Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behavior, but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you’re easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive (不坦率的) person. You worry a lot and you're always easily upset. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up (卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you're often very careful. You're shy and you don't normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You're easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don't often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it upsets people.
【小題1】According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality_______.

A.only in a normal night
B.only when you go to sleep
C.only when you refuse to show yourself to the world
D.only when you change sleeping position
【小題2】Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach?
A.He or she is careful not to make others angry.
B.He or she doesn't want to stick to his or her opinion.
C.He or she can't be successful in any business.
D.He or she likes to bring others happiness.
【小題3】Maybe you don't want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?
A.He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.
B.He or she is rarely ready to help you.
C.He or she prefers staying at home to going out.
D.He or she wouldn't like to get help from you.
【小題4】It appears that the writer thinks highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _______.
A.he or she always shows sympathy (同情) for people
B.he or she is confident, but not stubborn (固執(zhí)的)
C.he or she has more strengths than weaknesses
D.he or she often considers upsetting people


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

解析試題分析: 文章介紹了人在睡眠的狀態(tài)可以暴露秘密的性格。分別介紹了躺著的,趴著的,側著的,蜷曲的人的不同性格。
【小題1】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后“You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake...but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you”可知,人在睡著之后才會顯露出真實的性格,故選B。
【小題2】C推理判斷題。第三段中“You’re very stubborn(頑固的), but you aren’t very ambitious.”和“You usually live for today not for tomorrow”可知,喜歡趴著睡覺的人沒有雄心壯志,只貪圖眼前的享受,因此難以有所成就。故選C。
【小題3】A細節(jié)題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段的內容:You are shy and you don't normally like meeting people. 可知蜷曲的人是害羞的,有防備心的,故選A
【小題4】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段You know your strengths and weaknesses.和You have a confident personality. 可知,側著睡的人心理素質好,清楚的知道自己的優(yōu)缺點,堅持正確的主張而不是固執(zhí)。故選B。
考點:日常生活類短文。

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