A. 克服 B. 缺點(diǎn) C. 生氣 D. 敵人

　　29. What did the writer’s father do after he heard her words?

　　A. He agreed with her "enemy".

　　B. He let her continue to stand her "enemy".

　　C. He told her to write down all her "enemy" had said about her.

　　D. He told her not to pay attention to what her "enemy" had said.

　　30. The writer felt ____________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

　　A. surprised B. angry

　　C. disappointed D. sad

　　C

　　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.

　　31. What probably can’t affect people’s temperaments according to Paragraph 1?

　　A. Genes. B. Ages.

　　C. Seasons. D. Environment.

　　32. What does the underlined word "depression" most probably mean?

　　A. Sadness. B. Happiness.

　　C. Surprise. D. Excitement.

　　33. 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.

　　34. 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.

　　35. 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.

　　D

　　Fifty-three years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first appeared in the world of toys.

　　Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her, has become the most successful toy doll in history. Her parent, the Mattel Company, said that 90% of all American girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home.

　　However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present(現(xiàn)在). There are many similar dolls on the market in competition with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, come to life thirteen years ago. She looked more like today’s pop stars with heavy makeup(濃妝) and miniskirts. And her company offers more kind of clothes too.

　　It seems that Barbie has lost her magic among older girls. "For younger girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern," says Vera Shepherd, a shop assistant in a New York toy store.

　　It is good news that on the international market. Barbie is still No. 1. although Mattel is selling fewer Barbies in the United States three years, sales in other countries are still going up.in January 2009, Mattel opened its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbies.