This may be music to your ears.
Researchers P. Jason Rentfrow and Samuel Gosling gave 3,500 people a personality quiz. Then they asked them to name their favorite kind of music. “We found that the musical style people like are closely linked to their personalities,” Gosling says.
RAP/HIP-HOP
Known for their quick speech, some rappers can say more than 700 syllables (音節(jié)) a minute!
If you like rap/hip-hop, you are energetic and have a way with words. You put a fresh spin on things, whether it’s new moves on the dance floor or your hip style.
CLASSLCAL
In the 18th century, classical musicians were like rock stars. Beethoven and Mozart, for example, played in packed concert halls.
If you like classical, you are open to new ideas and like debating with friends. Creative and imaginative, you can easily spend many hours scrapbooking, writing or painting.
COUNTRY
Country music came from the folk songs of English, Scottish, and Irish settlers of the southeastern United States.
If you like country, you express your opinions well, which makes you the ideal class president or team captain. Traditional and loyal, you enjoy spending time with your family.
POP
Pop music is designed to appeal to (吸引) almost everyone, and it does. Each year, the industry brings in about 30 billion dollars!
If you like pop, you are attractive to your friends. You can make big things happen, like planning for a huge party or inspiring your team to victory.
ROCK
In the 1950s, rock music created a brand-new culture. Teenagers, for the first time, had an identity separate from adults and children.
If you like rock, you are a risk-taker who never accepts no for an answer. You rise to any challenge, like doing very well in a big exam or landing the lead in the school play.
If these personality profiles don’t match you, that’s OK. These are just for fun.
小題1:What does the underlined part “You put a fresh spin on things” mean in the passage?
A．You can express your idea in a clever way that makes it seem better than it really is.
B．You have the ability to attract others’ attention.
C．You are always willing to communicate with others.
D．You are willing to express your thoughts to others all the time.
小題2:If you like pop music,           .
A．you are traditional and prefer to stay with your family
B．you are easy to accept new ideas
C．you are welcome and your friends all like to be with you
D．you have a quick speech and can say 30 words in a minute
小題3:We can know from this passage that           .
A．in the 18th century, classical musicians were like pop stars
B．country music came from the old songs of the Native Americans
C．pop music is liked by the largest number of people in the world
D．everyone can find his personality in this passage
小題4:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．When music came into being.
B．What your favorite music says about you.
C．Some basic information about music.
D．How to like music.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：文章是介紹通過調(diào)查研究發(fā)現(xiàn)人們對音樂類型的愛好反映了一個人的性格。
小題1:句意理解題。通過上文“Known for their quick speech”及“have a way with words”可知此種性格的人善于表達自己。選A
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。從文中倒數(shù)第四段第一句：“如果你喜歡流行音樂，你對你的朋友很有吸引力�！笨芍xC。
小題3:推理判斷題。從第五段第一句可知A錯誤；從第七段可知鄉(xiāng)村音樂不是起源于土著美國人的民歌，故B錯誤；從文章的最后一段可知D錯誤；從第九段第一句Pop music is designed to appeal to (吸引) almost everyone, and it does.可知C正確。
小題4:主旨大意題。第一段即揭示主題，且第二段Gosling提到通過調(diào)查研究發(fā)現(xiàn)人們對音樂類型的愛好反映了一個人的性格，故選B
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