Question

【题目】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”．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 A

【3】 A

【4】 B

【5】 B

【解析】

这篇短文主要通过实验讲述人的脾气不但受人的基因和环境影响,而且人出生的季节也起作用。研究表明，夏季出生的人比冬季出生的人情绪易变。秋季出生的人极少有可能出现消极的情绪，而冬季出生的人不容易生气。

【1】细节理解题。由第一段It is usually believed that both genes（基因） and environment may influence people’s temperament in different ways. Scientists have found that the season of the birth also plays a role.可知年龄不可能影响人的脾气。

【2】词意推测题。由下文which may easily drive them to cry可知秋季出生的人极少有可能出现消极的情绪，可知此句正确。

【3】推理判断题。通读文章可知介绍的是季节对人的情绪影响。故此句正确。

【4】细节理解题。由文中while those in winter were not easier to be angry.可知“冬季出生的人不容易生气”。

【5】主旨大意题。通读文章可知这篇短文主要通过讲述的是季节对人的脾气的影响。题干是“基因的影响”。故此句错误。