Question

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 yourself, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you fall asleep with.

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are 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 person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you’re always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not tomorrow.

If you sleep curled up(卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and you often protecting yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You’re shy and you don’t usually 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(平衡的) personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You believe in yourself. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people rather angry.

1.You may find the passage in_____.

A. a story book.    B. a guide book.

C. a sports newspaper.    D. a science magazine.

2.Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragragh about a person’s personality?

A. He or she is always open with others.    B. He or she is always easily upset.

C. He or she always likes new ideas.    D. He or she tends to believe in others.

3.Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep _______.

A. curled up.    B. on her back.

C. on her stomach.    D. on her side.

4.What does the passage tell us?

A. Sleeping positions show people’s secret personalities.

B. Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.

C. Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.

D. Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.

Answer

1. D

2. B

3. C

4. A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了人的睡觉姿势会展示出人们不同的性格。

1.推理判断题。通读全文可知，短文介绍了人们的睡觉姿势会展示出人们不同的性格。所以这篇文章是在向读者科普关于睡觉姿势展示出人们不同的性格相关的知识，故判断出这篇文章最可能来源于科学杂志。故D选项正确。

2.细节理解题。由第二段“If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas”可知，如果你仰卧入睡，你是一个非常开放的人。你通常相信别人，你很容易被时尚或新思想所影响。所以A，C，D选项都被提及，只有B选项没有被提及，故B选项正确。

3.推理判断题。由第三段“If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets”可知，如果你趴着睡觉，你就是一个喜欢保守秘密的人。所以蒂娜几乎不会把她的秘密告诉她的朋友，故判断出她可能趴着睡觉。故C选项正确。

4.推理判断题。分析短文的结构可知，短文是按照总--分的结构展开的，所以由第一段“...but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you fall asleep with.”可知，但是当你睡着的时候，你的睡姿显示了真实的你。最能显示你秘密性格的是你睡觉的姿势。所以判断出这篇文章告诉我们睡姿展示出人们的秘密性格。故A选项正确。