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1、英语阅读练习：从你的桌面看出你的性格（附答案）你的桌面是乱七八糟还是整洁干净？英国一项心理学研究表明，桌子上物品的摆放能够看的出一个人的人格特征哦。环境心理学家构思出了五种不同的“书桌人格类型” 。那么你属于哪种呢？课文内容Vocabulary: personality 词汇: 性格Are you the kind of person whose desk is always spick and span? Or is it a bit of a mess? How you organise your working space can say a lot about you. In fact
2、, environmental psychologist Lily Bernheimer developed five distinct desk personality types in a study commissioned by UK co-working firm Headspace Group. Which of them best reflects you?First up: are you the clutterer? Clutter means mess and Bernheimer says a clutterers desk is likely to be colourf
3、ul, chaotic and covered in trinkets. These people are usually more extroverted and welcoming, and love being at the crossroads of the office. The hitch is that theyre often too busy to tidy up after themselves!Or perhaps youre the minimalist? A polar opposite to the clutterer, the minimalist has not
4、hing unneccessary on his or her desk. These workers are often highly conscientious and disciplined, if a little cautious. But Bernheimer says this does not necessarily mean theyre introverts they just love structure.Type three is the expander. Personal space is very important to them, and it creeps
5、ever outwards, even if this is not a consciously aggressive act. Berheimer says: They may try to claim more and more territory for themselves by moving their coffee cup and their sandwich out further and further.The personaliser is our fourth type, and its quite self-explanatory. These people custom
6、ise their space with photos, mementos and personal objects. A simple, stylish or unusual workspace tells people that youre high in the trait called openness, which means youre likely to be high in creativity, intellectuality and openness to new experience, says Bernheimer.And finally, theres the sur
7、veyor. These people feel insecure in the middle of the office, and seek out the quieter corners. From an evolutionary perspective, looking for well-protected spots from which to keep an eye out for potential threats makes sense. Surveyors are often introverted, but also highly productive and creativ
8、e, if given the space and support they need.Whichever type you are, making personal statements through presentation is deep in our nature, says Sam Gosling, professor of psychology at the University of Texas: One of the reasons physical spaces, including ones office desks, can be so revealing is tha
9、t theyre essentially the crystallisation of a lot of behaviour over time.词汇表spick and span 非常整洁清爽的clutter 杂乱不堪的物品、凌乱的环境extroverted 性格外向的welcoming 热情好客的hitch 小问题minimalist 简约主义者polar opposite 完全相反的一面，对立面conscientious 一丝不苟的，非常认真的disciplined 守规矩的，有纪律性的introvert 性格内向的creep 悄然移动aggressive 咄咄逼人的，气势汹汹的terr
10、itory 地盘trait 个人品质，特征openness 坦率insecure 不自信的、没有安全感的keep an eye out (for) 留意，留心productive 有成效的revealing 暴露真相的crystallisation 缩影测验与练习1. 阅读课文并回答问题。1. Which desk personality type is most likely to found in the middle of the room? 2. Why does Prof Gosling believe desks can tell us a lot about personalit
11、y?3. Why do surveyors sit at the edge of an office?4. Which word means inexpensive, small decorations?5. How do expanders increase their personal space?2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1. Mark and Mary are _. They can never agree about anything.extroverted introverted expanders polar opposi
12、tes2. Looking at a persons wardrobe can be very _. You can learn a lot about someone from their clothes.revealing insecure welcoming crystallising3. Susie is incredibly _. She gets up at 6am every day for a swim, without fail.introverted hard working disciplined conscientious4. The meeting wasnt _ a
13、t all. We achieved absolutely nothing in three hours.welcoming revealing productive aggressive5. My room is always _. I clean it every single morning.chaotic spick and span cluttered a mess答案1. 阅读课文并回答问题。1. Which desk personality type is most likely to found in the middle of the room?Clutterers love
14、 being at the “crossroads” of an office. Youre more likely to find them in the middle of the room.2. Why does Prof Gosling believe desks can tell us a lot about personality?Prof Gosling believes desks allow us to see the results of how a person behaves in a working environment over a long period of
15、time.3. Why do surveyors sit at the edge of an office?Surveyors are introverted and feel insecure when they are at the centre of an office.4. Which word means inexpensive, small decorations?Trinkets.5. How do expanders increase their personal space?Expanders move their personal belongings further an
16、d further outwards from their own desk space.2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。1. Mark and Mary are polar opposites. They can never agree about anything.2. Looking at a persons wardrobe can be very revealing. You can learn a lot about someone from their clothes.3. Susie is incredibly disciplined. She gets up at 6am every day for
