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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 ‘‘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 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(主张变革的)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．

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．

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

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．

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

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

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析: 一项新的研究表明根据一个人的鞋子可以判断一个人，甚至是陌生人的性格，准确率能达到90%。研究人员指出有些研究结果是在意料之内的，而有些结果是出乎人们意料的。比如穿实用性鞋子的人一般具有令人愉快的性格，而穿及踝短靴的人却往往具有攻击性的性格。

1.本文是一篇调查报告，开头提出“Shoes convey useful information about their wearers，’’然后对调查活动进行详细的介绍，最后通过their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities进一步印证中心，所以文章主要讲述的是人们所穿的鞋子能反映出人的性格，答案选A。

2.细节理解题。从文章第二段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可知参与调查的人们要求提供他们鞋子的照片，答案选B。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段However，some of the more specific results are strange enough．For example….. ankle boots were more linked with ‘‘aggressive’’ personalities．可知穿及踝短靴的人更具有攻击性是出乎人们意料的，故D选项正确。

4.细节理解题。从文章第三段…..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的人们，会更担心他们的外表，答案选C。

5.推理判断题。全文讲述的是根据鞋子来判断人性格的一项调查，文章开头提出中心，然后在下文进行详细介绍，由此可知作者的写作目的是给人们介绍一项新的调查结果，故C选项正确。

考点：考查科学调查类短文阅读。