《2025年阳光夺冠九年级英语下册》

D(大单元)
As time goes by, are you still the same person you were? Many of you would think you are. 26 You could be a completely different person when you get old. Psychologists(心理学家) at the UK’s University of Edinburgh did the study on a group of Scottish people. 27
In 1950, a group of teachers gave over 1,200 14 - year - old students personality tests. 28 They were self - confidence, sense of responsibility, perseverance (耐性), strong wishes to win, creativity and moods(情绪).
In 2012, researchers successfully found 174 of those 1,200 students and gave them a test similar to the one they had received before. 29 They were surprised to find great changes to all six personality traits of these people. 30 It was “as if the second test had been given to different people,” the study reported.
In the past, personality was widely believed to be unchangeable. This new study may bring some fresh ideas to the world.
A. They tested six basic personality traits.
B. Then they compared the then - and - now test results.
C. They wanted to know if people’s personality was unchangeable.
D. But according to a new study, your personality can change greatly.
E. The younger and older self seemed to be totally different for each person.
F. The research found almost everyone’s personality changed when they grew old.
26. ________ 27. ________ 28. ________ 29. ________ 30. ________

答案： 26.D 27.F 28.A 29.B 30.E

三、短文填空(20分)
welcome to surprise show that friend idea say for time
Manners are important in every country, but people have different 31 about their manners. What is good in one country may not be 32 in another.
Chinese people are 33 to know the fact that an Englishman doesn’t stop to talk and shake hands with his friend in the street. They just say hello 34 each other and then pass on.
English people think 35 we Chinese end our visits to friends all of a sudden. They usually begin to 36 that they want to go 15 or 20 minutes before they leave their 37 house. And they do this two or three 38 within 20 minutes.
It is important 39 people to understand each other. Here is a 40 ,“When in Rome, do as the Romans do. ”
31. ________ 32. ________ 33. ________ 34. ________ 35. ________ 36. ________ 37. ________ 38. ________ 39. ________ 40. ________

答案： 31. ideas 32. welcomed 33. surprised 34. to 35. that 36. show 37. friends’ 38. times 39. for 40. saying