Question

ARE you creative, shy, outgoing? Our personalities reveal a lot about who we are. But what’s surprising is that our personality can also say something about our health. That’s according to researchers at Duke University, US.

During an experiment on 1,000 people, scientists assessed (评定) their personalities in two ways: by asking someone they knew, such as a family member or friend; then by asking someone they had just met, such as a nurse. The study found that those who were careful at age 26 were in better health after 12 years.

Being careful means that people tend to have a lot of self-control, and are less likely to smoke, the scientists said. Careful people are also more likely to have an active lifestyle and healthy diet.

From those who were least careful, 45 percent developed health problems by the age of 38. Such health issues included gum disease and high blood pressure (高血压). To compare, only 18 percent of careful people went on to develop health problems.

Another positive personality was called “openness to experience”, meaning curious and imaginative. People who have more of this personality have higher IQ scores. So they’d be more likely to know how to find medical help to prevent disease.

According to the report, if doctors assessed our personalities, it could help doctors to find which young adults need advice on how to live a healthy lifestyle. What’s surprising is that stress didn’t play a big part on a person’s health. Even though stress and anxiety (焦虑) are usually linked to bad health.

But can a doctor who knows our personality really improve our health? Or should doctors be kept away from knowing something so personal?

1.Which personality type may be better for our health, according to the research?

A. self-controlled. B. Stressed.

C. Shy.             D. Careless.

2.From the passage, we learn that careful people ____.

A. are too shy to talk to strangers

B. love to ask the doctor for advice

C. are likely to have a healthy lifestyle

D. may have high blood pressure when they’re older

3.Where can you probably read the article?

A. Newspaper.   B. Science fiction book.

C. Research paper. D. Travel guide.

4.What is the main idea of the article?

A. People can change their personality type.

B. Scientists have found two different personality types.

C. Personalities have something to do with our lifestyle.

D. Personalities say something about our health.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是美国Duke大学的调查者做的一个实验，通过实验说明人的性格可能决定他们的健康情况。自觉，细心的人最有可能有健康的生活方式。

1.根据原文Being careful means that people tend to have a lot of self-control, and are less likely to smoke, the scientists said. Careful people are also more likely to have an active lifestyle and healthy diet.可知细心的人，有自制力的人很少抽烟，更有可能有积极乐观的生活方式和健康的饮食。所以有自制力的人对健康更有好处。故选A。

2.根据原文Careful people are also more likely to have an active lifestyle and healthy diet.可知细心的人更有可能有健康的生活方式。故选C。

3.通过原文That’s according to researchers at Duke University, US.During an experiment on 1,000 people, 美国Duke的调查者在1000个人中做了一个实验。所以这篇文章可能出现在调查报告中。故选C。

4.根据原文our personality can also say something about our health.可知我们的性格可能影响我们的健康。故选D。

考点：健康保健类短文阅读。