Word Bank

psychologist      n.       a person who is trained in psychology    心理学家

category     n.  

a division or class in a system for dividing objects into groups according to their nature of type 类型，类别，种类，范畴

introvert      n.  

a person who is quiet, shy and does not make friends easily  性格内向的人；不爱交际的人

extrovert      n.     a person who enjoys being with other people   性格外向的人

behave        vi.     act in a particular way 举动；表现

Listen and Respond 

Task: Focusing on the Main Ideas

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage.

1)   The first main point the speaker talks about is ________.

      A)     what personality means

      B)     when a person’s personality starts to develops

      C)     how to express one’s personality

      D)     how to solve personality problems

2)   According to the speaker, psychologists ________.

      A)     often emphasize the importance of friendship

      B)     often like to find similarities among people

      C)     usually find it hard to explain personality

      D)     usually interpret personality differently

3)   People can be roughly put into ________.

      A)     5 categories

      B)     4 categories

      C)     3 categories

      D)     2 categories

4)   To put people into different categories and compare them, psychologists often ________.

      A)     use tests

      B)     talk to people

      C)     observe people

      D)     do a lot of reading

5)   With the aid of knowledge about personality, we can ________.

      A)     provide more help to each other

      B)     conduct some research on our own

      C)     improve our relationship with others

      D)     have better communication with others