When you are waiting on a phone call with a pen in your hand or feeling bored on a train，you may probably doodle（涂鸦）．Consultant Graphology（笔迹咨询师）Tracey has studied the most common doodles and their meaning in a new piece of research．Here she shares the psychology（心理学）behind those doodles．

Circles Drawing round shapes expresses the need to love and be loved．

Squares If you're drawing squares，then this shows a practical（脚踏实地的）nature．

TrianglesIf you're drawing triangles，this shows you are an energetic and powerful nature．

Flowers If your flower has a large round centre，this expresses confidence and the enjoyment of a good social life．

Hearts Hearts have always been symbols of love．It clearly expresses that you pay much attention to feelings，but easily get sad as well．

Coils（线圈） Drawing these complicated（复杂的）shapes means the doodlers have a colorful life and the ability of creativity．What unusual doodles they are!

WebsThis kind of doodles may be unusual and complicated，but drawing webs shows special personalities that are good at leading people to a special situation．

Boxes It's not good news for people who draw boxes．Because Tracey believes that while this shows great dreams，it can also be a sign of materialism（物质主义）．

（1）Doodling most probably happens when you are 　　．

A．	driving a car
B．	feeling bored on the train
C．	having a sleep
D．	cooking a meal at home

（2）The doodles of hearts express that you 　　．

A．	need to love and be loved
B．	pay much attention to feelings
C．	are a practical nature
D．	have a colorful life

（3） 　　are unusual and complicated doodles．

A．	Coils and webs
B．	Circles and boxes
C．	Hearts and flowers
D．	Squares and triangles

（4）Tracey believes the doodles of 　　can be a sign of materialism．

A．	circles
B．	webs
C．	boxes
D．	flowers

（5）The writer wrote this passage to 　　．

A．	spend the boring time
B．	teach people how to doodle
C．	make people know each other
D．	share the psychology behind doodle

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