Question

　　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 (苍白的), 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 (脾气), 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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A．Generous.

B．Dangerous.

C．Musical.

D．Nervous.

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

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A．Pale and small ears

B．Cold and pale ears

C．Big ears

D．Red ears

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

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A．high blood pressure

B．a temper

C．a nervous character

D．the text didn't say

(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.

Answer 1

答案：C;A;B;D;C
解析：

(1) 根据文章第一段第一句可知，耳朵的形状和大小比脸的其他任何一个部位都能表明人的性格，可见正确答案为C。 (2) 根据短文第二段中第二句In ancient times people thought that a person with big ears had a good and generous character. 可知古代人们认为大耳朵的人慷慨，故正确答案为A。 (3) 根据文章最后一段倒数第二句Ears that are always cold and pale mean that a person has a nervous character. 可知耳朵凉而苍白的人有容易紧张的性格，故正确答案为B。 (4) 通读全文可知文章没有对Lobes attached to the face进行讨论，故选D。 (5) A项Today people do not believe...与第二段最后一句话Today，too many people believe that...矛盾，故A项错误；B项说“不同的耳朵有相同的含义”这与第三段中第一句话Ears are all different, and each characteristic has a meaning. 不相符，故B项错误；D项说“随着我们年龄的增长，脸上其他的部位的形状都变了，耳朵也是”这与第一段中最后两句Other parts of the face change shape as we get older, but ears do not change their shape. They only change in size.相矛盾，故D项错误；而C项说“在古代人们根据耳朵判断性格”，与短文第二段中第一句话Reading people's character from their ears is a very old science. 相符合，故C项正确。