It’s generally believed that people act the way they do because of their personalities and attitudes. They recycle their garbage because they care about the environment. They pay $5 for a caramel brulee latte because they like expensive coffee drinks.
It’s undeniable that behavior comes from our inner dispositions（性情）, but in many instances we also draw inferences about who we are, as suggested by the social psychologist Daryl Bern, by observing our own behavior. We can be strangers to ourselves. If we knew our own minds, why should we need to guess what our preferences are from our behavior? If our minds were an open book, we would know exactly how much we care about the environment or like lattes. Actually, we often need to look to our behavior to figure out who we are.
Moreover, we don’t just use our behavior to learn about our particular types of character --- we infer characters that weren’t there before. Our behavior is often shaped by little pressures around us, which we fail to recognize. Maybe we recycle because our wives and neighbors would disapprove if we didn’t. Maybe we buy lattes in order to impress the people around us. We should not mistakenly believe that we always behave as a result of some inner disposition.
Whatever pressures there can be or inferences one can make, people become what they do, though it may not be in compliance（符合）with their true desires. Therefore, we should all bear in mind Kurt Vonnegut’s advice: “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
【小題1】According to the passage, personalities and attitudes are commonly believed to _______.

A．determine one’s behaviorB．reflect one’s taste
C．influence one’s surroundingsD．result from one’s habits
【小題2】Which of the following would Daryl Bern most probably agree with?
A．The return of a wallet can indicate one’s honesty.
B．A kind person will offer his seat to the old.
C．One recycles plastics to protect the environment.
D．One buys latte out of love of coffee.
【小題3】What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in the passage?
A．We fail to realize our inner dispositions.
B．We can be influenced by outside pressures.
C．Our behavior is the result of our true desires.
D．Our characters can shape our social relationships.
【小題4】What does the author mainly discusses in the passage?
A．Personalities and attitudes.B．Preferences and habits.
C．Behavior and personalities.D．Attitudes and preferences.


【小題1】A
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：
人們的行為是由什么來決定的？通常認(rèn)為人的行為決定于人的內(nèi)在“性情”。但是許多時(shí)候，我們卻需要通過人的行為來認(rèn)識人的內(nèi)心，因?yàn)樾袨椴⒎强偰艽砣说恼鎸?shí)內(nèi)心。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段It’s generally believed that people act the way they do because of their personalities and attitudes.一句可知，人們通常認(rèn)為“品格和態(tài)度”決定人們的行為。故選擇A項(xiàng)。
【小題2】推斷題。從第二段but in many instances we also draw inferences about who we are, as suggested by the social psychologist Daryl Bern, by observing our own behavior.一句可知，與通常認(rèn)為的“內(nèi)在”（性情）決定“外在”（行為）不同，許多時(shí)候，我們需要通過我們的行為來認(rèn)識我們的內(nèi)心。這是Daryl Bern提議的。B、C、D三項(xiàng)都是“內(nèi)在”決定“外在”的例子。A項(xiàng)中是“外在”顯示“內(nèi)在”，故該項(xiàng)正確。
【小題3】推斷題。文章第三段說到：Our behavior is often shaped by little pressures around us，下文“回收垃圾”和“買咖啡”都是說明該論點(diǎn)的論據(jù)。我們回收垃圾不是因?yàn)槲覀儽Ｗo(hù)環(huán)境的內(nèi)心，而是因?yàn)榇嬖谕饨缈赡艿呢?fù)面評價(jià)的壓力所致。故選擇 B項(xiàng)。
【小題4】主旨大意題。本文主要討論如何認(rèn)識人們的行為（外在）與品性（內(nèi)在）之間的內(nèi)在聯(lián)系及因果關(guān)系。故選擇C項(xiàng)。
考點(diǎn)：論說文。

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