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17．Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes．"Shoes convey useful information about their wearers，"the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality．
Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style，cost，color and condition of someone's shoes．In the study，63 University of Kansas researchers looked at pictures showing 208different pairs of shoes worn by the study's participants．Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly 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 flashier shoes were typically worn by outgoing people．However，some of the more specific results are strange enough．For example，"practical and functional"shoes were generally worn by more"pleasant"people，while ankle boots were more linked with"aggressive"personalities．The strangest of all may be that those who wore"uncomfortable looking"shoes tend to have"calm"personalities．And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take extreme care of them，you may suffer from"attachment anxiety"，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance．There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal（主张变革的）types wearing"shabbier and less expensive"shoes．
The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities，but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities．

28．What does this text mainly tell us？C
A．Shoes can hide people's real personalities．
B．Shoes convey false information about the wearer．
C．People's personalities can be judged by their shoes．
D．People know little about their personalities．
29．The participants were asked toA．
A．provide pictures of their shoes
B．look at pictures of different shoes
C．design a personality questionnaire
D．hand in their commonly worn shoes
30．Which of the results is beyond people's expectation？C
A．Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes．
B．Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes．
C．Aggressive people are likely to wear ankle boots．
D．Flashier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people．
31．People suffering from"attachment anxiety"tend toB．
A．wear strange shoes 　　　　　B．worry about their appearance
C．have a calm character 　　　　 D．become a political leader．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇说明文．文本主要讲了调查研究发现可以从某人穿的鞋子中看出他的性格，不同类型的人穿不同类型的鞋子．

解答 答案：28-31．C A C B
28：C．细节理解题．根据people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes可知，人们可以精确的从一个人的鞋子中判断出他的百分之90的性格，故C选项正确．
29：A．细节理解题．根据Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes可知，参与调查的人们需要提供他们最常穿的鞋子的图片，故A选项正确．
30：C．细节理解题．根据some of the more specific results are strange enough．For example，"practical and functional"shoes were generally worn by more"pleasant"people，while ankle boots were more linked with"aggressive"personalities．可知一些具体的结果够奇怪的，举列子中就有"短筒靴就和进取性格有关联"，故C选项正确．
31：B．细节理解题．根据you may suffer from"attachment anxiety"，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance可知，你可能遭受"依恋焦虑"，会花很多时间去担心别人怎么看你的外表，故B选项正确．

点评 本文内容有趣味性，但是文章中的词汇障碍较多，需要考生在阅读的时候有足够的耐心．要养成在上下文串联中猜测词义的能力，根据上下文中出现的同义词，近义词，反义词，以及词义的解释来理解生词．