题目
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 indications 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 detected in the study include a person's general age， their gender， income， political affiliation（派别）， and other personality characteristics， 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． Volunteers 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 extroverts（外向者）．However， some of the more specific results are interesting． For example， "practical and functional" shoes were generally worn by more "agreeable" people， while ankle boots were more closely aligned 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 a large amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance． There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal types wearing "shabbier and less expensive" shoes． The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits， but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities．（1）We can infer from Paragraph 2 that ____ ．A． shoes are vital to their wearersB． a practical purpose is to wear shoesC． people want to buy new shoes they pay attention toD． shoes may give away their wearers' information（2）Which of the following is NOT true according to the text？ ____ A． People with high incomes probably wear expensive shoes．B． Ankle boots are closely aligned with "aggressive" personalities．C． People wearing "uncomfortable looking" shoes tend to be calmD． People who wear practical and functional shoes may be hard to deal with（3）The underlined word "attachment anxiety"， probably means ____ ．A． Attached happiness to one's personality．B． Feeling always worried about everything．C． Often feeling worried about his or her appearance．D． Wasting an inordinate amount of time．（4）Which might be the best title for the passage？ ____ A． Bad Shoes， Bad Personality．B． People Are What They Wear．C． How To Choose Suitable ShoesD． Shoes Reflect A Person's Personalities．
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 indications 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 detected in the study include a person's general age， their gender， income， political affiliation（派别）， and other personality characteristics， 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． Volunteers 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 extroverts（外向者）．However， some of the more specific results are interesting． For example， "practical and functional" shoes were generally worn by more "agreeable" people， while ankle boots were more closely aligned 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 a large amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance． There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal types wearing "shabbier and less expensive" shoes．
The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits， but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities．
（1）We can infer from Paragraph 2 that ____ ．
A． shoes are vital to their wearers
B． a practical purpose is to wear shoes
C． people want to buy new shoes they pay attention to
D． shoes may give away their wearers' information
（2）Which of the following is NOT true according to the text？ ____
A． People with high incomes probably wear expensive shoes．
B． Ankle boots are closely aligned with "aggressive" personalities．
C． People wearing "uncomfortable looking" shoes tend to be calm
D． People who wear practical and functional shoes may be hard to deal with
（3）The underlined word "attachment anxiety"， probably means ____ ．
A． Attached happiness to one's personality．
B． Feeling always worried about everything．
C． Often feeling worried about his or her appearance．
D． Wasting an inordinate amount of time．
（4）Which might be the best title for the passage？ ____
A． Bad Shoes， Bad Personality．
B． People Are What They Wear．
C． How To Choose Suitable Shoes
D． Shoes Reflect A Person's Personalities．
"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 indications 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 detected in the study include a person's general age， their gender， income， political affiliation（派别）， and other personality characteristics， 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． Volunteers 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 extroverts（外向者）．However， some of the more specific results are interesting． For example， "practical and functional" shoes were generally worn by more "agreeable" people， while ankle boots were more closely aligned 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 a large amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance． There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal types wearing "shabbier and less expensive" shoes．
The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits， but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities．
（1）We can infer from Paragraph 2 that ____ ．
A． shoes are vital to their wearers
B． a practical purpose is to wear shoes
C． people want to buy new shoes they pay attention to
D． shoes may give away their wearers' information
（2）Which of the following is NOT true according to the text？ ____
A． People with high incomes probably wear expensive shoes．
B． Ankle boots are closely aligned with "aggressive" personalities．
C． People wearing "uncomfortable looking" shoes tend to be calm
D． People who wear practical and functional shoes may be hard to deal with
（3）The underlined word "attachment anxiety"， probably means ____ ．
A． Attached happiness to one's personality．
B． Feeling always worried about everything．
C． Often feeling worried about his or her appearance．
D． Wasting an inordinate amount of time．
（4）Which might be the best title for the passage？ ____
A． Bad Shoes， Bad Personality．
B． People Are What They Wear．
C． How To Choose Suitable Shoes
D． Shoes Reflect A Person's Personalities．
题目解答
答案
1．D 推理判断题．根据文章第2段的研究结论"Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers，"和Shoes serve a practical purpose， and also serve as nonverbal cues with symbolic messages鞋子传达了一条关于穿着者的信息，虽然很薄，但却很有用，"鞋子有实际的用途，也可以作为带有象征性信息的非语言暗示．说明人穿的鞋子能够反应出他的性格特征，故选D．
2．D 细节理解题．根据倒数第四段"practical and functional" shoes were generally worn by more "agreeable" people，说明穿"practical and functional"鞋子的人是很容易被说服而同意别人的观点的人，故D项是错误的，选D．
3．C 词义理解题．从文章第三段…..you may suffer from "attachment anxiety"，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance……你可能会遭受"依恋焦虑"，花很多时间担心别人对你的外表的看法．可知患有attachment anxiety的人们，会更担心他们的外表，故选C．
4．D．主旨大意题．本文是关于个人所穿的鞋子能够反应出你的性格等个人信息．故选D．
2．D 细节理解题．根据倒数第四段"practical and functional" shoes were generally worn by more "agreeable" people，说明穿"practical and functional"鞋子的人是很容易被说服而同意别人的观点的人，故D项是错误的，选D．
3．C 词义理解题．从文章第三段…..you may suffer from "attachment anxiety"，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance……你可能会遭受"依恋焦虑"，花很多时间担心别人对你的外表的看法．可知患有attachment anxiety的人们，会更担心他们的外表，故选C．
4．D．主旨大意题．本文是关于个人所穿的鞋子能够反应出你的性格等个人信息．故选D．
解析
步骤 1：理解问题背景
文章主要讨论了鞋子与穿着者性格之间的关系。研究人员发现，通过观察一个人的鞋子，可以准确地判断出90%的陌生人性格特征。鞋子不仅有实际用途，还传递了非语言的象征性信息。
步骤 2：分析问题
问题1要求从第二段推断出鞋子与穿着者之间的关系。问题2要求找出文章中不正确的陈述。问题3要求解释“attachment anxiety”的含义。问题4要求选择文章的最佳标题。
步骤 3：解答问题
问题1：根据第二段，鞋子可以传达关于穿着者的信息，因此选项D正确。
问题2：根据倒数第四段，穿“实用和功能性”鞋子的人通常更“好相处”，因此选项D不正确。
问题3：根据第三段，患有“attachment anxiety”的人会花很多时间担心别人对他们的外表的看法，因此选项C正确。
问题4：文章主要讨论了鞋子与穿着者性格之间的关系，因此选项D正确。
文章主要讨论了鞋子与穿着者性格之间的关系。研究人员发现，通过观察一个人的鞋子，可以准确地判断出90%的陌生人性格特征。鞋子不仅有实际用途，还传递了非语言的象征性信息。
步骤 2：分析问题
问题1要求从第二段推断出鞋子与穿着者之间的关系。问题2要求找出文章中不正确的陈述。问题3要求解释“attachment anxiety”的含义。问题4要求选择文章的最佳标题。
步骤 3：解答问题
问题1：根据第二段，鞋子可以传达关于穿着者的信息，因此选项D正确。
问题2：根据倒数第四段，穿“实用和功能性”鞋子的人通常更“好相处”，因此选项D不正确。
问题3：根据第三段，患有“attachment anxiety”的人会花很多时间担心别人对他们的外表的看法，因此选项C正确。
问题4：文章主要讨论了鞋子与穿着者性格之间的关系，因此选项D正确。