The size and shape of your ears show your character more than any other parts of the face. Other parts of the face change shape as we get older, but ears do not change their shape. They only change in size.

    Reading people’s character from their ears is an old science. In very old times people thought that a person with big ears had a good and generous character. They thought that a person with pale (nearly white), small ears was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ear showed whether a person was musical or not. Today, too, many people believe that the size and the shape of the ear help you know if a person is musical.

    Ears are all different, and each characteristic has a meaning. Next time when you look at a person, see if his ears are large or small. Look at the lobes( the lowest part of the ear). Are they attached(連著) to the face? Ears that are always red mean a person may easily get angry, or he/she just has high blood pressure(高血壓). Ears that are always cold and pale mean a person has a nervous character. And a big inside hole of the ear means a person is musical.

1 In the old times people might ask for help from a person with____________.

A. red ears              B. big ears            C. small ears            D. pale ears

2 The passage is mainly about ___________.

A. the size of our ears                          B. musical ears

C. ears which related to characters         D. our faces and ears

3 From the passage, we know ___________ change shape as we get older.

         A. ears           B. hair              C. eyes            D. teeth

4We can guess Beethoven may have __________________.                          A. pale ears       B. white ears  C. small ears       D. ears with a big inside hole

5 If you are often late for school, you may find the ears of your teacher _________.

    A. get bigger           B. get smaller       C. get colder            D. get redder

　　The size and shape of your ears show your character more than any other part of the face. Other parts of the face change shape as we get older, but ears do not change their shape. They only change in size.

　　Reading people's character from their ears is a very old science. In ancient times people thought that a person with big ears had a good and generous (慷慨的) character. They thought that a person with pale (蒼白的), small ears was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ear showed if a person was musical or not. Today, too many people believe that the size and shape of the ear helps you know if a person is musical.

　　Ears are all different, and each characteristic (特征) has a meaning. Next time you look at a person, see if his or her ears are large, medium-sized or small. Look at the lobes (耳垂) . Are they attached to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may have a temper (脾氣), or he /she may just have high blood pressure. Ears that are always cold and pale mean that a person has a nervous character. And a big inside the ear means a person is musical.

(1) What shows one's character most in the part of the face?

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A．The color of one's eyes.

B．The size of one's eyes.

C．The size and shape of one's ears.

D．The shape of one's mouth.

(2) In ancient times, how did people think about someone with big ears?

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(3) ________ may mean a person has a nervous character.

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(4) Lobes attached to the face means a person has ________.

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(5) Which of the following is RIGHT?

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A．Today people do not believe the size and shape of the ears show if a person is musical or not.

B．Different ears have the same meaning.

C．People read character from one's ears in ancient times.

D．Other parts of the face change shape as we get older, so do ears.