Question

【题目】　　

Look at your hands and you will learn a lot about yourself. According to recent studies, if you’re looking for a personality test, look no further t______ your own hands―more specifically, your index finger and ring finger. To see what your fingers say about you, now please straighten out your left hand.

If your ring finger is longer than your index finger, that means you are charming. You are good at sports, e______ running and football. You may also be interested in numbers-based subjects like m______ and physics. Some might say you can be a bit aggressive（好斗的）, but if you know what you want, why don’t you go for it? Your ideal job would be soldier or CEO.

If your index finger is longer than your ring finger, that means you are a natural leader. You may be more interested in subjects based on words, such as language and literature. In difficult situations, you are confident to g______ the way and people look to you for the right answers. You would be politician or teacher.

If your ring and index finger are the same l______, that means you’re a good communicator. You may find that people always tell you their deepest s______, even if you don’t know them very well. You’re a balanced person who tends to listen twice and speak once, and people are drawn to that. You make others feel comforted when they need it most. You’re at your best when helping others. Your p______ job would be nurse or social worker.

【1】t______

【2】e______

【3】m______

【4】g______

【5】l______

【6】s______

【7】p______

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】than

【2】especially

【3】maths

【4】guide

【5】length

【6】secret/secrets

【7】perfect/possible/probable/proper

【解析】

短文主要讲述了手指的长短与个性的关系。

【1】句意：如果你在寻找个性测试，不妨看看自己的手相。

考查介词，further后跟than，look no further than不妨看看……。故答案为than。

【2】句意：你会擅长体育运动，尤其是跑步和足球。

考查副词，根据You are good at sports，…running and football可知填副词，especially副词，尤其，特别。故答案为especially。

【3】句意：你也可能对数学和物理等基于数字的学科感兴趣。

考查名词，根据You may also be interested in numbers-based subjects，结合上下文可知此处为maths名词，数学。故答案为maths。

【4】句意：你有信心指引方向，别人会来向你寻求答案。

考查动词，根据and people look to you for the right answers结合首字母可知此处为guide the way给别人指路，故答案为guide。

【5】句意是：如果你的无名指和食指是一样的长度。

考查名词，根据文章结构，已经提到了无名指比食指长和食指比无名指长，由此推测，length 名词，长度，故答案为length。

【6】句意：你可能会发现人们总是告诉你他们最深的秘密。

考查名词，根据 even if you don't know them very well，结合首字母可知此处为secret名词，秘密，根据句意用复数，故答案为secrets。

【7】句意：你合适的工作会是护士或社工。

考查形容词，根据You're at your best when helping others，结合首字母可知此处可以为“perfect/possible/probable/proper”形容词，最好的/可能的/或许/合适的，故答案为perfect/possible/probable/proper。

词义考查首字母阅读填空，此类题型存在一定的难度，要求我们在理解文章意思的基础上，结合语境，仔细分析，得出正确答案。