【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ren born under Aquarius (Jan. 21st—Feb. 19th) may be less clever than those born in other seasons. They may also have shorter lives than those born in autumn. Scientists believe many of the differences can be explained by the mother’s exposure to sunlight in pregnancy (懷孕). Sunlight helps lead to the production of vitamin D in the body. The lack (缺乏) of vitamin D in the first months of life may have a bad effect on health. Vitamin D is called the “sunshine vitamin”. It has a good effect on health. A study showed that people born from April to June had slightly shorter lives than those born in October, November or December. Similar studies in the US showed that people born in autumn lived about 160 days longer than those born in spring.Professor Russell Foster said the conclusions were surprising and interesting. He added, “These are small effects but they are very, very clear. I am not giving voice to star signs and they are just for fun. But it is true that we are affected by our season of birth.”( )6. A child’s season of birth can affect all the following things EXCEPT ________ according to the first two paragraphs. A. his health B. his height C. his length of life D. his quality of being clever ( )7. What does the underlined word “exposure” mean in Chinese? A. 偏愛 B. 抗拒 C. 過敏 D. 暴露( )8. What can we know about vitamin D according to the passage? A. It es from sunlight. B. It helps people live longer.C. Sunlight prevents its production. D. It does harm to people’s health. ( )9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Women should get enough sunlight in pregnancy. B. Children born under Aquarius are cleverer than those born in autumn. C. People born in May will live longer than those born in October. D. Professor Russell Foster is interested in star signs and believes in them.( )10. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. People can know the length of life by star sign. B. Women should choose to give birth to children in spring. C. A child’s season of birth has an effect on him or her. D. Vitamin D is very important to people’s health. (C)Pisces is the twelfth star sign. There is a legend about its name. Long, long ago, there was a war between gods and a bad monster (怪物). It lasted ten years. One day, the gods were surprised to find that the monster was ing towards them. The goat god Pan shouted a warning and tried to change himself into a fish. One god, Aphrodite, took her little boy Eros and tried to hide among the bushes near Euphrates River. She was the god of love and her son was the god of war. It is said that two fish swam to carry Aphrodite and her child to safety. Some people also believe that Aphrodite and Eros changed into fish themselves and swam away to safety. Later the fish represent Aphrodite and her son Eros. As they appeared in the sky, the two fish were tied together by a rope (繩子). Some said that Aphrodite tied the little boy to her body so that he would not get lost as they swam away to safety. That’s the story about Pisces. In Western countries, some people believe people will share similar characteristics if they have the same star sign. So if you’re born between February 19th and March 20th, your star sign is Pisces. It means that you are generous, easygoing and creative. ( ) 11. What does the underlined word ‘legend’ mean in paragraph One? A. an old story B. a famous person C. a war D. a star ( ) 12. Why were the two fish tied together by a rope according to the some people? A. Two fish swam up to carry Aphrodite and her to safety.B. The monster tied them together. C. Aphrodite tied the little boy to her body so that he would not get lost.D. The goat god Pan tied them together. ( ) 13. What god was Aphrodite?A. The god of love. B. The god of hope. C. The god of war. D. The god of desire.( ) 14. If Tom was born on March 8th, 1983, he may share the following characteristics EXCET being __________. A. generous B. easygoing C. creative D.