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    Researchers at the University of Kansas say that it's easy for people to judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes． "Shoes contain 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 208different 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 other results are strange enough． For example， "practical and functional" shoes were generally worn by more "pleasant" people， while ankle boots were more connected 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 very good care of them， you may suffer from "attachment anxiety"， which means you are likely to spend 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 didn't fully realize that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities．

1.What does this text mainly tell us？

A. Shoes can hide people's real personalities．

B. Shoes contain false information about the wearer．

C. People's personalities can be judged by their shoes．

D. People know little about others' personalities．

2.Which of the results is beyond people's expectation？

A. Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes．

B. Pleasant people are likely to wear ankle boots．

C. Flashier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people．

D. Calm people like wearing uncomfortable shoes．

3.People suffering from "attachment anxiety" tend to　   　．

A. wear strange shoes

B. worry about their appearance

C. have a calm character

D. become a political leader

4.The author wrote the text in order to　   　．

A. inform us of a new study

B. introduce a research method

C. teach how to choose shoes

D. describe different personalities

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. B

4. A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。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.主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第一句“Researchers at the University of Kansas say that it's easy for people to judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes．”可知本文主要讲的是鞋子可以反映一个人的性格，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段The strangest of all may be that those who wore "uncomfortable looking" shoes tend to have "calm" personalities，最奇怪的可能是那些穿着"看起来不舒服"的鞋子的人往往性格"冷静"。即最出乎人意料的是冷静的人似乎喜欢穿不舒服的鞋子，故D选项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句you may suffer from “attachment anxiety”，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance可知遭受"依恋焦虑"的人会花很多时间去担心他们的外表，故B选项正确。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段“Researchers at the University of Kansas say that it's easy for people to judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes．”可知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%。可知作者写这篇文章的目的是为了介绍一项新研究，故选A。