Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Didyoueverwonderhowitispossible

Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Didyoueverwonderhowitispossibleforustorecognizepeople?Evenaskilledwriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthefeaturesthatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.Yetaveryyoungchildorevenananimal,suchasapigeon--canlearntorecognizefaces,wealltakethisabilityforgranted. Wealsotellpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave.Whenwetalkaboutsomeone′spersonality,wemeanthewaysinwhichheorsheacts,speaks,thinksandfeelsthatmakethatindividualdifferentfromothers. Likethehumanface,humanpersonalityisverycomplex.Butdescribingsomeone′spersonalityinwordsissomewhateasierthandescribinghisface.Ifyouwereaskedtodescribewhata"niceface"lookedlike,youprobablywouldhaveadifficulttimedoingso.Butifyouwereaskedtodescribea"niceperson",youmightbegintothinkaboutsomeonewhowaskind,considerate,friendly,warm,andsoforth. Therearemanywordstodescribehowapersonthinks,feelsandacts.GordonAllport,anAmericanpsychologist,foundnearly18,000Englishwordscharacterizingdifferencesinpeople′sbehavior.Andmanyofususethisinformationasabasisfordescribingortypinghispersonality.Bookworms,conservatives,militarytypes--peoplearedescribedwithsuchterms. Peoplehavealwaystriedto"type"eachother.ActorsinearlyGreekdramaworemaskstoshowtheaudiencewhethertheyplayedthevillain′sorthehero′srole.Infact,thewords"person"and"personality"comefromtheLatinpersona,meaning"mask".Today,mosttelevisionandmovieactorsdonotwearmasks.Butwecaneasilytellthe"goodguys"fromthe"badguys"becausethetwotypesdifferinappearanceaswellasinactions. Whichofthefollowingisthemajorpointofthepassage?

A.Why it is necessary to identify people's personality.

B.Why it is possible to describe people.

C.How to get to know people.

D.How to recognize people best.

正确答案是B