Are you happy most of the time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different temperament(脾氣) . 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 (問卷) 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(紊亂) ,” 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.

任務型閱讀

A stag(雄鹿) ,which lived in a forest, decided to go another forest with his family. The stag and his family enjoyed the new forest, which had thick bushes and trees. There was plenty to eat for all of them.

All of a sudden, the antlers(鹿角) of the stag got caught in the overhanging branches(樹枝) of a tree. The stag tried hard, but could not free himself. His wife and baby kept on watching helplessly.

The stag fought for some more time but he was very tired. He thought, “We don’t be able to reach our home until have my antlers free. We came here for having a good time. I must be strong and wait. He finally gave up and kept standing there helplessly. His wife and baby spent the whole night with him.

The next morning, a woodcutter whom came along saw the stag. He took pity on the stag. Soon, the woodcutter cut down the branches of the tree and set him free.

The stag morning thanked the woodcutter and rushed back home with his family. On reaching home, he was very surprised to learn that a pack of lions had attacked(攻擊) their area yesterday. Many lives were lost.

根據(jù)短文內容，回答問題。

1.What was the new forest like?

_______________________________________________________________

2.How many members were there in the stag’s family?

______________________________________________________________

3.What happened to the antlers of the stag?

_____________________________________________________________

4.What do you think of the woodcutter?

_______________________________________________________________

5.The stag was lucky, wasn’t it?

_______________________________________________________________

All the students shouted when they heard such_______ exciting news.

A. a B. an C. / D. the

__________ I was talking on the phone, my mother arrived at home.

A. when B. until C. while D. although

I think Hainan is one of ___________in China.

A. beautiful places B. the most beautiful place

C. the most beautiful places D. most beautiful places

1.If you are at Xinzhimen and you want to arrive at Beijing Railway Station in 20 minutes, which way will you choose?

A. By subway B. By bus

C. By taxi D. By bike

2.You work for a company in London and you will go to Paris by plane. How much is the fare?

A. ￡30 B. ￡100 C. ￡60 D. ￡45

3.What’s the most popular way to get from Xizhimen to Beijing Railway Station?

A. By bus B. By subway

C. By taxi D. By bike

選用方框里詞的適當形式填空

1.Every year __________ of foreigners come to visit Beijing..

2.We should do something ___________ this problem

3.It is one of the _______________mountains in the world.

4.They _________ lots of money to help those poor children last year.

5.She is one of the greatest singers in the___________ century.

It is said there are ______ of people in the city of Wenzhou.

A. nine million B. millions

C. a million D. million

The Great Wall of China is ______wall in the world.

A. longer B. long C. the longest D. longest

-George is not here. What’s the matter with him?

-Her father is ill in hospital. She has to_____ him.

A. look like B. look at

C. look for D. look after