Question

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 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 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．

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 of the more specific results are strange enough．For example，“practical and functional’’ shoes were generally worn by more “pleasant" people，while ankle boots were more linked 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 extreme care of them，you may suffer from “attachment anxiety"，spending 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 were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities．

1.What does this text mainly tell us?

A．The richer you are , the more expensive shoes you will wear.

B．Shoes convey false information about the wearer．

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

D．People know little about their personalities．

2.Which of the results is beyond people’s expectations?

A．Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes．

B．Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes．

C．Aggressive people are likely to wear ankle boots．

D．Flashier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people．

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

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是关于个人所穿的孩子能够反应出你的性格等个人信息。

1.1】C 推理判断题。根据文章1,2段"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．说明人穿的鞋子能够反应出他的性格特征，故C正确。

2.2】C细节理解题。根据第三段第三句For example，“practical and functional’’ shoes were generally worn by more “pleasant" people，while ankle boots were more linked with ‘‘aggressive’’ personalities．句意：例如，“实用、功能性的”鞋子通常都被性格随和的人穿，而短靴的主人大多是性格“强势”的人。从这得知选C。

3.3】B细节理解题。根据第三段中的if you have several pairs of new shoes or take extreme care of them，you may suffer from “attachment anxiety"，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance．如果你有几双新鞋或者特别照顾它们，你可能患上了“依恋焦虑症”，因为你花了过多的时间来担心他人对你外表的看法。可知选B。

4.4】A推理判断题。根据第一段 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 useful information about their wearers，’’the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality．Kansas大学的研究人员称，只需看一个人穿的鞋，就能准确地判断陌生人的百分之九十的性格。因此可知作者在向人们介绍一种最新的研究，故选A。

考点：考查研究报告类短文。