【正文】 hich boys and girls are born into a family, the number of years that separate siblings probably have an effect on the development of intelligence, personality, and social relationships. 44. The underlined word subjects in the first paragraph means ________. A. branches of knowledge B. persons chosen to be studied in experiments C. any member of a state except the top ruler D. something to be considered 45. Psychologists are divided with regard to (關于 ) their opinions toward________. A. the way in which the data are explained B. the advantages of firstborns in the area of IQ C. the planned size of families D. the factors influencing intelligence 46. Why are firstborns encouraged to seek a higher standard ? A. They are more obedient (服從 ) and have poorer social skills. B. Their parents spend less time with other children. C. They obtain more attention from their parents. D. Their parents expect more from them. 47. The best title for this passage would be________. A. Family Size and IQ B. The Preference of Boys to Girls C. The Development of Intelligence D. Factors Influencing IQ D For a 400yearold art form, operas had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which are hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance, opera goers also have a certain appearance in people’s mind: rich, welldressed and old. But now opera panies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to bring the opera to the audience. It needs to keep it alive, the young and notsorich. Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to make the opera closer to mon people. That means no formal suits or oldstyled theatre. And because young people don’t or won’t e to the opera, panies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such unusual places as parks, libraries and public schools. The Houston Grand Opera’s choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas”, shortened versions of child friendly operas. This summer’s production is Hansel amp。s handbook C. a notice D. a magazine B Mass Media Every day, we are all influenced by the mass media, although some critics of the media claim that these means of munication are used mainly to control our thinking and get us to buy products that we don39。t improve your mood TV may not help much: You need to increase your energy level and stimulate your mindsomething that the TV show Neighbors won39。t. One easy way to visualize: close your eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach. Another simple way to be against distress is to make a todo list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options. By taking control over certain areas, you realize you39。ve been giving yourself and then give optimistic answers. (I still don39。ve had. Give yourself a pep talk Stop and listen to what39。 A Break Your Bad Mood Having one of those days or weeks when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can fet it much fasteroften within a day or two. Walk it off Exercise is the most popular bad mood buster. A person who39。ll have to work extra hours for there are still some problems ______. A. remaining to settle B. remaining to be settled C. remained to talk about D. to remain to discuss 11) He took possession of the island _________ the name of the British Crown. A. in B. under C. after D. by 12) No one in the department but Tom and I_________ that the director is going to resign. A. know B. am to know C. knows D. have known 13) I had hoped to get to the meeting but I found at the last minute that I couldn39。m sorry. I ________the dustbin there. A. hadn’t seen B. didn’t see C. can’t see D. wasn’t seeing 9) Health experts say that daily walks _______ good health. A. make up B. make for C. beneficial for D. are of help 10) I39。ll ask her to see