Question

　　The size and shape of your ears show your character more than any other part 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 a very old science. In ancient times people thought that a person with big ears had a good and generous (慷慨的) character. They thought that a person with pale (蒼白的), small ears was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ear showed if a person was musical or not. Today, too many people believe that the size and shape of the ear helps you know if a person is musical.

　　Ears are all different, and each characteristic (特征) has a meaning. Next time you look at a person, see if his or her ears are large, medium-sized or small. Look at the lobes (耳垂) . Are they attached to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may have a temper (脾氣), or he /she may just have high blood pressure. Ears that are always cold and pale mean that a person has a nervous character. And a big inside the ear means a person is musical.

(1) What shows one's character most in the part of the face?

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A．The color of one's eyes.

B．The size of one's eyes.

C．The size and shape of one's ears.

D．The shape of one's mouth.

(2) In ancient times, how did people think about someone with big ears?

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A．Generous.

B．Dangerous.

C．Musical.

D．Nervous.

(3) ________ may mean a person has a nervous character.

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A．Pale and small ears

B．Cold and pale ears

C．Big ears

D．Red ears

(4) Lobes attached to the face means a person has ________.

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A．high blood pressure

B．a temper

C．a nervous character

D．the text didn't say

(5) Which of the following is RIGHT?

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A．Today people do not believe the size and shape of the ears show if a person is musical or not.

B．Different ears have the same meaning.

C．People read character from one's ears in ancient times.

D．Other parts of the face change shape as we get older, so do ears.

Answer 1

答案：C;A;B;D;C
解析：

(1) 根據文章第一段第一句可知，耳朵的形狀和大小比臉的其他任何一個部位都能表明人的性格，可見正確答案為C。 (2) 根據短文第二段中第二句In ancient times people thought that a person with big ears had a good and generous character. 可知古代人們認為大耳朵的人慷慨，故正確答案為A。 (3) 根據文章最后一段倒數第二句Ears that are always cold and pale mean that a person has a nervous character. 可知耳朵涼而蒼白的人有容易緊張的性格，故正確答案為B。 (4) 通讀全文可知文章沒有對Lobes attached to the face進行討論，故選D。 (5) A項Today people do not believe...與第二段最后一句話Today，too many people believe that...矛盾，故A項錯誤；B項說“不同的耳朵有相同的含義”這與第三段中第一句話Ears are all different, and each characteristic has a meaning. 不相符，故B項錯誤；D項說“隨著我們年齡的增長，臉上其他的部位的形狀都變了，耳朵也是”這與第一段中最后兩句Other parts of the face change shape as we get older, but ears do not change their shape. They only change in size.相矛盾，故D項錯誤；而C項說“在古代人們根據耳朵判斷性格”，與短文第二段中第一句話Reading people's character from their ears is a very old science. 相符合，故C項正確。