Have you ever been to an Irish wedding? I have just returned from one．It is a quarter to five in the morning：the sun has already climbed about the horizon；the birds are busy celebrating the new day and have eagerly been in search of food．But some of the guests have not yet left．They are still prolonging the night：dancing，singing，gossiping，putting off the unfortunate necessity of undertaking a day’s work in the fields after a sleepless night．

Throughout most of her life，Bridget Mary，the bride，has been living in the small whitewashed thatched（茅草屋顶）cottage I have just left．Twelve children have been brought up there but only two are still living at home．The eldest son，heir（继承人）to the small farm, is helping his father with the farm work（they employ no farm laborers）：the youngest daughter is still at school．Two years ago，Bridget Mary went to England to take up domestic work in a hospital and it was while she was living there that she met her future husband，Terry．He himself is an Irishman who used to live in Dublin and now has a well-paid job in a light engineering works in England．They got engaged and started saving．Now they are thinking of buying a small house near Terry’s factor．

The wedding ceremony was performed in the church in the nearest town at half past eight yesterday morning．Another couple were being married at the same time．Nobody worried about the cost of the celebrations：four luxurious cars brought bride，bridegroom，family and friends home，and forty people were crowded into the tiled kitchen and the tiny living—room，hung with framed school certificates and religious pictures．A big meal was given；the wedding cake was cut and toasts were drunk in whisky or sherry（葡萄酒）。And while the remains of the feast were being cleared away and the rooms swept，the four cars set out again，taking the married couple and relations for a drive round the country—side．

1．What makes it clear that this is a country wedding?

       A．People get up so early．                       B．Birds are busy searching for food．

       C．The bride is one of a large family．       D．The people’s occupations．

2．From the passage, we know that         ．

       A．nobody worried about the cost of the wedding because the two couples who got married at the same time would share the cost

       B．the family is too poor to employ any farm workers

       C．the author thought much of the country wedding

       D．the author left the moment the wedding ceremony was completed

3．The young couple will not live on the farm after their marriage because           ．

       A．Terry gets used to living in Dublin

       B．they are both employed elsewhere

       C．it’s the bride’s brother who will inherit（继承）the farm

       D．they have a house in England

4．Why were the guests taken for a ride round the countryside?

       A．To give them an opportunity of seeing the surroundings．

       B．To enable the neighbors to see the married people．

       C．To get them out of the way．

       D．As a way of passing the time．

You can’t buy happiness but it looks like you can at least inherit（遗传）it, British and Australian researchers said on Thursday.

A study of nearly 1000 pairs of identical and non-identical twins found genes control half the personality traits（特性）that make people happy while factors such as relationships, health and careers are responsible for the rest of our well-being.

“We found that around half the differences in happiness were genetic,” said Tim Bates, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh who led the study. “It is really quite surprising.”

The researchers asked the volunteers – ranging in age from 25 to 75 – a series of questions about their personality, how much they worried and how satisfied they were with their lives.

Because identical twins share the same genes and fraternal twins （异卵双胞胎） do not, the researchers could identify common genes that result in certain personality traits and predispose people to happiness.

People who are sociable, active, stable, hardworking and conscientious tend to be happier, the researchers reported in the journal Psychological Science.

“What this study showed was that the identical twins in a family were very similar in personality and in well-being, and by contrast, the fraternal twins were only around half as similar,” Bates said. “That strongly implicates genes.”

The findings are an important piece of the puzzle for researchers trying to better understand depression and what makes different people happy or unhappy, Bates said.

People with positive inherited personality traits may, in effect, also have a reserve of happiness to draw on in stressful times, he said.

“An important implication is that personality traits of being outgoing, calm and reliable provide a resource, we called it ‘affective reserve,’ that drives future happiness” Bates said.

1．Which of the following is NOT true according to the study?

       A．Identical twins tend to be happier than fraternal twins.

       B．About half the differences in happiness can be inherited.

       C．Relationships, health and careers can affect one’s happiness.

       D．Genes control half the personality traits affecting one’s happiness.

2．The underlined word “predispose” in paragraph 5 probably means         .

       A．lead                    B．switch                 C．force                  D．fix

3．The purpose of paragraph 7 is to inform us that         .

       A．the fraternal twins’ happiness has nothing to do with genes

       B．the identical twins’ happiness has nothing to do with genes

       C．the difference between the identical twins and the fraternal twins

       D．genes play an important part in one’s personality and happiness

4．Bates thinks that         .

      A．peoples’ happiness is only dependent on some related genes

       B．happiness reserve consists of positive personality traits

       C．people ought to reserve more positive personality traits

       D．people should have their character trained hard

You can’t buy happiness but it looks like you can at least inherit(遗传)it，British and Australian researchers said on Thursday．

A study of nearly l,000 pairs of identical and non—identical twins found genes control half the personality traits(特性) that make people happy while factors such as relationships, health, and careers are responsible for the rest of our well-being．

 “We found that around half the differences in happiness were genetic,” said Tim Bates, a research at the University of Edinburgh who led the study．“It is really quite surprising．”

The researchers asked the volunteers—ranging in age from 25 to 75—a series of questions about their personality, how much they worried and how satisfied they were with their lives．

Because identical twins share the same genes and fraternal twins do not, the researchers could identify common genes that result in certain personality traits and predispose people to happiness．

People who are sociable, active，stable，hardworking and conscientious tend to be happier, the researchers reported in the journal Psychological Science．

“What this study showed was that the identical twins in a family were very similar in personality and in well-being, and by contrast, the fraternal twins were only around half as similar,” Bates said．“That strongly implicates genes．’’

The findings are an important piece of the puzzle for researchers trying to better understand depression and what makes different people happy or unhappy, Bates said．

People with positive inherited personality traits may，in effect also have a reserve of happiness to draw on in stressful times, he said．

“An important implication is that personality traits of being outgoing, calm and reliable provide a resource, we called it ‘affective reserve’ that derives future happiness” Bates said．

1．Which of the following is NOT true according to the study?

A．Identical twins tend to be happier than fraternal twins．

B．About half the differences in happiness can be inherited．

C．Relationships，health，and careers can affect one’s happiness．

D．Genes control half the personality traits affecting one’s happiness．

2．The underlined word “predispose’’ in paragraph 5 probably means          ．

A．lead                     B．switch                    C．force                     D．fix

3．The purpose of paragraph 7 is to inform us that             ．

A．the fraternal twins’ happiness has nothing to do with genes

B．the identical twins’ happiness has nothing to do with genes

C．the difference between the identical twins and the fraternal twins

D．genes play an important part in one’s personality and happiness

4．Bates thinks that                ．

A．people’s happiness in only dependent on some related genes

B．happiness reserve consists of positive personality traits

C．people ought to reserve more positive personality traits

D．people should have their character trained hard

5．What is the probable title for the article?

A．A study of twins                                      B．Happiness can be inherited

C．Genes affect everything                              D．Genes determine your fortune

You can’t buy happiness but it looks like you can at least inherit (遗传) it, British and Australian researchers said on Thursday.

A study of nearly 1000 pairs of identical and non-identical twins found genes control half the personality traits（特性）that make people happy while factors such as relationships, health and careers are responsible for the rest of our well-being.“We found that around half the differences in happiness were genetic,” said Tim Bates, a researcher at the University

of Edinburgh who led the study. “It is really quite surprising.”

The researchers asked the volunteers – ranging in age from 25 to 75 – a series of questions about their personality, how much they worried and how satisfied they were with their lives.

Because identical twins share the same genes and fraternal twins do not, the researchers could identify common genes that result in certain personality traits and predispose people to happiness.

People who are sociable, active, stable, hardworking and conscientious tend to be happier, the researchers reported in the journal Psychological Science.

“What this study showed was that the identical twins in a family were very similar in personality and in well-being, and by contrast, the fraternal twins were only around half as similar,” Bates said. “That strongly implicates genes.”

The findings are an important piece of the puzzle for researchers trying to better understand depression and what makes different people happy or unhappy, Bates said.

People with positive inherited personality traits may, in effect, also have a reserve of happiness to draw on in stressful times, he said.

“An important implication is that personality traits of being outgoing, calm and reliable provide a resource, we called it ‘affective reserve,’ that drives future happiness” Bates said.

1．Which of the following is NOT true according to the study?

       A．Identical twins tend to be happier than fraternal twins.

       B．About half the differences in happiness can be inherited.

       C．Relationships, health and careers can affect one’s happiness.

       D．Genes control half the personality traits affecting one’s happiness.

2．The underlined word “predispose” in paragraph 5 probably means         .

       A．lead                    B．switch                 C．force                  D．fix

3．The purpose of paragraph 7 is to inform us that         .

       A．the fraternal twins’ happiness has nothing to do with genes

       B．the identical twins’ happiness has nothing to do with genes

       C．the difference between the identical twins and the fraternal twins

       D．genes play an important part in one’s personality and happiness

4．Bates thinks that         .

      A．peoples’ happiness is only dependent on some related genes

       B．happiness reserve consists of positive personality traits

       C．people ought to reserve more positive personality traits

       D．people should have their character trained hard

5．What is the probable title for the article?

       A．A study of twins             B．Happiness can be inherited

       C．Genes affect everything   D．Genes determine your fortune