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