3.Faces,like fingerprints,are unique.Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people?Even a skilled writer probably couldn't describe all the features that make one face different from another.Yet a very young child-or even an animal,such as a pigeon can learn to recognize faces.We all take this ability for granted.
We also tell people apart by how they behave.When we talk about someone's personality,we mean the ways in which he or she acts,speaks,thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.
Like the human face,human personality is very complex.But describing someone's personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face.If you were asked to describe what a"nice face"looked like,you probably would have a difficult time doing so.But if you were asked to describe a"nice person",you might begin to think about someone who was kind,moderate,friendly,warm and so on.
There are many words to describe how a person thinks,feels and acts.Gordon Allport,an American psychologist,found nearly 18,000English words characterizing differences in people's behavior.And many of us use this information as a basis for describing,or typing,his personality.Bookworms,conservatives,military types-people are described with such terms.
People have always tried to"type"each other.Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain's or the hero's role.In fact,the words"person"and"personality"come from the Latin persona,meaning"mask".Today,most television and movie actors do not wear masks.But we can easily tell the"good guys"from the"bad guys"because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.
54.By using the example of fingerprints,the author tells us thatD.
A.people can learn to recognize faces
B.people have different personalities
C.people have difficulty in describing the features of fingerprints
D.people differ from each other in facial features
55.According to this passage,some animals have the gift ofD.
A.telling people apart by how they behave
B.typing each other
C.telling good people from bad people
D.recognizing human faces
56.Who most probably knows best how to describe people's personality?B
A.The ancient Greek audience.
B.The movie actors.
C.Psychologists.
D.The modern TV audience.
57.According to the passage,it is possible for us to tell one type of person from another becauseD.
A.human faces have complex features
B.human fingerprints provide unique information
C.people's behavior can be easily described in words
D.people differ in their behavioral and physical characteristics.
分析 本文主要講述如何區(qū)分人與人之間的個(gè)性差距,能夠區(qū)分的原因是人們?cè)谛袨楹蜕眢w特征方面是不同的.
解答 54-57 DDBD
54 D 細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第 一段Even a skilled writer probably couldn't describe all the features that make one face different from another. 可知人們?cè)诿娌刻卣鞑煌诒舜,故選D.
55 D 細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第一 段Yet a very young child-or even an animal,such as a pigeon can learn to recognize faces. 可知一些動(dòng)物有能識(shí)別人面部特征的天賦,故選D.
56 B 細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章最后一段in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain's or the hero's role. 可知電影演員知道如何描述人的個(gè)性,故選B.
57 D 細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章最后一段 But we can easily tell the"good guys"from the"bad guys"because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.可知能夠區(qū)分人與人之間的不同的原因是人們?cè)谛袨楹蜕眢w特征方面是不同的,故選D.
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