Question

【題目】 Palmistry(手相術(shù)), or the art of reading the lines on a person’s hand, is thousands of years old. It probably began in ancient India.

Most people expect a palmist to tell them about their future. They ask questions like: Shall I be rich and successful? Shall I be famous? Shall I have a long and happy life?They do not ask:Am I a nice person? Am I brave or shy? Am I clever? Am I careful and reliable at work?

But this is really what palmistry is about

Of course. there are people who do not believe in palmistry. They call it pseudoscience(迷信). But there are other people who believe that palmistry can tell us a lot about a person's talents and personality. Using the lines and other marks on the hand, a palmist is often able to foretell something of a Person's future, but only in general terms.

The first thing a professional palmist does is to study the whole hand, its size, shape and texture (Is it smooth or rough?)Next he looks at the fingers, their length and shape and their condition of the fingernails. Finally he will study the lines of the hand. It is these lines that most people want to look at and try to “read”.

Clear, strong lines

Hand lines which are clear and strong indicate a person who is calm,good-tempered and generally contented with life. This sort of person will not get angry quickly and will be cautious about getting involved in anything out of the ordinary. At work, such a person will be careful and reliable.

Small line

A lot of small lines on the hand indicate a person who is sensitive and excitable.These people are nervous, get angry quickly and get excited easily. They are often very talented, but sometimes find it difficult to settle in one job. They frequently have a number of different hobbies.

The

The heart line

If your heart line is strong and clear, you are a warm and affectionate person. If it is weak, then you are probably rather cool. If you have a lot of small lines coming off the heart line, you will have plenty of romance in your life

The head line

If your head line is strong and clear, you are intelligent and imaginative. You will probably get a good job. However, this does not necessarily mean you will be rich and successful, as other factors are involve, for example, the number of small lines and the line of fate.

The life line

If you have a long life line, you will live a long time. A shorter life line indicates a shorter life.

The line or fate

Study this carefully, If it is strong and reaches as far as the middle finger, you will be successful.

【1】Palmistry is a kind of ___________.

A.TreatmentB.fortune-telling

C.medical examinationD.high technology

【2】Those who believe in palmistry think that palmistry can __________.

A.make you rick

B.tell whether you will have a long or short life

C.teach you how to get a high post

D.tell you how to avoid accidents

【3】According to the passage,___________.

A.hand lines which are clear and strong means you ate a clever person.

B.the strong heart line means you are cold-hearted

C.a warm person has strong head line

D.a reliable person has clear strong hand lines

【4】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.A romantic person may have a lot of small lines coming out of heart line.

B.Not everyone believes in palmistry.

C.Not everyone has the line of fate.

D.A successful person may have a long line of fate.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

短文主要講了手相術(shù)，手相術(shù)已經(jīng)有幾千年的歷史了，它可能起源于古印度。有些人不相信手相術(shù)。他們稱之為偽科學(xué)(迷信)。但也有其他人相信手相術(shù)可以告訴我們很多關(guān)于一個人的才華和個性的東西。使用手上的線條和其他標(biāo)記，手相師通常能夠預(yù)測一個人的未來，但僅限于一般情況。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“Using the lines and other marks on the hand, a palmist is often able to foretell something of a Person's future, but only in general terms.使用手上的線條和其他標(biāo)記，手相師通常能夠預(yù)測一個人的未來，但僅限于一般情況�！�，可知手相就是算命的一種，故選：B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“If you have a long life line, you will live a long time. A shorter life line indicates a shorter life.如果你的生命線很長，你就會活得很長。生命線越短，壽命越短。” 可知相信手相術(shù)的人認(rèn)為手相術(shù)可以告訴你是長壽還是短命，故選：B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“Hand lines which are clear and strong indicate a person who is calm,good-tempered and generally contented with life. This sort of person will not get angry quickly and will be cautious about getting involved in anything out of the ordinary. At work, such a person will be careful and reliable.清晰有力的手紋表明一個人冷靜，脾氣好，總體上對生活感到滿意。這類人不會很快生氣，而且會對卷入任何不同尋常的事情保持謹(jǐn)慎。在工作中，這樣的人是細(xì)心的可靠的。”故選：D。

【4】判斷題，根據(jù)“If you have a lot of small lines coming off the heart line, you will have plenty of romance in your life如果你的心線上有很多小的線條，你的生活就會充滿浪漫。”可知選項A正確；根據(jù)“Of course. there are people who do not believe in palmistry.當(dāng)然了。有些人不相信手相術(shù)�！笨芍�選項B正確；根據(jù)“The line or fate，Study this carefully, If it is strong and reaches as far as the middle finger, you will be successful.仔細(xì)研究這條線或命運，如果它很堅固，達(dá)到中指，你就會成功。”可知選項 C錯誤，選項D正確，故選：C。