Are you a happy person most of the time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different temperament (脾气). It is usually be1ieved that both genes (基因) and environment may affect people's temperaments in different ways. But now scientists have found that the season of birth also plays a role.
Scientists from Budapest, Hungary, studied 400 university students. In the study, the students needed to finish a questionnaire (问卷). The purpose of it was to find out which of four kinds of temperaments they most had. From the questionnaire, scientists found that the students always answered something like "My mood often changes for no reason" and "I love to deal with new projects, even if it is risky". These answers were then matched with their birthdays.
They discovered that people born in summer easily change between sad and happy moods compared to people born in winter. Those who always feel positive are mostly born in spring and summer.
The study also found that those born in autumn less probably had a mood of depression which may easily drive them to cry, while those born in winter were not easier to be angry.
Scientists said that this was probably because the seasons had an influence on certain chemicals in the human body. And the chemicals are important to control people's moods even in adult life.
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"It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your chance of developing certain mood disorders (紊乱)," lead scientist Xenia Gonda told The Telegraph.
1.What probably can't affect people's temperaments according to Paragraph 1?
A Genes. B. Ages.
C. Seasons. D. Environment.
2.What does the under1ined word " depression " most probably mean?
A. Sadness. B. Happiness.
C. Surprise. D. Excitement.
3.Which of the following sentences is NOT true from the passage?
A People born in summer change their moods more easily.
B.The season of birth has an influence on humans' moods.
C. There were 400 middle school students taking part in the study.
D. The answers to the questionnaire were matched with their birthdays .
4.What will the writer most Probably write about on _____________ ?
A. How many kinds of moods thee are.
B. What can change the human body most.
C. How the certain chemicals affect the moods.
D. Whether the students will continue their study.
5.What's the best title of this passage?
A. Seasons and Moods
B. The Influence of Genes
C. Moods and Health
D. The Importance of Birthplaces
For ten weeks, in a great house on the island of St Thomas , John C. Lilly tried to teach a six-year-old dolphin to speak English Margaret Howe, an experiment (试验) helper, would live day and night with Peter, a dolphin. And they would eat, bathe, sleep and play together from Sunday to Friday, with only Saturdays off for Margaret. She lived her 1ife in swimming clothes -- with a coat on colder evenings --- and cut her hair short so that she could get on with Peter more easily.
After a few days, Peter was becoming more and more interested in winning her attentions. He threw a ball against her shower towel to get her to play. As time went by, he only wanted to play ball with her and not on his own.
The problem was that, just at the time Peter and Margaret began to get on well just as two best friends, the experiment ended and the lab was closed. After a few weeks, Margaret received the sad news that Peter had killed himse1f by refusing to breathe, and sinking to the bottom of his pool.
Dolphins may not speak English --- but, just like humans, they know all about broken hearts.
1. Peter is the name of________
A. a doctor B. dolphin
C. a scientist D. an experiment helper
2.Margaret worked days_____a week during the experiment..
A. four B. five C. six D. seven
3.To live with the dolphin, Margaret couldn't _______.
A. cut her hair short
B. have a common life-like others
C. wear swimming c1othes
D. eat, bathe and play together with him
4.The ending of the story was that _________ .
A. Margaret didn't leave the lab
B. the lab was closed and the dolphin died
C. the dolphin could speak English at last
D. Dr John C. Lilly was satisfied with the experiment
5.From this passage, we can learn that __________.
A. dolphins aren't worth studying
B. dolphins can't be humans' good friends
C. dolphins can't communicate with humans
D. dolphins may have feelings just like humans
Family traditions are special habits or customs that your family have. For example, in the family of Bill Gates, his parents keep the tradition of reading with children. And what's the tradition in your family?
Ialways the one who chooses where to go. We have visited Qingdao, Xiamen and Beijing.
1.The family of Bill Gates keeps the tradition of ______ with children .
A. playing B. reading
C. singing D. traveling
2.________bought a film ticket for his mother.
A. Bill B. Jack C. Nick D.Yu Xin
3.Sometimes, Jack's parents _________when the family get together .
A. cook food B. talk about interesting things
C. meet cousins D. play games with the children
4.Yu Xin has visited some places EXCEPT_________.
A. Xiamen B. Hangzhou
C. Beijing D. Qingdao
5.The three children are talking about their________ .
A. school life B. birthday parties
C. holiday plans D. family traditions
Every year when Mother's Day cards show up in the stores, I remember my mother. She never cared much for .I could just send a card or give her a call, and she'd be very happy.
A few months later after her death, I was in a store out a Mother's Day card when suddenly I realized I had one to send it to.
Each Mother's Day, I choose a different theme (主题) to remember her. This time, it's some of the things she said. For example:
When I asked her not to send my brother to a boarding school, she said, "They'll teach him to read Braille (盲文). he wants to have a life, he has to learn to read."
When I that she ought to get a life, she replied, "I work five days a , clean my house on Saturday, go to church on Sunday. I don't need a 1ife. I need help."
When we fell on hard times, she said, "Life is a . Sometimes you give, other times you take. Either way, it's al1 the same one. But try to remember how hard it is to take, because one day, you will do the giving.'"
My mother was rea1ly a woman. I remember my mother. And some day, when I'm gone, I hope my children will remember me.
But in the meantime, I'll be to get a card or answer a phone call.
1.A. gifts B. children C. education
2.A. finding B.picking C. giving
3.A. no B. some C. another
4.A. mad B deaf C. blind
5.A. If B. While C. After
6.A. ordered B. agreed C. suggested
7.A. year B. month C. week
8.A. bank B. museum C. station
9.A lazy B. smart C. stupid
10.A sorry B. glad C. afraid
----Sorry, sir. I made a mistake again.
-- -________Practice more and you will do better.
A. Al1 right.
B. Never mind
C. Don't mention it.
Doraernon is a lovely robot cat_______ plays an important role in the 3-D film Stand ByMe Doraemon.
A. who B. whose C. whom
