5．Can you change your personality significantly？For example，if you are shy，can you turn yourself into an outgoing person who never gets stage fright when speaking in public？It's certainly not easy，but experts say it is possible．
First of all，you will never stay the same person．The Times reports several research studies conducted over the past few years show a person's personality naturally changes over time in response to life events such as entering a committed relationship or advancing in the career．From the ages of 20to 65，people report increases in positive characteristics．Most people tend to become more agreeable，more responsible，more emotionally stable．Their personalities improve as they mature．
When researchers talk about"personality"，they mean"characteristic pattern of thinking，feeling and behaving that is consistent over time and across situations，"says Christopher Soto，a research psychologist in Britain，who also mentioned that personality is about 50percent born and 50percent learned．
Psychologists usually divide human personality into 5models：openness，conscientiousness（盡責），agreeableness，neuroticism（神經(jīng)質(zhì)）and outgoingness．Some personality types are more successful than others．Accordingly，even small changes in a person's personality can produce important effects on relationships，career，health and happiness．But change takes time．And people need to start by changing the behavior and then，if that new behavior can be maintained over time，it gets settled．
Where do we start？"First，we have to recognize which pieces of our personality affect us，"says Richard Levak，a well-known personality expert．"If I am always getting fired because I get into arguments with co-workers，and always blame others，then I have to realize that I have to change something．"
"Don't set your expectations too high．Be patient．It's important to start small．"Warren Kennaugh，a behavioral expert in Australia says．"You also should let a friend or relative know what you're doing．Not only can they be supportive，but a change for you can also mean a change for them．"
32．We can learn from the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs thatC．
A．a(chǎn) small part of one's personality is born with them
B．personality changes significantly in childhood
C．personality can be changed because of life events
D．positive personality changes take place before 65
33．The underlined part means that to your friends or relatives，D．
A．your personality change will not be successful without their support
B．they should be told beforehand to prepare for your personality change
C．your personality change will be a model for them to follow
D．they may change their personality in the same way you do
34．According to the passage，personality change needsA．
a．proper time b．a(chǎn)ppropriate self-awareness
c．strong determination d．high expectations
A．a(chǎn)，b B．b，c C．a(chǎn)，d D．d，c
35．What's the tone of the passage？D
A．Unclear．B．Doubtful．C．Humorous．D．Objective．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了人的性格會隨著經(jīng)歷一些人生大事而不斷變化，個性的變化需要合適的時間和適當?shù)淖晕艺J識，從小處做起，以及讓身邊的人知道你在做什么．
解答 32．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段"The Times reports several research studies conducted over the past few years show a person's personality naturally changes over time in response to life events such as entering a committed relationship or advancing in the career"可知23兩段主要講人的性格會隨著經(jīng)歷一些人生大事而不斷變化；故選C．
33．D．句意推斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一段"You also should let a friend or relative know what you're doing．Not only can they be supportive，but a change for you can also mean a change for them．""句意為你也應該讓親戚朋友知道你在做什么．他們不僅可以支持你，對你和對他們都可能意味著一種改變，可知他們可能和你一樣性格會發(fā)生改變；故選D．
34．A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第四段"But change takes time"和第五段"First，we have to recognize which pieces of our personality affect us"個性的變化需要合適的時間和適當?shù)淖晕艺J識；故選A．
35．D．推理判斷題．通讀全文，可知文章主要向我們講述了如何去改變自己的性格，文章采取了舉例的方式，引用了許多名人名言，作者并沒有表達自己的觀點，由此可見文章的基調(diào)是客觀的；故選D．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
