Question

【题目】 The size and shape of your ears show your character (性格）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（是否）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（特性）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 (连着) to the face? Ears that are always red mean a person may easily get angry, or he/she just has high blood pressure (高血压). 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 earsB.big earsC.small earsD.pale ears

【2】The passage is mainly about ___________.

A.the size of our earsB.musical ears

C.ears which related to (与...有关) charactersD.our faces and ears

【3】We can guess Beethoven (贝多芬）may have __________________.

A.pale earsB.white ears

C.small earsD.ears with a big inside hole

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

A.get biggerB.get smallerC.get colderD.get redder

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

本文讲了一门古老的科学——从耳朵读出人们的性格。并详细讲述了如何通过观察耳朵的大小和形状对人的性格做出判断。

【1】推理判断题。根据上文In very old times people thought that a person with big ears had a good and generous character. 在古时候，人们认为一个大耳朵的人有一个良好和慷慨的性格。由此可推断出，在过去，人们可能会向一个有大耳朵的人寻求帮助，故选B。

【2】主旨大意题。根据上文The size and shape of your ears show your character (性格）more than any other parts of the face. 你耳朵的大小和形状比脸上的任何其他部分都更能显示你的性格。可知本文主要讲性格和耳朵有关，故选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据上文And a big inside hole of the ear means a person is musical. 耳洞大意味着一个人是音乐人。Beethoven是著名的音乐家，照此可推断他可能有个大耳洞，故选D。

【4】推理判断题。根据上文Ears that are always red mean a person may easily get angry, 耳朵总是红色意味着一个人很容易生气，可知，如果你经常上学迟到，老师会生气，照此可推断老师的耳朵会变得更红，故选D。