13．Researchers 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 a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers，"the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality．"Shoes serve a practical purpose，and also serve as nonverbal cues（線索）with symbolic messages．People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear．"
Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits（特質(zhì)）detected in the study include a person's general age，income，political tendency，and other personality traits，including someone's emotional stability．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 students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study's participants．Participants in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes，and then filled out a personality questionnaire．
So，what do your shoes say about your personality？Some of the results were expected：People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes，and flashier footwear was typically worn by outgoing people．However，some of the more specific results are interesting．For example，"practical and functional"shoes were generally worn by more"friendly"people，while ankle boots were more closely 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 exceptional care of them，you may suffer from"attachment anxiety，"spending too much time worrying about what other people think of your appearance．There was even a political calculation in the mix with wearing"shabbier and less expensive"shoes．
The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits，but researchers pointed out that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities．
41．By looking at a person's shoes，it's possible for people toB
A．know the wearer thoroughly
B．estimate the wearer's character
C．have exact cues about the wearer's social status
D．judge the wearer's educational background
42．Which statement is Not true according to the passage？C
A．In the study，people's personality traits were detected．
B．In the study，participants wore 208 different shoes．
C．In the study，63 students were asked to fill out questionnaire about personality．
D．In the study，judgments were made according to various characteristics of people's shoes．
43．What can we know about the passage？B
A．Wealthy people favor shiny shoes．
B．Calm people prefer shoes with uncomfortable appearance．
C．Friendly people are likely to wear ankle boots．
D．Outgoing people always wear shoes with practical functions．
44．Taking exceptional care of new shoes shows thatA
A．the owners care much about others'opinions on their appearance
B．the owners are in a relaxed state
C．the owners are particular about their appearance
D．the owners have too many shoes to choose from
45．What is the best title of the passage？D
A．How To Choose Suitable Shoes
B．How To Judge People's Personality Traits
C．People Are What They Wear
D．Shoes Reflect People's Personalities．
分析 一項(xiàng)新的研究表明根據(jù)一個(gè)人的鞋子可以判斷一個(gè)人，甚至是陌生人的性格，準(zhǔn)確率能達(dá)到90%．研究人員指出有些研究結(jié)果是在意料之內(nèi)的，而有些結(jié)果是出乎人們意料的．比如穿實(shí)用性鞋子的人一般具有令人愉快的性格，而穿及踝短靴的人卻往往具有攻擊性的性格．
解答 41．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段中"can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes"通過鞋可以判斷出一個(gè)人的性格．故選B．
42．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文中第二段"In the study，63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study's participants．Participants in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes，and then filled out a personality questionnaire．"可知，是參與者填寫關(guān)于人格的問卷，而非63位大學(xué)生．故選C．
43．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文中第三段"who wore"uncomfortable looking"shoes tend to have"calm"personalities．"可知．故選B．
44．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文中第四段"spending too much time worrying about what other people think of your appearance．"可知．故選A．
45．D．標(biāo)題判斷題．仔細(xì)閱讀全文可知本文講的是鞋子可以反映一個(gè)人的性格．故選D．
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