D. How you feel about your health is influenced by the time of your birthday.

2. Having a "half-full" approach to life is a (an) ______ attitude.

A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. lucky D. depressing

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People born in summer are probably more optimistic than those born in winter.

B. A person's luck may be affected by his attitude.

C. Depression may harm one's physical health.

D. Luck is never a matter of chance.

4. According to the research result, one's luck mainly depends on ______.

A. chance B. the month to be born in

C. one's attitude to life D. health state

【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C

【解析】

这是一篇科普类阅读。文章主要讲了孕妈妈冬季容易有糟糕情绪，这会影响到这个季节出生的婴儿，所以夏季出生的人比冬季出生的人更乐观。研究表明运气主要依赖于一个人的生活态度。

【1题详解】

推理判断题。答案定位在倒数第二段He said. "People born in winter are more likely to suffer from depression". He said another possible reason is that mothers may be in a bad mood during winter, which influences their babies.得知Professor Richard研究发现孕妈妈冬季容易有糟糕情绪，这会影响到这个季节出生的婴儿，故选B。

【2题详解】

推理判断题。答案定位在第二段Another research has shown that whether people think themselves lucky depends more on having a "glass half-full" (instead of "half-empty") approach to life, than on success.得知研究表明人们是否感觉自己幸运取决于他们对生活有没有半杯水的态度。积极乐观才会满足，才会认为自己幸运。A. optimistic乐观的；B. pessimistic悲观的；C. lucky幸运的；D. depressing压抑的，故选A。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。答案定位在第二段The study adds to evidence that luck is not all down to chance, but is also affected by a person's attitude.可知研究表明幸运不仅是一种机会，也是受一个人