Question

【题目】 As time goes by , are you still the same person you were ? Many of you would think you are .【1】You could be a completely different person when you get old . Psychologists（心理学家）at the UK’s University Edinburgh did the research on a group of Scottish people . 【2】In 1950 , a group of teachers gave over 1,200 14-year-old students personality tests . 【3】 They were self-confidence , sense of responsibility（责任感）, strong wishes to win , creativity and moods（情绪）.

In 2012 , scientists successfully found 174 of those 1,200 students and gave them a test similar to the one they had had before . 【4】 They were surprised to find great changes to all five personality traits of these people . 【5】 It was “as if the second test had been given to different people ”, the research reported.

In the past , personality was widely believed to be unchangeable . This new research may bring some fresh ideas to the world .

A. They tested five basic personality traits .

B. Then they compared the then-and-now test results .

C. We wanted to know if people’s personality was unchangeable .

D. But according to a new research , 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 .

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】F

【3】A

【4】B

【5】E

【解析】

本篇讲述通过科学家的实验证明，人的基础的性格特征自信、责任心、强烈的获胜愿望、创造力、情感等会随着年龄的增长会发生变化。

【1】空格在总述句“Many of you would think you are ”.和分述句“You could be a completely different person when you get old”之间，判断空格是起承上启下的句子——你们中的许多人会认为你们是从前的自己，但一个新研究表明……，故选D。

【2】根据空格上文“Psychologists（心理学家）at the UK’s University Edinburgh did the research on a group of Scottish people .” 英国爱丁堡大学的心理学家对一组苏格兰人进行实验；推断空格进一步说明这个实验的结果，故选F。

【3】由上文可知心理学老师们对1200名学生做性格测试；根据下文“They were self-confidence , sense of responsibility（责任感）, strong wishes to win , creativity and moods”——它们是自信、责任心、强烈的获胜愿望、创造力、情感等五个方面；推断上文指对五个基础性格特征做测试；故选A。

【4】由上文可知时隔62年，他们成功找到其中的174人做同样的测试；推断空格指“对比以前和现在的测试结果”；故选B。

【5】根据上文“They were surprised to find great changes to all five personality traits of these people” 他们惊讶地发现，5种性格的特征在这些人身上发生了很大变化；推断空格是做进一步陈述“年轻时和老年时的自我对每个人来说都是完全不同的”；故选E。

选句子完成短文，解答前先阅读备选句，理解备选句的句意；再跳空阅读全文，了解大意；然后，根据上下文联系、查看空格句与段落和主体文章之间的逻辑关系，推断空格所缺的信息，所选的句子要能使文章前后内容衔接，意思连贯。本篇的空格都在段落中，是起承上启下的作用，做进一步陈述；完篇后，要通篇阅读，检查上下文衔接是否得当、是否内容完整，符合逻辑。