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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料人品比贞节更为重要一托福阅读机经背景Ascientificstudyonloveshowsthatmenareincreasinglyinterestedinintelligent,educatedwomenwithdependablecharacterandemotionalstability,andchastityisn'tanissue.ThefindingsbyResearchersattheUniversityofIowaarepartofastudyquotedbymediareportsMonday.Conductedevery
2、decadesince1939,thestudyasksparticipantstorankalistof18characteristicstheywouldwantinapartneronascalerangingfrom"irrelevant"to"essential."Includedaresuchitemsas"sociability"and"goodcook,housekeeper,"aswellas"mutualattractionandlove,"whichcameinfirstplaceforbothmenandwomenin2008.(In1939
3、,itwasn'tinthetopthreeforeithersex.)Maleandfemaleparticipantsin2008roundedouttheirtoptraitswith"dependablecharacter"and"emotionalstability,maturity."Menrankedintelligencefourth,abigjumpfrom11thplacein1939;inaddition,"goodfinancialprospect"movedto12thplacein2008,ashiftfromitslow17th-pla
4、cerankingin1939andlast-placerankingin1967."Thisisagenerationofmenwhohasgrownupwitheducatedwomenastheirmothers,teachers,doctors,androlemodels,"saidChristineWhelan,headofthestudyandauthorof"MarrySmart:TheIntelligentWoman'sGuidetoTrueLove"(Simon&Schuster,2008)."Andintougheconomictimes,sha
5、ringthefinancialburdenwithaspousetakestheburdenofftheseguystobethesoleprovider,"shesaid.Thestudy'sparticipantswerecollegestudentsfromtheUniversityofIowa,theUniversityofWashington,theUniversityofVirginia,andPennStateUniversity."Likeattractslike,socertainlythefactthatwewerepollingcollege
6、studentswouldsuggestthatintelligenceandeducationaregoingtobeimportantcharacteristics,"Whelansaid.Anothernotableshiftinvolvesthesignificanceofchastity:In1939,itwasvaluedmorethanintelligenceinwomen,butin2008,itwasrankedtheleastimportantcharacteristic.Furthermore,italsowasrankedtheleastim
7、portantformen.This,coupledwiththesharedtop-threerankingforbothmenandwomen,suggestsacommonalitythatseemspositivelymodern-day.一项关于爱情的科学研究显示，如今的男性对聪慧、受过教育、人品可靠且情绪稳定的女性越来越感兴趣，而贞节已不再是个问题。该研究由艾奥瓦大学的研究人员开展，研究结果在本周一的媒体报道中被引述。该研究自1939年起每十年开展一次，主要让研究对象对18个择偶标准按照“无关紧要”到“非常重要”的标准进行排序。这些标准包括“善于交际
