【題目】As time goes by, are you still the same person you used to be? Many of you would think you are. But according to a new study, your personality can change greatly. You could be a completely different person at 77, compared to when you were a 14-year-old, reported The Huffington Post.

An expert in the UK did the study on a group of English people. The research found that almost everyone’s personality changed when they grew old. The findings came out in a magazine called Psychology and Aging.

The research was based on a study that began in 1950. A group of teachers gave more than 1,200 14-year-old students personality tests. They tested six basic personality traits（特點(diǎn)）: self-confidence, sense of responsibility（責(zé)任感）, patience, a strong wish to win, creativity and self-control.

In 2012, researchers successfully found 174 of the 1,200 students, who were 77 years old on average at the time. They agreed to take a personality test. That was similar to the one they had completed 63 years ago.

Researchers then compared the then-and-now test results. They were surprised to find great changes to all six personality traits of these people. Self-control and sense of responsibility had changed less. But there were still not many similarities between the two results.

The younger and older self seemed to be completely different for each person.“ It was as if the second test had been given to different people,” the study’s authors noted.

In the past, personality was widely believed to stay the same. However, this new study may bring some fresh ideas.

【1】What does the underlined word “They” refer to?

A. Researchers. B. The 1,200 students.

C. The 174 people. D. All 77-year-old people.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Scientists did research on a group of teachers.

B. The personality test studied six basic traits.

C. The 2012 personality test was very different from the one in 1950.

D. The test results about creativity and self-control did not change.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A. The results of the two tests are similar.

B. According to the test in 2012, patience changed less than sense of responsibility.

C. Maybe people won’t be what they used to be in the future.

D. The second test had been given to different people.

【4】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Never change yourself.

B. Personality changes as time goes by.

C. Six basic personality traits.

D. Different ideas on personality.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道，研究人員對(duì)1200多名14歲學(xué)生進(jìn)行個(gè)性測(cè)試，測(cè)試了六個(gè)基本的人格特征：自信、責(zé)任心、耐心、強(qiáng)烈的獲勝愿望、創(chuàng)造力和自制力。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，幾乎每個(gè)人的個(gè)性隨著年齡的增長而改變。

【1】題意：帶下劃線的單詞“They”指的是什么?考查詞義理解題。根據(jù)In 2012, researchers successfully found 174 of the 1,200 students, who were 77 years old on average at the time.，可知they是指選C。

【2】題意：下列哪一項(xiàng)是正確的? A. Scientists did research on a group of teachers. 科學(xué)家對(duì)一組教師進(jìn)行了研究。B. The personality test studied six basic traits. 人格測(cè)試研究了六種基本特征。C. The 2012 personality test was very different from the one in 1950. 2012年的性格測(cè)試與1950年大不相同。D. The test results about creativity and self-control did not change.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They were surprised to find great changes to all six personality traits of these people. Self-control and sense of responsibility had changed less.他們驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)這些人的六種人格特征都發(fā)生了巨大的變化，可知選B。

【3】題意：我們能從這篇文章中學(xué)到什么?考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。A. The results of the two tests are similar. :兩個(gè)測(cè)試的結(jié)果相似。B. According to the test in 2012, patience changed less than sense of responsibility. 根據(jù)2012年的測(cè)試，耐心的變化小于責(zé)任感的變化。C. Maybe people won’t be what they used to be in the future. 也許未來的人不會(huì)像過去那樣了。D. The second test had been given to different people. 第二個(gè)測(cè)試是給不同的人做的。根據(jù)They were surprised to find great changes to all six personality traits of these people. Self-control and sense of responsibility had changed less.，這些人的六種人格特征都發(fā)生了巨大的變化，自我控制和責(zé)任感發(fā)生了變化，可知他們不同以往，故選C。

【4】題意：這篇文章的主旨是什么?考查主旨理解題。A. Never change yourself. 永遠(yuǎn)不要改變自己。B. Personality changes as time goes by. 性格會(huì)隨著時(shí)間的推移而改變。C. Six basic personality traits. 六種基本人格特征。D. Different ideas on personality. 不同的人格觀念。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，結(jié)合In the past, personality was widely believed to stay the same. However, this new study may bring some fresh ideas.，可知介紹的是人的六種基本人格特征，故選B。

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