Most people think a person’s taste in food is so unique and random that it couldn’t possibly reveal anything about his/her character.

    But other subtle(奇妙的) things that people do can help us make up our mind about a person’s character. Should we really be so quick to dismiss what a person eats?

    Dr. Alan Hirsch is a US neurologist (神经科医生) who specializes in the treatment of people who lose their sense of smell or taste.

    In order to investigate the possible link between people’s choices of snack food and personality, Hirsch quizzed a sample of 19, 400 people. He made all participants undergo two well-known personality tests.

    These tests define each of the volunteers according to widely accepted personality categories. Hirsch could then check his own results against these in order to find interrelation between their choice of snack food and personality type.

    Hirsch also tested the volunteers on questionnaires designed to assess depression, because depressive illnesses are known to coincide with losses of sensation and preferences for certain foods.

    The volunteers were then tested on their preference for snack foods and the pleasure value they assigned to each food. Hirsch also quizzed married partners on their choices to find out how people with different food choices differed in their compatibility (兼容性) for each other.

    The study revealed surprising links between perfectionism and the urges to chew tortilla (玉米饼) chips and even a connection between introversion (内向) and the consumption of cream crackers.

    Dr. Hirsch used the same technique of testing for associations between different personality types and the flavors of ice cream people prefer.

    Finally, while some will feel this test provides a good assessment of their personality, others will disagree with the assessment.

56. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A. the author agrees with the opinion of most people

B. we should dismiss what a person eats

C. the author doesn’t agree with what most people said

D. everyone’s character is so unique and random

57. Dr. Alan Hirsch drew his conclusion by _______.

A. giving his participants tests

B. following his participants

C. offering his participants special food

D. treating his participants as patients

58. Dr. Alan Hirsch’s research proves that _______.

A. there are two well-known personality tests on earth

B. depressive illnesses coincide with losses of sensation

C. volunteers are eager to know their own characters

D. what one eats connects with one’s personality

59. The best title for the text should be _______.

A. Dr. Alan Hirsch

B. Flavor and Personality

C. An Interesting Research

D. Believe It or Not

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳　　 答案。

　　     "You can have the 1 neighbours for years", the old man said. "You　　 love them; 2 you think you love them. And you　　 3 that they love you. But do you ever really　　 4 them?"

    Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for fifteen years.　　 We were good friends for all that time. I enjoy　　 5 I am 6 it's the best thing in the world. And good relationship with the Kemps was　　 7it. Because they seemed to 8 it.

    They were interesting and clever people, but they were always in some　　 sort of 9. It was usually 10 or accident, but there were other　　 things too. For example, their house caught fire twice;and twice the　　 whole family 11 in mine. They were always 12 things-money, keys,　　 a watch, a camera. Pictures 13 the walls;the children fell out of　　 their beds … I used to 14 in the mornings and think:"What will　　 15 to them today?" I was their friend 16 their neighbour. Life was always　　 interesting, but never 17. Best of 18, I liked the whole family.

    One late autumn morning I lit a 19 in order to burn the　　 collected 20 leaves. After a time Charlie Kemp came out of his house　　 and walked up the road. "Morning, Charlie, "I said. "Lovely day, 　　 21?" He smiled at me and 22.I went on with my work.

    Twenty minutes later a 23 arrived. He walked into my garden and　　 said, "You have to put that fire out. Your neighbour has　　 24 to us.He doesn't like the 25." "My neighbour?"I asked.

    "Yes. "The police took out his notebook and read. "Charles Kemp. He　　 lives next door, doesn't he?"

1. A. kind    B. different 　　　　C. same    D. naughty

[    ]

2. A. or    B. and    C. but    D. since

[    ]

3. A. wish    B. hope    C. want    D. would rather

[    ]

4. A. know    B. believe    C. trust    D. understand

[    ]

5. A. glad    B. sure    C. thinking    D. afraid

[    ]

6. A. glad    B. sure    C. thinking    D. afraid

[    ]

7. A. difficult    B. hate    C. dislike    D. look for

[    ]

8. A. trouble    B. danger    C. luck    D. business

[    ]

9. A. trouble    B. danger    C. illness    D. hurt

[    ]

10. A. happiness    B. choice    C. illness    D. hurt

[    ]

11. A. lived    B. slept    C. spent    D. passed time

[    ]

12. A. finding    B. gaining    C. lost    D. losing

[    ]

13. A. dropped    B. dropped down    C. fell off    D. fell down

[    ]

14. A. get up    B. wake    C. rise    D. stay in bed

[    ]

15. A. happen    B. but also 　　   C. come    D. fall

[    ]

16. A. as well as    B. but also 　　  C. so well as    D. or

[    ]

17. A. simple    B. the same    C. dull    D. easy

[    ]

18. A. them    B. all    C. which    D. everything

[    ]

19. A. cigarette    B. stove 　　 C. lamp    D. fire

[    ]

20. A. fallen    B. falling 　　 C. fell    D. dropping

[    ]

21. A. don't you think    B. isn't it　　

    C. do you like　　    D. do you agree

[    ]

22. A. shook his head    B. ran away    C. nodded    D. turned round

[    ]

23. A. teacher    B. neighbour    C. friend    D. policeman

[    ]

24. A. told    B. complained 　　  C. written    D. sent

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25. A. smell    B. taste    C. sound    D. fire

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完形填空：

阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中， 选出一个最佳答案．

　“You can have the 　1　neighbours for years,” the old man said． “You love them; 　2　you think you love them． And you 　3　that they love you． But do you ever really 　4　them?”

　“Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for fifteen years． We were good friends for all that time． I enjoy 　5　I am　6　it's the best thing in the world． And good relationship with the Kemps was 　7　it． Because they seemed to 　8　it． ”

　“They were intersting and clever people, but they were always in some sort of 　9　． It was usually 　10　or accident, but there were other things too． For example, their house caught fire twice; and twice the whole family 　11　in mine． They were always 　12　things?—money, keys, a watch, a camera． Pictures 　13　the walls;the children fell out of their beds… I used to 　14　in the mornings and think: What will 　15　to them today? ”

　“I was their friend 　16　their neighbour． Life was always interesting, but never 　17　． Best of 　18　, I liked the whole family．”

　“One late autumn morning I lit a 　19　in order to burn the collected 　20　leaves． After a time Charlie Kemp came out of his house and walked up the road． Morning Charlie,  I said．Lovely day, 　21　?”

　“He smiled at me and 　22　． I went on with my work．”

　“Twenty minutes later a 　23　arrived． He walked into my graden and said: you have to put that fire out． You neighbour has 　24　to us． He doesn't like the 　25　．”

　“My neighbour- I asked．”

　“Yes．The police took out his notebook and read． Charles Kemp． He lives next door, doesn't he ? ”