阅读理解。IntheWestsomepeoplebelievethatpersonalitycanbepredictedaccordingtothetimeoftheyearthepersonwasborn.FromChinacomesthebeliefthattheyearofbirthinfluencesone'spersonality.Inthepastcentur
阅读理解。
IntheWestsomepeoplebelievethatpersonalitycanbepredictedaccordingtothe
timeoftheyearthepersonwasborn.FromChinacomesthebeliefthattheyearofbirth
influencesone'spersonality.Inthepastcenturyanewbeliefhasarisen:theideathat
personalityisrelatedtoone'sABObloodtype.PeoplewithbloodtypeAforexampleare
consideredmorelikelytobeserioushard-workingandquietwhilepeoplewithblood
typeOarelikelytobepopularandoutgoingyetoftenunabletofinishwhattheystart.
Thoughthisbeliefcontinuestobestrongsomepeoplequestionwhetheritistrue.
Theblood-typepersonalitytheory(理论)startedinJapanin1927whenFurukawa
Takehjinoticedpersonalitysimilaritiesanddifferencesamonghisworkers.Theideasoon
wentoutoffashionbutwasbroughtbackbyaJapanesetelevisionhostnamedToshitaka
Nomiinthe1970s.ThebeliefisstillstronginJapanandisincreasinglypopularin
neighboringcountries.SomeyoungKoreanshavetakentothetheory.Arecentstudy
showed76percentofKoreansagedbetween13and64believingintheblood-typepersonality
connection.ThoughmostAsiansmightbelieveintheblood-typetheoryformanyitseems
harmlessandnotsomethingtobetakentooseriously.
Isthebelieftrue?ThescientistsinAsialargelydismissthebeliefasamodern-day
superstition(迷信).Moststudieshavefailedtofindanystrongconnectionbetweenblood
andpersonality.Generallyscientistswarnagainstmakingpredictionsorimportant
decisionsbasedonthisquestionabletheory.
1.ThewriterusesbloodtypeAandOasanexampletoexplain______.
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A.thedifferencebetweentwobloodtypes
B.therelationshipbetweenthetwobloodtypes
C.theinfluenceofbloodtypeonone'sbehavior
D.theconnectionbetweenpersonalityandbloodtype
2.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?
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A.Itwaslightlybelieved.
B.Itwasbroughttothem.
C.Theylikedandacceptedit.
D.Theystoletheideafromothe