"Shoes convey thin but useful information about their wearers," the authors wrote in a new study. " Shoes serve as a practical pur?pose,and also serve as nonverbal cues (暗示) with symbolic messa?ges. People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear."

Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits (特点) found includes a person's general age,gender,income and other personality traits like one's emotional stability.

Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgements were based on the style,cost,colour and condition of someone's shoes. In the study,63 University of Kan?sas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study's participants. Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most com?monly 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 flashy (闪光的) shoes were typically worn by outgoing people.

However,some results are puzzling. For example, " practical" shoes were generally worn by more "agreeable" people,while ankle boots were more closely connected with "aggressive" personalities. The strangest of all may be that those who wore "uncomfortablelooking" shoes tend to have "calm" personalities.

And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take too much care of them,you may suffer from "attachment anxiety", spending a large amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.

The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality.

1. Researchers were surprised at the result that       .

   A. the rich wore expensive shoes

   B. outgoing people like wearing shining shoes

   C. "uncomfortableloo king" shoes suggested calmness

   D. some people tried to hide their real personality

2. Those who        may suffer from "attachment anxiety".

   A. are frightened to meet people

   B. are anxious about being misunderstood

   C. pay much attention to others' appearances

   D. worry about others' opinions about their looks

3. It can be inferred from the text that       .

   A. all people's personality can be judged by their shoes

   B. all the results agreed with what researchers had expected

   C. you may make a mistake when you judge a person by shoes

   D. people with ankle boots are less aggressive

4. What kind of shoes does a person most probably wear if he is pleasant and kind to others?

   A. Ankle boots.

   B. Several pairs of new shoes.

   C. "Uncomfortablelooking" shoes.

   D. "Practical" shoes.

A Double Misunderstanding Once before the Iranian revolution,the then President of the United States Jimmy Carter visited Iran. He held a formal talk with the Shah,Pahlevi. As the Shah had an excellent 1        of English,no 2       were needed for the 3       . However,the Shah spoke English with an accent which led to a 4       on a major question,but interestingly enough,Carter,being a southerner,also had his accent and so the misunderstanding turned into a 5       one. This is how it all happened. During their talk Carter 6       a certain African organization and asked the Shah to give an overall (总体的,全面考虑的) appraisal (估计,评估) of it. The Shah didn't have a very 7        opinion of the said organization 8        he found it beset (困扰) with many internal problems,so he used the word "impotent (无能力的) "to describe it. The trouble was in pronouncing the word he 9        the 10        on the second syllable and the word 11        like " important" to Carter. As it happened Carter himself thought the organization was a very important one and he felt most 12        that their opinions should " 13       " ,"Yes,I agree that the organization is indeed very important," he repeated to the Shah. Now in his southern accent,the word "important" sounded very much like the word " impotent",and the Shah too felt most pleased that the President should agree with him. Now of all the people 14        on the occasion,only the then US ambassador 15        Iran,Mr. Sullivan,16       that it was a "double misunderstanding" as he knew the President's and the Shah's different opinions on that African organization and he was also familiar with both men's 17        accents. Naturally he didn't see 18        fit for him to put them 19        on the matter so he kept his mouth shut. He 20       a glance around the room to see if anyone else was enjoying the joke with him and so the matter was allowed to pass.


(   ) 1. A. head   B. master   C. command   D. grasp

(   ) 2. A. interpreter   B. attendant   C. staff   D. waiter

(   ) 3. A. affairs   B. situation   C. condition   D. occasion

(   ) 4. A. misconstruction   B. misunderstanding   C. misconception   D. mistake

(   ) 5. A. double   B. twin   C. two   D. both

(   ) 6. A. mentioned   B. indicated   C. referred   D. remarked

(   ) 7. A. sharp   B. great   C. high   D. influential

(   ) 8. A. though   B. for   C. since   D. as

(   ) 9. A. had   B. put   C. got   D. took

(   ) 10. A. accent   B. pressure   C. stress   D. emphasis

(   ) 11. A. looked   B. seemed   C. felt   D. sounded

(   ) 12. A. relaxed   B. contented   C. comfortable   D. pleased

(   ) 13. A. coincide   B. agree   C. conform   D. correspond

(   ) 14. A. accompany   B. participating   C. present   D. attended

(   ) 15. A. in   B. to   C. for   D. of

(   ) 16. A. recognized   B. realized   C. comprehended   D. conceive

(   ) 17. A. special   B. peculiar   C. particular   D. extraordinary

(   ) 18. A. the thing   B. the matter   C. that   D. it

(   ) 19. A. wise   B. bright   C. clever   D. smart

(   ) 20. A. had   B. gave   C. cast   D. took

Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and slipped away after a partial lap around the station. Ten pairs of eyes 1        against the windows,four in the shuttle and six in the 2       .

All that remains of NASA's final shuttle voyage is the touchdown,targeted for the 3       hours of Thursday back home in Florida. Its return 4        the 30-year run of a vessel that kept US astronauts flying to and from 5        longer than any other rocketship.

"Get her 6        safely and enjoy the last couple days in space shuttle Atlantis," the station's Mission Control 7        commander Christopher Ferguson and his crew.

Replied Ferguson: " It's been an incredible ride."

As a final salute,the space station rotated to provide never-before-seen views of the com?plex. Atlantis flew halfway around the outpost,cameras whirring aboard 8        craft to record the historic event.

Flight controllers savored (欣赏,品味) the dual TV images. "It must 9        pretty spectacu?lar," Ferguson said.

And it 10       :Atlantis sailing serenely (宁静地,平静地) against the black void of space,its pay load (有效载重,负载) bay wide open,and the space station,its huge 11        wings glow?ing golden 12        the sunlight.

As the lead team of flight controllers signed off for the very 13        time,the voice emanating (发出) from the shuttle's Mission Control cracked with emotion. Another team would take over late Tuesday for 14       .

To ensure their 15        return,the crew 16        one final survey of the shuttle,using the robotic arm and a lasertipped extension. Experts scrutinized (仔细检查,细看) the images for signs of micrometeorite damage.

Atlantis 17       8 days at the space station and left behind a year's worth of supplies,insur?ance in the event commercial providers 18        delays in launching their own cargo ships.

It was the 37th shuttle 19      ,over more than 12 years,dedicated to building and 20        the space station ― the largest structure ever to orbit the planet.

(   ) 1. A. put   B. pressed   C. looked   D. squeeze

(   ) 2. A. home   B. station   C. base   D. airplane

(   ) 3. A. predawn   B. daytime   C. at dusk   D. midnight

(   ) 4. A. starts   B. closes   C. ends   D. begins

(   ) 5. A. space   B. universe   C. sky   D. orbit

(   ) 6. A. home   B. here   C. forward   D. straight

(   ) 7. A. recommended   B. told   C. suggested   D. advised

(   ) 8. A. all   B. some   C. every   D. both

(   ) 9. A. sound   B. seem   C. look   D. feel

(   ) 10. A. did   B. worked   C. accounted   D. acted

(   ) 11. A. beautiful   B. metallic   C. useful   D. solar

(   ) 12. A. under   B. beneath   C. in   D. against

(   ) 13. A. last   B. first   C. key   D. proper

(   ) 14. A. arrival   B. taking off   C. flying   D. landing

(   ) 15. A. secure   B. safe   C. reliable   D. harmless

(   ) 16. A. fulfilled   B. achieved   C. conducted   D. carried

(   ) 17. A. spent   B. took   C. paid   D. expend

(   ) 18. A. meet   B. face   C. encounter   D. contact

(   ) 19. A. purpose   B. mission   C. business   D. assignment

(   ) 20. A. preserving   B. possessing   C. supporting   D. maintaining

Australia is nearly as large as the United States,but most of it is too 1        for people to live in. Around the 2        of this huge dry part are large sheep and cattle 3       . A few of them are as large as the smallest 4        in America. Often the nearest neighbors are many hundred miles away.

The 5       radio is very important to people who live 6        these great Australian farms. It works much like a telephone. A person can listen to someone 7        talk and then give an answer.

When these radios first came into 8       ,the Australian government set up a special twoway radio 9       . Then,people on the large farms could talk to a doctor hundreds of miles away. They could tell the doctor about someone who was sick,and the doctor could let them know 10        to 11        for the sick person.

Since the large forms were 12        far away from the towns,the children could not go to school. Radio schools were 13        for them in some areas. 14       a certain time each day,the boys and girls turned on their radios and listened to 15        in cities miles away.

Families on the large farms wanted to 16        news to their neighbors. " Round robin" talks by radio were started to 17        families in touch with each other. They could talk about who was going away or who was sick or who was 18        married. The men could talk about their sheep and cattle and how much money the market would 19        for them. In many ways the radio became a 20       for the farm people of Australia.

(   ) 1. A. moist   B. drought   C. dry   D. humid

(   ) 2. A. edge   B. side   C. center   D. part

(   ) 3. A. villages   B. countryside   C. states   D. farms

(   ) 4. A. cities   B. states   C. areas   D. regions

(   ) 5. A. two ways   B. twoside   C. twoway   D. two sides

(   ) 6. A. on   B. in   C. at   D. by

(   ) 7. A. different   B. else   C. another   D. other

(   ) 8. A. effect   B. practice   C. management   D. use

(   ) 9. A. item   B. arrangement   C. programme   D. design

(   ) 10. A. how   B. what   C. which   D. that

(   ) 11. A. cure   B. care   C. treat   D. concern

(   ) 12. A. too   B. very   C. quite   D. so

(   ) 13. A. put up   B. got up   C. set up   D. build up

(   ) 14. A. At   B. In   C. For   D. By

(   ) 15. A. parents   B. teachers   C. neighbors   D. relatives

(   ) 16. A. spread   B. get   C. bring   D. give

(   ) 17. A. keep   B. let   C. have   D. make

(   ) 18. A. being   B. having   C. getting   D. wanting

(   ) 19. A. cost,   B. pay   C. take   D. spend

(   ) 20. A. booklet   B. magazine   C. article   D. newspaper

Many people could not forget the beautiful dance during the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. The dance was performed by 20 disabled girls. They can't hear or speak. But their performance is remembered by many people. The leading dancer of the dance is Tai Lihua. She is 28 years old. She is very beautiful.

Tai Lihua was born healthy. When she was two years old,she lost her hearing because of a fever. Not long after that,she became mute,too. From then on,her world was silent. But she didn't know this at first. At five years old,when she played a game about sounds with her schoolmates she discovered that she was different from the others. She was very sad about it.

Her father went to many places to look for best treatments for her illness. But nothing worked. When she was seven years old,she went to a school for deaf and mute children. In that school,she did well in her studies. Her teacher said she used her mind more than the others and was good at expressing her feeling through dance. She also began to love dance. She thought she could use dance to express what she thought about life.

When she was 15 years old,she began to learn to dance. At first,she couldn't dance well. But she didn't stop. She worked harder than the others. She also spent more time learning. Her efforts made her a very good dancer. She has been to many countries to perform and many for?eigners like her style. She now lives a happy life with her family.

(   ) 1. The underlined word "disabled" most probably means "         ".

   A. disadvantaged   B. restricted   C. handicapped   D. injured

(   ) 2. Which is the right order of the events to Tai Lihua?

a) She danced during the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

b) She was a healthy girl.

c) She began to learn to dance.

d) She lost her hearing.

e) She went to a school for deaf and mute children.

f) She couldn't speak.

g) She found she was different from the others.

   A. abdfgce   B. badfegc   C. bdfegca   D. bdfgeca

(   ) 3. Tai Lihua gave people a deep impression because         .

   A. she was pitiful with both mute and deaf

   B. she used her mind more than the others in her studies

   C. she has been to many countries and now lives a happy life

   D. while mute and deaf,she is hardworking and good at dancing

(   ) 4. The best title of the story is         .

   A. Tai Lihua,a Poor Dancer

   B. The CCTV Spring Festival Gala Is Very Popular

   C. A Beautiful Dancer in the Silent World

   D. A Performance in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala

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