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精题分解：高考各地模拟阅读理解分类汇编（5） （复习类）55篇 医学保健类 1 （江苏省六合高级中学2010届高三第一次调研考试） Happiness is genetic HAPPINESS and sadness are states of being that define the way we view the world. It is often said that some people by nature have a sunny disposition（性格）. Now scientists may have discovered why. Some people may be hard-wired（天生的）for happiness, while others are genetically negative, scientists have suggested in a study published late February, in British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B（《皇家学会学报B》）. Earlier research had already established that the gene known as 5-HTTLPR plays a key role in determining how the neurotransmitter（神经传递素）serotonin（含于血液中的复合胺）works within the brain. Serotonin, a hormone（荷尔蒙）, passes chemical messages between nerve cells. It has been closely linked to mood. Several anti-depressant（抗抑郁）drugs regulate serotonin levels. Scientists had also identified three variants（变体）of the gene. Two so-called short variants were linked to a higher risk of depression and suicide（自杀）attempts. Unlike the two short variants, the long variant of 5-HTTLPR showed a clear dislike of negative images（图像）, such as fierce animals, and a clear liking for positive ones, such as flowers. Researchers from the University of Essex in Britain, led by Elaine Fox, showed participants a series of images. The images were divided into three kinds: negative ones aimed at inspiring fear or stress such as a spider or person about to commit suicide, pleasant ones and neutral（中性的）ones. The participants who had the long variant of the 5-HTTLPR gene showed a clear dislike of negative material alongside a careful attention for positive material, the researchers found. They paid close attention to the pretty pictures, and ignored the frightening ones. On the other hand, the short variant groups had the opposite reaction. In January, the Australian government organized happiness workshops, teaching government staff how to be happy. The department that held the happiness workshops said unhappy staff