五、阅读下面短文,根据短文内容完成1~9小题。注意:1~8题每个空格只填一个单词,9题字数不限。
(南京月考)Palm reading, or palmistry(手相术), is the art of studying the lines on the palm of the hand to describe a person's characteristics and foretell future events in a person's life.
To study a person's characteristics and future, a palm reader looks carefully at the three main lines on the active hand (the one a person writes with). The reader usually looks first at a person's Life Line. This begins under the index finger(食指), and goes down towards the wrist. This line describes the way a person lives his or her life. A person with a deep Life Line is energetic and competitive(好竞争的). If a person has a faint(模糊的) line, he or she is more of a thinker than a doer.
The Heart Line runs across the hand, just below the fingers. This line describes one's feelings. A person with a deep Heart Line is a peace maker. Family is important to this person. Those with a faint line do not like to be alone. They are often controlled by their feelings.
The Head Line is below the Heart Line, which describes how a person thinks. A person with a long Head Line thinks about things very carefully. Those with a short Head Line usually make up their mind quickly. A person with a deep Head Line is clever and talkative. Those with a faint Head Line often come up with new ideas.
Palm readers believe that these lines and marks on the hand can tell us something about our personalities. Do you agree? Try the test on yourself.

Lines (1)
The Life Line A person with a deep line is competitive and full of (2). If a person has a faint line, he or she may be a thinker.
The Heart Line The line describes how a person (3). If a person has a deep line, he or she is usually peace-loving. Family is of (4) to this person. Those with a faint line like to make (5) in their lives.
The Head Line The length and depth of the line describe a person's personality. If the line is long, the person is usually a (6) thinker. Those with a short line are quick to make (7). A person with a deep line is clever and talkative. Those with a faint line are very (8).
Conclusion Do you believe that these lines can tell us something about our personalities? Why? (9)

1. Meanings 2. energy 3. feels 4. importance 5. friends 6. careful 7. decisions 8. creative 9. No, I don't.
Because there is no scientific evidence to prove that the lines on the palm can truly reflect a person's personality and predict the future. Personality is mainly shaped by life experiences, education and environment. /Yes, I do. Although it may not be scientifically proven, observing the palm lines is an interesting way to understand oneself and others, and sometimes it can coincide with a person's characteristics.（回答合理即可）

【分析】
本题是根据短文内容完成表格填空的阅读理解题，解题思路为：1. 通读全文，明确短文围绕手相术展开，介绍了生命线、心线、头线三种主要手相线条的含义及对应的性格特征；2. 针对1-8题，逐一对应原文细节，提取符合要求的单个单词；3. 第9题为开放性问题，结合自身理解给出合理回答即可。
【解析】
1. 表格主题是手相线条的意义，原文围绕三种线条的含义展开，故填Meanings；
2. 原文提到“深生命线的人精力充沛且好竞争”，“full of”后接名词，故填energy；
3. 原文指出心线描述人的情感，对应表格中“how a person”后接动词，故填feels；
4. 原文提到这类人心目中家庭很重要，“of importance”相当于“important”，故填importance；
5. 原文说明浅心线的人不喜欢独处，可推断他们喜欢交朋友，故填friends；
6. 原文提到长头线的人思考很仔细，对应“a... thinker”，故填careful；
7. 原文提到短头线的人很快下定决心，“make decisions”相当于“make up their mind”，故填decisions；
8. 原文提到浅头线的人常能想出新点子，对应“very”后接形容词，故填creative；
9. 开放性问题，可从科学角度或兴趣角度作答，合理即可。
【答案】
1. Meanings 2. energy 3. feels 4. importance 5. friends 6. careful 7. decisions 8. creative 9. No, I don't. Because there is no scientific evidence to prove that the lines on the palm can truly reflect a person's personality and predict the future. Personality is mainly shaped by life experiences, education and environment.（回答合理即可）
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解
【点评】
本题考查学生对短文细节的提取和理解能力，要求学生快速定位原文对应信息完成填空，开放性问题考查学生的表达能力，整体难度适中，适合考查学生的基础阅读水平。
【难度系数】
0.7