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 affect 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 need 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 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(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 underlined 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 human’s 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 there are.

B. What can we 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.

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Wang Fei,a Chinese student,and Mary,an American student studying Chinese in China,were in a supermarket.They saw a young man walking down the stairs.In his hurry,he missed the last two steps and fell onto the ground.He tried to stand up while people around him laughed.Luckily,he seemed to be OK.

Mary found Wang Fei smiling a little and was not happy about it. “Tell me, Fei, how could people laugh when someone fell like that? Why didn’t they go up and ask him if he was hurt?”

Wang Fei said, “Because they knew he wasn’t hurt too much.”

“But I still don’t understand.A fall is a fall.In my culture, people would never laugh!”

This is an example.The Chinese and the westerner will think and act differently when seeing such a thing.Chinese people are used to laughing or smiling.Very often the person who is in embarrassing(困窘的)situation would also laugh or smile to get out of it.However,if someone gets hurt seriously,it will not be a laughing matter any more.People will help him or her instead.

But,in that case,a westerner will rush over and help the person get up.If a westerner falls,he or she,like a Chinese person,may try to make a joke if he or she is not hurt.If two close friends are walking together,and one falls but clearly isn't hurt,a common joke is to say “Have a nice trip”.

So different people have different habits and different countries have different cultures

1.Wang Fei and Mary think and act in the same way if they see a young man falling down, don’t they?

2.Why didn't people go up and ask the young man if he was hurt?

3.What do Chinese people often do when they find themselves in embarrassing situation?

4.What is a westerner likely to do when he or she sees someone fall down?

5.What might Mary say to Wang Fei if he fell but clearly was not hurt?

Tony stops his car by the side of the road. He is very tired and wants to get some sleep. Just when he lies down on the seat, a man comes and asks him the time. He looks at his watch and says, “It’s a quarter past eight in the morning. “ Tony tries to sleep again, but there is another knock on the window of his car. “Sir, do you know what time it is, please?” a woman asks. He has to look at his watch again and tells her, “It’s half past eight a. m..”

Tony can't sleep well because there are too many people knocking at his window. He writes a note and puts it on the window of his car. It says, “I don’t know what time it is!”

Once again Tony tries to get some sleep. Just at that time, a young man knocks at his window and says, “Hi, sir ! It’s a quarter to nine a.m. now!”

1.Why does Tony stop his car by the side of the road?

A. Because he wants to buy something. B. Because he wants to know the time.

C. Because there are too many people on the road. D. Because he wants to have a rest.

2.What time is it when the first man asks him the time?

A. It’s 7:45 a. m. B. It’s 8:15 a. m. C. It’s 8:30 a. m. D. It’s 8:45 a. m.

3.Where does Tony put the note?

A. He puts it in the front of his car. B. He puts it on the window of his car.

C. He puts it at the back of his car. D. He puts it near his car.

4.The underlined word “It” refers to(指的是)_________.

A. the window B. Tony C. the note D. the time

5.Why does the young man knock at the window?

A. Because he wants to ask Tony the time. B. Because he wants to tell Tony the time.

C. Because he wants to give the watch to Tony. D. Because he wants to take a ride.

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