Question

Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? ___1.____. Yet a very young child – or even an animal, such as a pigeon , can learn to recognize faces. We all take this for granted.

___2.____. When we talk about someone’s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.

Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone’s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. ____3.____. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth.

There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Airport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people’s behavior. _ _4.___. Bookworms, conservatives, military types – people are described with such terms.

People have always tried to “type” each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain’s or the hero’s role. In fact, the words “person” and “personality” come from the Latin persona, meaning “mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. __5.____.

A. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” look like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so.

B. But we can easily tell the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.

C. We also tell people apart by how they behave.

D. People have difficulty in describing the features of fingerprints.

E. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing one`s personality.

F. Experts say that actors differ in their behavioral and physical characteristics in acting.

G. Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.

 

Answer 1

1.G

2.C

3.A

4.E

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要告诉我们在语言里有很多描述人的个性特征的词，但是用来描述人的外貌的词很少。

1. 根据下一句Yet a very young child – or even an animal, such as a pigeon , can learn to recognize faces.一个小孩子，甚至一个动物也能够学会辨识脸。可知前面这句应该表示识别脸部特征是很困难的。故G正确。

2. 根据下一句When we talk about someone’s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels可知我们通常是通过别人的行为方式来辨别的。故C项表达是正确的。

3.A 根据前面一句But describing someone’s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face.可知用语言描述人的性格要比描述脸更容易。接下来就是解释描述人脸是很困难的。故A正确。

4.E 根据前面一句nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people’s behavior很早有很多描述人类行为差异的英文单词。接下来就应该说明很多人都会使用这样的信息。故E正确。

5.B 根据前一句Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks.可知现在很多演员都不要面具了，但是我们仍然可以辨别他是好人还是坏人。故B项正确。

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