Are you happy most of the time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different temperament(脾气). It is usually believed that both genes(基因) and environment may influence people's temperaments in different ways. Scientists have found that the season of the birth also plays a role.

Scientists from Budapest, Hungary, studied 400 university students. In the study, the students needed to finish some questions to know which of four kinds of temperaments they most had. From the questions, scientists found that the students always answered something like “My mood(情绪) often changes for no reason.” and “I love to deal with new projects, even if it is risky.” These answers were then connected 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 fall less probably had a mood of depression which may easily drive them to cry, while those 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. “It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your chance of developing certain mood disorders.” scientist Xenia Gonda told the Telegraph.

1.Ages probably may influence people's temperaments according to Paragraph 1.

2.The underlined word “depression” most probably means sadness.

3.The answers to the questions of the study were matched with their birthdays.

4.People born in winter get sad or happy more easily.

5.The best title of this passage is “The Influence of Genes”.

There are five children talking about the seasons.

Simon

I like winter because I live in Israel. In winter it's rather warm and sometimes gets even close to 30°C, but never as hot and wet as in summer.

Daniel

Summer is the best,by far. I like the heat,the beach and the sunshine. I spend lots of time outdoors in summer. Winter is the worst, I think, as there is nothing good but cold.

Sandy

Any season is okay but winter. I hate cold; I bate snow; and I really hate having to wear a coat. In winter everything is white and gray. I miss the green.

Amy

In spring, temperatures are nice. I'm excited to fish because the winter is gone. I also like summer because I can go swimming in my big pool. And baseball season starts. All of us will have a good time for this wonderful game.

Peter

Summer is too hot and winter is too cold. Spring is okay but we get some storms. So autumn is my favourite season. It has warm days and cool nights. The leaves are turning to very beautiful colours; the squirrels are running, trying to gather up all of the nuts; apples are fresh.

1.Simon's favourite season is________ .

A. spring B. summer

C. autumn D. winter

2. doesn't like winter.

A. Daniel and Sandy B. Simon and sandy

C. Simon and Peter D. Simon and Peter

3.Amy likes in spring.

A. going swimming B. flying kites

C. going fishing D. playing baseball

4.Peter thinks that__________.

A. autumn is a nice season B. there is too much rain in autumn

C. it snows a lot in winter D. squirrels like fresh apples

5.Which one is TRUE?

A. Daniel doesn't like the hot weather. B. It is not cold in winter in Israel.

C. Sandy hasn't seen the snow. D. The five children live in the same city.

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