The Weekend

By Rosie | June 6, 2016

Hi! I’m on vacation here in London… and it’s fantastic! On Saturday I was in the British Museum for three hours. On Sunday I visited Tower Bridge. Where were you over the weekend? Tell me your news!

DISCUSSION

Sophia·9;30

Glad you’re having a great vacation. I was in the Summer Palace in Beijing on Saturday. I was there for a flower show. It was amazing! And there were lots of people. But on Sunday it was rainy and I wasn’t very well. I stayed in bed for a whole day.

Steve·10;10

It was cloudy the whole weekend in Paris. On Saturday I was at a football game with my classmates. It was exciting! On Sunday I was at the shops with Ann for four hours.

Jack·11;00

I wasn’t at home over the weekend. On Saturday I was in Scotland for a trip. It was a lovely, warm day and I had a picnic with friends. It was great! Sunday was boring. It took me five hours to get back home. It was a long journey.

Kate·11;20

On Saturday I was at Heathrow Airport. I met a friend there and we talked together for two hours. I was very happy. On Sunday I was in Sydney for a concert. It is winter in Australia, and it was windy and cold!

1.On Saturday Rosie was ______.

A. in the Summer Palace

B. in the British Museum

C. at Tower Bridge

D. at Heathrow Airport

2.What was the weather like when Sophia was in Beijing on Sunday?

A. Cloudy. B. Warm. C. Rainy.D. Cold.

3.Kate talked with her friend for______.

A. Two hours

B. Three hours

C. Four hours

D. Five hours

4.Jack was in Scotland for ______.

A. a flower show

B. a concert

C. a football game

D. a trip

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.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

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.In the following paragraph, the writer will most probably deal with ___________.

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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