Sue and Jim were neighbours for five years but they were never interested in each other. Then one day, Sue saw Jim’s music collection. She noticed a rare punk rock CD that she also owned. At that moment, she realized that they both had the same interest in music and they started talking. Sue said, “I thought we had nothing in common until I saw his CD by the New York Dolls.” They are now married and living with each other.

Some psychologists (心理学家) think that your taste in music is related to (有联系的) your personality. As part of a test at the University of Texas, Austin, USA, volunteers created a CD of their favourite songs. The volunteers then listened to each other’s CDs and made guesses about the CD creator’s personality—outgoing, adventurous, happy, and so on. These strangers correctly guessed much more about each others’ personalities through their CDs than through their clothes or taste in films. For example, Sue and Jim love punk music, which means they have outgoing personalities.

The psychologists who did the test found Snoop Dogg (hip-hop) fans are likely to be energetic and talkative. People who like U2 (rock/pop music) are generally independent and adventurous.

The psychologists also found that Louis Armstrong(jazz) fans tend to(倾向于) be shy. The psychologists were surprised to find that heavy metal fans were also shier and quieter than many other music lovers.

Title: Music and 1..

An opinion

Your 2. in music is related to your personality.

Findings

One’s clothes or taste in films is3. important than his/her CDs in a test of guessing about one’s personality.

It is 4.that hip-hop fans are energetic and talkative.

People who5. rock or pop music are usually independent and adventurous.

Jazz fans don’t like talk too6. .

It’s 7. that rap and heavy metal fans are shier and quieter than many other music lovers.

An 8.

9.Sue and Jim were neighbours for five years, they were never interested in each other.

After Sue noticed they both had rare punk rock CDs, she found they had

10. in common.

They are now married and living with each other.

If you are reading this article, you are probably trying to read it quickly. You have been ______ to skim and scan, to look for key words so as to understand the main idea of the article and the important points in the article.

Skimming and scanning is a good method when you don’t have enough______, such as when you are taking an exam, but, today many people skim and scan ______ and they have lost the ability to enjoy reading.

In response to this, something called the “slow reading movement” has become popular. The idea is that people should ______ their computers and mobile phones for half an hour or forty-five minutes each day and enjoy the pleasures of reading a good book—slowly and quietly!

Researchers have found that reading slowly,_______ books of fiction, helps people relax and think about what they are reading. It also helps people get to understand the_______emotions and It can also help them to see the world ______ the characters’ eyes.

Reading, of course, isn’t easy. You have to sit still for one thing. And it can seem______when compared to the excitement of playing video games. But, for me, reading has always been a pleasure in my life. I enjoy the company (陪伴) of heroes, of evil criminals and clever detectives, of thousands of interesting people I would have never met______.

In your classroom, you have learned to read “fast.”_______, outside of the classroom, you should try to learn to read “slow.” You may be surprised at how much you enjoy it.

1.A. taught B. picked C. given D. shown

2.A. confidence B. time C. memory D. support

3.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything

4.A. care for B. deal with C. turn off D. take out

5.A. especially B. properly C. probably D. mainly

6.A. writers’ B. readers’ C. people’s D. characters’

7.A. through B. with C. into D. around

8.A. strange B. interesting C. boring D. attractive

9.A. in the book B. on the Internet C. at school D. in real life

10.A. For example B. Finally C. However D. What’s more

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