Reseachers 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 useful information about their wearers,’’the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality.
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 researchers 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.
Some of the results were expected:People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes,and flashier shoes were typically worn by outgoing people.However,some of the more specific results are strange enough.For example,“practical and functional’’shoes were generally worn by more“pleasant"people,while ankle boots were more linked with ‘‘a(chǎn)ggressive’’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 extreme care of them,you may suffer from“attachment anxiety",spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal(主張變革的)types wearing“shabbier and less expensive” shoes.
The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities,but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities.
小題1:What does this text mainly tell us?
A.People’s personalities call be judged by their shoes.
B.Shoes convey false information about the wearer.
C.People know little about their personalities.
D.Shoes Call hide people’s real personalities.
小題2:The participants were asked to       
A.look at pictures of different shoes
B.provide pictures of their shoes
C.hand in their commonly worn shoes
D.design a personality questionnaire
小題3:Which of the results is beyond people’s expectation?
A.Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes.
B.Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes.
C.Flahshier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people.
D.Aggressive people are likely to weal"ankle boots.
小題4:People suffering from“attachment anxiety” tend to       
A.become a political leader
B.have a calm character
C.worry about their appearance
D.wear strange shoes
小題5:The author wrote the text in order to      
A.teach how to choose shoes
B.describe different personalities
C.inform us of a new study
D.introduce a research method

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:C

試題分析: 一項新的研究表明根據(jù)一個人的鞋子可以判斷一個人,甚至是陌生人的性格,準確率能達到90%。研究人員指出有些研究結(jié)果是在意料之內(nèi)的,而有些結(jié)果是出乎人們意料的。比如穿實用性鞋子的人一般具有令人愉快的性格,而穿及踝短靴的人卻往往具有攻擊性的性格。
小題1:A本文是一篇調(diào)查報告,開頭提出“Shoes convey useful information about their wearers,’’然后對調(diào)查活動進行詳細的介紹,最后通過their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities進一步印證中心,所以文章主要講述的是人們所穿的鞋子能反映出人的性格,答案選A。
小題2:B細節(jié)理解題。從文章第二段researchers looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study’s participants以及Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes可知參與調(diào)查的人們要求提供他們鞋子的照片,答案選B。
小題3:D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段However,some of the more specific results are strange enough.For example….. ankle boots were more linked with ‘‘a(chǎn)ggressive’’ personalities.可知穿及踝短靴的人更具有攻擊性是出乎人們意料的,故D選項正確。
小題4:C細節(jié)理解題。從文章第三段…..you may suffer from “attachment anxiety",spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.可知患有attachment anxiety的人們,會更擔心他們的外表,答案選C。
小題5:C推理判斷題。全文講述的是根據(jù)鞋子來判斷人性格的一項調(diào)查,文章開頭提出中心,然后在下文進行詳細介紹,由此可知作者的寫作目的是給人們介紹一項新的調(diào)查結(jié)果,故C選項正確。
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