Are you a social butterfly, or do you prefer being at the edge of a group of friends? Either way, your genes and evolution may play a major1, US researchers reported on Monday.
While it may come as no surprise that genes may help explain 2some people have many friends and others have 3 , the researchers said, their findings go just a little farther than that.
"Some of the things we find are4uncommon," said Nicholas Christakis of Harvard University in Massachusetts, who helped5the study.
"We find that how interconnected your friends are6on your genes. Some people have four friends who know each other and some people have four friends who don't7each other. 8Dick and Harry know each other depends on Tom's 9 ," Christakis said in a telephone interview.
Christakis and colleague James Fowler of the University of California San Diego are 10known for their studies that show obesity, smoking and happiness spread in networks.
For this study, they and Christopher Dawes of UCSD used national data that11more than 1,000 identical(同卵的) and fraternal(异卵的) twins’ genes. Because 12share an environment, these studies are good for showing the impact that genes have13various things, because identical twins14all their genes while fraternal twins share just half.
"We found there appears to be a genetic tendency to introduce your friends15each other," Christakis said.
There could be good, evolutionary reasons16this. People in the middle of a social network could be secret to useful gossip,17the location of food or good investment choices.
But they would also be at risk of catching effects from all sides -- in which case the advantage would18more cautious social behavior, they wrote in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"It may be that natural selection is19not just things like whether or not we can resist the common cold, but also who it is that we are going to come into 20with," Fowler said in a statement.

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There are many festivals in Argentina during the year. Therefore, you can enjoy the different interesting festivals when traveling there. First of all, we should talk about the Tango(探戈舞) Festival in Argentina, which is held in the capital of this country — Buenos Aires, from February to March. You ought to know that Argentina is the home of tango, so Argentineans admire this dance very much. Even if you cannot dance perfectly, you should join the people and try to perform this dance.
The next festival in Argentina is Open Polo(马球) Tournament. You should go to Palermo to see this festival in Argentina. This festival is held every year and is the most important polo tournament in Argentina. This kind of sport is considered the most important in Argentina. Attending this festival in Argentina, you will be able to communicate with different people, admire the fascinating competition between the teams of different countries, such as Argentina, England, Australia, as well as the US. This festival in Argentina is usually held between November and December every year. So don’t miss the opportunity if you travel to Argentina at this time.
The other festival in Argentina is the Semana Musical Llao Llao. This is a festival of classical music. The festival was created in 1993 and is held at the Llao Llao Hotel, near Bariloche. The festival is held yearly in October. So if you admire this kind of music, you should travel to Argentina in October. There are also many carnivals in October. There are also many carnivals in Argentina in summer. Of course, it’s impossible to put everything about festivals in Argentina into just one article. We hope that you have found this article interesting and eye-catching.
【小题1】.
What would be the best title for the passage?

A.Travel to ArgentinaB.Entertainments in Argentina
C.Festivals in ArgentinaD.A brief introduction to Argentina
【小题2】.
From the passage, we know that the Tango Festival   .
A.is organized by the governmentB.is held in summer
C.welcomes everyone to take part inD.holds parties for different dances
【小题3】.
Which of the following is a sport festival?
A.The Semana Musical Llao Llao.B.Open Polo Tournament.
C.The Tango Festival.D.Argentina Carnivals.
【小题4】.
If Tom wants to enjoy a classical music event in Argentina, he should visit   .
A.Buenos Aires in springB.Palermo in April
C.Bariloche in OctoberD.Palermo in winter

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