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Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger"s personality simply by looking at the person"s shoes.
"Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers," the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality."Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal cues with symbolic messages.People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear."
Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits detected in the study include a person"s general age, their gender, income, political affiliation, and other personality traits, including someone"s emotional stability.
Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color and condition of someone"s shoes.In the study, 63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study"s participants.Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire.
So, what do your shoes say about your personality?
Some of the results were expected: People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by extroverts(外向性格的人).
However, some of the more specific results are intriguing.For example, "practical and functional" shoes were generally worn by more "agreeable" people, while ankle boots were more closely aligned with "aggressive" personalities.
The strangest of all may be that those who wore "uncomfortable looking" shoes tend to have "calm" personalities.
And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take exceptional care of them, you may suffer from "attachment anxiety," spending an inordinate amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.
There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal types wearing "shabbier and less expensive" shoes.
The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits, but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities.
小题1:We learn from the text that shoes one wears may            
A.be used to judge others’ personality accurately
B.show thick and useful information about one’s personality
C.convey useful information including one’s emotional stability
D.only convey some information about one’s personality
小题2:Which of the following is not true according to the text?
A.People who wear practical and functional shoes may be hard to deal with.
B.People with high incomes probably wear expensive shoes.
C.Ankle boots are closely aligned with “aggressive” personalities.
D.People wearing “uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to be calm.
小题3:What can be the best title for this article?
A.Shoes and InformationB.Shoes and One’s Personality
C.Shoes One WearsD.Judging One’s Personality

答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
解析

试题分析:本文是关于个人所穿的孩子能够反应出你的性格等个人信息。
小题1:C 推理题。根据文章1,2段"Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers,"和Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal cues with symbolic messages.说明人穿的鞋子能够反应出他的性格特征,故C正确。
小题2:A 细节题。根据"practical and functional" shoes were generally worn by more "agreeable" people,说明穿"practical and functional"鞋子的人是很容易被说服而同意别人的观点的人,故A项说发是错误的,A项符合题目要求。
小题3:B主旨大意题。本文是关于个人所穿的孩子能够反应出你的性格等个人信息。故选项中B项符合文章大意,故B项正确。
点评:本文内容有趣味性,但是文章中的词汇障碍较多,需要考生在阅读的时候有足够的耐心。要养成在上下文串联中猜测词义的能力,根据上下文中出现的同义词,近义词,反义词,以及词义的解释来理解生词。同时要抓住文章的中心,不要受其他信息的影响。要根据题目及选项以及文章的上下文串联合理的判断推理。
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Nicole Delian, 17, suffers from a condition that makes her sleep up to 19 hours a day and as  much as 64 days in a row. Nicole Delian is tired of sleeping.
This 17-year-old teenager from North Fayette, Pa., has a rare condition called Kleine-Levin  Syndrome -- or "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome" -- that makes her sleep 18 to 19 hours a day.
And when she does wake up, she is often so tired out that she is in a sleepwalking state and  doesn"t remember doing basic things like eating, according to KDKA-TV.
Nicole"s sleepwalking state has been so severe that she once slept through the holidays, awaking one day in January when she finally opened Christmas gifts alongside her family,  according to ChartiersValley.Patch.com.   .
"She"s never really adjusted to it," her mother, Vicki Delien told the website. "She"s 17 now  and it really upsets her. She"s missed out on a lot."
Delien told talk show host Jeff Probst that the teen has at times slept 32 to 64 days in a row,  waking only in sleepwalking mode to eat.
Kleine-Levin Syndrome is incredibly rare, only affecting about l,000 people worldwide, and very hard to diagnose.
In Nicole"s" case, it took 25 months for doctors to diagnose her, according to ChartiersValley.Patch.com, and everything from a virus, to epilepsy(癫痫) to West Nile was mentioned, including, unfortunately, the possibility she was faking it for attention..
When a typical episode of Sleeping Beauty Syndrome begins, the patient becomes progressively drowsy(昏昏欲睡的) and sleeps for most of the day and night, waking only to eat or go to the bathroom, according to the Klein-Levin Syndrome Foundation website. "When awake, the patient"s whole behavior is changed, often appearing “stupid" or childlike. When awake he experiences confusion, complete lack of energy, and lack of emotions."
Patients also report that everything seems out of focus, and that they are hypersensitive to noise and light. Some patients also have intense food cravings(渴望).
The Delians did not say whether Nicole has experienced these symptoms.
There is no known cure, but Nicole"s family is using a combination of epilepsy and narcolepsy(发作性嗜睡病)medication to minimize the incidents to just two a year.
小题1:What"s the reflection of Nicole"s sleepwalking state?
A.Being forgetful.B.Missing Christmas.
C.Sleeping around the clock.D.Being exhausted and bad-tempered.
小题2:According to the passage, Kleine-Levin Syndrome         .
A.is not impossible for doctors to diagnose
B.affects approximately l,000 people all round the country
C.is also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome which only affects females
D.makes those suffering this condition sleep as much as 64 days in a row without eating
小题3:Frorn the passage we can infer that        .
A.the disease will change the patients" behavior for good
B.the case of Nicole has been covered several times by different media
C.the.patients of this kind are more and more sleepy when the syndrome begins
D.the patients of this kind become too sensitive to being exposed to any noise and light
小题4:According to the passage, Nicole           .
A.was once suspected of lying about her condition
B.has a good appetite for food because of the disease
C.has adapted to the condition and can well cope with it
D.will be cured of the disease by using the combined medication

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There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process.People have generally viewed personal growth as an external(外部的) result or product that can easily be identified and measured.The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language--- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way.The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they go through new experiences and unexpected obstacles.In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to be faced with the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first.How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow.
These feelings of insecurity and self – doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow.If we do not face and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow.We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
小题1:A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when______..
A.he has given up his smoking habit
B.he has made great efforts in his work
C.he is interested in making anything new
D.he has tried to determine where he is on his journey
小题2:In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would______.
A.judge his ability to grow from his own achievements
B.succeed in climbing up the social ladder
C.face difficulties and take up challenges
D.aim high and reach his goal each time
小题3:When the author says “a new way of being” (para.3), he is referring to _____.
A.a new way of taking risks
B.a new approach to experiencing the world
C.a new system of adapting to change
D.a new method of finding ourselves
小题4:For personal growth, the author may not support __________.     .
A.curiosity and more chances
B.being quick in self – adaptation
C.open – minded to new experiences
D.avoidance of internal fears and doubts

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London, Reuters--What could annoy teenagers enough to make them stop hanging out with friends and go home?
No, it"s not a visit from their mothers, and not a threat to take away their cellphones or pocket money.
It"s high-frequency noise. The UK police recently agreed to use a device (装置) called the Sonic Teenager Deterrent. It sends out a sound that makes teenagers become so impatient and angry that they have to cover their ears tightly and walk away.
The sound is at extreme high-pitch that can be heard by those under 20. The body"s natural ability to detect some wave bands decreases almost entirely after 20, so few adults can hear the sounds. The black-box device, nicknamed the Mosquito because of its sound, can be fixed to the outside walls of shops, offices and homes. It sounds to youngsters like a crazy insect or a badly played violin. But it causes no physical damage.
A number of police forces and councils have given permission to use the system and want to install (安装) it at trouble spots.
Staffordshire Police Inspector Amanda Davies, who has given the device to shopkeepers in the Moorlands area, said," It is controlled by the shopkeepers--if they can see through their window that there is a problem, they turn the device on for a while until the group has run away."
小题1:The device can be used to _______.
A.threaten teenagers in public
B.drive away trouble-makers under 20
C.help mothers control their teenage children
D.help the police control shopkeepers
小题2:From the passage we can know that _______.
A.young people often suffer from pains in ears
B.shopkeepers are troubled by noisy insects
C.high-frequency noise is beyond the listening ability of people over 20
D.the police invented a new device to deal with teenagers
小题3:The purpose of the writer to write the passage is ______.
A.to advertise a new hi-tech device
B.to tell the reader a piece of news
C.to sell the device to shopkeepers
D.to inform the public as the spokesman of the police
小题4:Who will welcome the device most?
A.Shopkeepers.B.The police.C.Young people.D.The producer.

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New York, the city that never sleeps, fell silent last week—schools were closed; bus and subway services were stopped; flights were canceled, and even the stock market closed for the first time since 1985. All the disorder was caused by one thing, the arrival of hurricane Sandy.
This big storm landed on Oct 29 on the US east coast and brought damaging winds, flooding, blackouts (停电) and heavy snow.
Sandy is one of the largest storms that have ever hit the US, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. By the afternoon of Nov1 (Beijing time), about 140 deaths were caused by the storm as it traveled across the Caribbean islands and into the US.
Unlike most hurricanes that happen during summer, Sandy was strengthened not only by warm ocean water, but also by the cold air coming from the northwest. Sandy’s power grew because of the difference in masses between the warm and wet air and cool and dry air. It became a kind of “super-storm”, the Guardian reported.
The flooding was particularly severe. Scientists said it was because Sandy’s arrival happened together with a full moon, which normally means higher-than-usual tides (潮水).
“The most worrying aspect of Sandy is the high tides,” Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee told Reuters before the storm arrived. “With the full moon on Monday, with Sandy coming up the bay, we’re very concerned about flooding in our low-lying coastal areas.”
Apart from the power of Sandy itself, another reason why her arrival has caused so much damage is that its target area is crowded with big cities such as New York and Philadelphia. These urban areas are home to tens of millions of people. The flood, the snow and the blackout have brought the country’s financial and political centers to a stop. 
“The size of this alone, affecting a heavily populated area, is history making.” Said Jeff Masters, a hurricane specialist.
小题1:The author mentioned the disorder in New York city at the beginning of the article to _______.
A.remind us of the problems people might face when disaster strikes
B.introduce the disastrous influence of hurricane Sandy
C.criticize the poor management of the city by the New York government
D.prove New York suffered most from hurricane Sandy
小题2:According to the text, hurricane Sandy _______.
A.only got its power from the warm ocean water
B.grew stronger than other hurricanes because of the full moon
C.led to flooding in many cities around the US
D.brought with it strong winds, high tides, blackouts and heavy snowfall
小题3:From the article, we learn that areas hurricane Sandy targeted _______.
A.were mostly high land
B.were mostly near the sea
C.were far away from important cities
D.were empty as people were evacuated (疏散)
小题4:What is the main point of the article?
A.To show how a super-storm comes into being.
B.To explain why hurricane Sandy was so destructive.
C.To show that big cities in the US are easily affected by huge hurricanes.
D.To explore the best ways to avoid loss when a hurricane hits.

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For 40 years, the people of London have been happy to discover in their parks a bird that seems to have made its way from the Himalayas to the capital of England. With its shocking green body, red mouth, long tail and noisy screech(尖叫), the rose-ringed parakeet (长尾小鹦鹉) brought a vivid colour to parks in and around London.
However, the parakeets are no longer welcome. The government has suddenly woken up to the fact that there are many more parakeets in and around London making life harder for the local bird population. Government experts put the number of parakeets at around 30,000. They fear that if the number of parakeets keeps rising, these birds will push out local birds like wood-peckers, starlings and nuthatches from trees to build their own nests.
Not only that. According to an online report by The Independent, the parakeets will then also get control of most of the food available in the parks — seeds, berries, fruit and nuts. The local bird population will then have a hard time staying alive. An organization called the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has asked the government to investigate (调查) what kind of a threat the parakeet brings to local birds. If the government decides that these birds are indeed a threat to local birds, steps will be taken to control the number of parakeets.
The most surprising thing about the case of the rose-ringed parakeet is that no one quite knows how the parakeets came from India and started breeding (繁殖) in areas around London.
小题1:Parakeets are no longer welcome mainly because ______.
A.the local birds are being driven out
B.the government doesn’t like the birds
C.they are a threat to people’s health
D.people have a great fear of this kind of birds
小题2:According to an online report by The Independent, ______.
A.the parakeets’ future threat is impossible
B.the number of the parakeets is around 3,000
C.the parakeets should fly back to the Himalayas
D.the local birds won’t have enough food
小题3:People are not certain ______.
A.where the parakeets live
B.how the parakeets breed
C.how they flew to London
D.when they started living in London
小题4:The best title for this passage would be _____.
A.Help the parakeets B.Pretty birds have trouble
C.Birds invade LondonD.Pretty birds

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