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6．The time of year a baby is born can shape what profession they will embark on（從事） in later life，a new study has suggested．
Being born in a certain month appears to indicate the statistical likelihood of what job a person will end up with，the study by the Office for National Statistics found．
Researchers have uncovered that the month in which babies are born could also affect everything from intelligence to length of life．
A child born December is more likely to become a dentist while someone whose birthday falls in January will tend to a debt collector，they found．A February birth appears to increase the chances of being an artist while March babies appear to go on to become pilots．Meanwhile，April and May are said to have a fairly even spread of professions，births in the summer months mean a much lower chance of becoming a high-earning football player，doctor or dentist．
The study was got by researchers who analyzed the birth months of people in 19 separate occupations using information from the last survey，the Daily Mail reported．Although these trends may be difficult to explain，correlations between birth months and specific health problems have a scientific basis．
Spring babies are at greater risk of illnesses including schizophrenia，Alzheimer's disease，asthma and autism．
They may also be less clever than classmates born in other parts of the year．
45．From the passage we can know if a baby is born on February.20，it will probably become aC．
A．footballer       B．doctor         C．pianist      D．teacher
46．According to the passage，which of the following statements is true？B
A．Researchers can explain why babies will have different careers in the future
B．Researchers make the conclusion just by analyzing the birth of people in 19 separate occupations
C．Being born in a certain month will certainly determine what a baby will do in the future
D．Being born in different months has no influence on what a baby will do in the future
47．What does the underlined word"correlation"in Paragraph 5 mean？A
A．close connection             
B．great influence 
C．effective solution             
D．reasonable conclusion  
48．What's the purpose of this passage？D
A．To discuss a baby's birth month      B．To describe different professions
C．to explain babies'some trends       D．To introduce a new discovery．

Answer 1

分析 近來一項新的研究表明，嬰兒的出生年份會影響到他們職業(yè)的塑造，會影響他們以后工作的選擇．
   國家統(tǒng)計局的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，出生在某個特定的月份也會決定到他們最終的工作的選擇．
   研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，嬰兒出生的月份也可以影響其智力和壽命．
   他們發(fā)現(xiàn)，12月出生的孩子更可能成為一名牙醫(yī)，而出生在一月份很有可能會成為一個收債人．2月出生的孩子成為藝術家的可能性很大，而三月份出生的寶寶似乎更可能成為飛行員．與此同時，出生于4月和5月的孩子很有可能從事新聞傳播事業(yè)，出生在夏季的孩子成為高收入職業(yè)比如足球運動員、醫(yī)生和牙醫(yī)的可能性就很低了．
   據(jù)《每日郵報》報到：研究人員在之前的研究成果的基礎上分析了19種不同職業(yè)的人的出生月份而得出了該結(jié)果．盡管這些趨勢可能難以解釋，出生月份和特定的健康問題之間是有一定的關聯(lián)的．出生在春天的孩更有可能患上如精神分裂癥、老年癡呆癥、哮喘和自閉癥等疾病．當然他們也許也會出現(xiàn)不如出生在其他月份的同學聰明的情況．

解答 45．C 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) A February birth appears to increase the chances of being an artist 可知，2月出生的嬰兒很有可能成為藝術家，pianist鋼琴家，故選C．
46．B 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)The study was got by researchers who analyzed the birth months of people in 19 separate occupations using information from the last survey，可知科學家是根據(jù)對19種不同職業(yè)的分析而得出的一定結(jié)論，故選B
47．A 推理判斷題，根據(jù)Although these trends may be difficult to explain，correlation between birth months and specific health problems have a scientific basis，得知，前半句說這些現(xiàn)象很難解釋，后半句說出生年月與特定的疾病的科學偏見，科學依據(jù)，聯(lián)系前后句，應該理解為聯(lián)系，而A選項：close connection 符合句意，故選A．
48．D 推理判斷題，整合全文的內(nèi)容，在不同的段落都有說明出生年月對孩子以后的發(fā)展有關系，而這是科學家新近的研究成果，再結(jié)合四個選項進行分析，很明顯是在向大眾展示研究成果，故選D．

點評 本文主要報道了嬰兒的出生年月對其以后職業(yè)發(fā)展的關系，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關的語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案，推理判斷題也是在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．