子戊,甲与丙在旅游途中,因飞机失事同时死亡,无法证明死亡先后时间,甲、丙均留有遗产若干,对其遗产继承,下列说法中正确的是()。
某服装如果降价200元之后再打8折出售,则每件亏50元。如果直接按6折出售,则不赚不亏。如果销售该服装想要获得100%的利润,需要在原价的基础上加价多少元?()
以下哪一项不属于银行业监督管理机构的职责?()
近年来,我国各地出台了一系列关于老年人权益保障的具体规定,比如,对老年人搭乘公共交通工具,应当给予便利和优惠;老年人持有效证件可以免费乘坐市内公共交通工具。对此,下列说法中正确的有()(2012年一法综一第22题)
Totalinvestmentsforthisyearreached$56million,andtoputthisinto______investmentsthisyearwilldoublethosemadei
最新回复
(
0
)