Question

Who are you? Sure you know your name, but your name is just a label (标签); it does not describe who you are. In a world with over six billion people, there can be millions of Johns or Jennys, but there is only one YOU. So what makes you special?

There are three things that make you different from any other person on the planet: your looks, your fingerprints (指纹) and your personality. Your looks and fingerprints certainly make you special, but these are just physical characteristics(特征). It is your personality that really describes who you are.

Personality is the form of emotions, thoughts, and behavior that people show throughout their lives, which makes them different from others. It is especially shown in how they behave towards other people.

Each person’s personality is made up of different personality traits (特征) such as kindness or shyness. These traits decide how people behave in different situations. A person’s personality decides everything they say and do. The human’s brain(大脑) has a special part that gives us personality and allows us to think for ourselves. This part of the brain is called the mind. Someone’s personality can change if their brain damaged in an accident. Scientists cannot study the mind by looking inside someone’ brain! To study the mind, scientists have to study human behavior. This includes studying people and having personality tests. Scientists believe that answers to the questions tell us something about a person’s personality traits. After asking thousands of people thousand of questions, they have found that some personality traits seem to go together. For example, shy people are often quiet. They have an introverted (内向的) personality type. The opposite is an extroverted (外向的) personality type —people who are outgoing, friendly and like being around other people. Describing personality types is not easy. In fact, scientists do not all agree on how many personality types there are, or how exactly they are described.

根据短文内容选择正确答案。

1.The underlined word “personality” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 心理           B. 特征          C. 性格

2.From this passage, you know _______ makes you different from any other person.

A. your hair, the color of skin and height

B. your name

C. your looks, fingerprints and personality

3.Your personality comes from _______.

A.         B.         C. 

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People who are introverted don’t like being around others.

B. To study the personality, scientists have to study human behavior.

C. Everyone’s personality won’t change at any time.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. WHO ARE YOU

B. PERSONALITY

C. YOUR SPECIAL LOOK

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文重点介绍了什么是我们的性格，以及决定我们性格的一些因素。

1.联系下文第三段Personality is the form of emotions, thoughts, and behavior that people show throughout their lives, which makes them different from others. 描述，可知这个单词指的是性格。故选C。

2.根据第二段There are three things that make you different from any other person on the planet: your looks, your fingerprints (指纹) and your personality.描述，可知选C。

3.根据第三段The human’s brain(大脑) has a special part that gives us personality and allows us to think for ourselves.描述，可知我们的性格来自我们大脑的一个部分，故选A。

4.根据第三段Someone’s personality can change if their brain damaged in an accident.描述，可知选C。

5.这篇短文重点介绍了什么是我们的性格，以及决定我们性格的一些因素。故选B，性格。

考点：关于性格的说明文阅读