《2025年名师面对面学科素养评价九年级英语全一册人教版》

六、阅读理解。
As time goes by, are you still the same person you used to be? Many of you would think you are. Can your personality change greatly? Will you be a completely different person at 77 compared to when you were a 14-year-old student?
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 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(特点): self-confidence, sense of responsibility(责任感), 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(平均)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.
In the past, personality was widely believed to stay the same. However, this new study may bring some fresh ideas.
(D)36. In Paragraph 1, the writer leads into the topic by.
A. telling stories
B. listing numbers
C. giving examples
D. asking questions
(C)37. 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.
(C)38. 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.
(B)39. 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： 36—39.DCCB