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How do you feel today? Sunny or dark? This is not a weather report. In fact, we often use weather to describe our changing moods. Weather not only helps us show our feelings but might also change them.
Sunshine is the most common one. Though the connection isn't so strong, sunlight has been found to improve good feelings and let bad ones go away. When our mood improves, we could do things better. Studies show that people are more helpful when it's sunny. For example, restaurants in Minnesota, USA, would receive more tips on sunny days. On the other hand, cloudy weather might make us think more seriously. One study found that managers in companies would pay more attention to workers' skills on cloudy days.
Temperatures also have something to do with how we feel or act. We feel uncomfortable when it's too hot or too cold. The temperatures change and people's moods change too. Some studies showed that people didn't want to help others when they were too high or too low.
However, what we're doing and how we think decide how strong the connection between weather and our mood is. A study by US researcher Matthew Keller found that warm and sunny weather improved moods only for people who spent more than 30 minutes outside. Good weather could make people in rooms feel worse, as they might feel unhappy about the fun outside.
( ) 1. Why did the writer ask questions at the beginning of the passage?
A. To talk about the changes of feelings.
B. To tell us how to make a weather report.
C. To show how we use weather to describe moods.
D. To let us know the difference between weather and feelings.
(
A. They would work harder.
B. They would get more tips.
C. They would be more relaxed.
D. They would feel uncomfortable.
(
A. Temperatures.
B. Studies.
C. Moods.
D. Changes.
(
A. Weather and the changing moods
B. Dark moods on sunny days
C. Dancing with the temperatures
D. People with changing moods
How do you feel today? Sunny or dark? This is not a weather report. In fact, we often use weather to describe our changing moods. Weather not only helps us show our feelings but might also change them.
Sunshine is the most common one. Though the connection isn't so strong, sunlight has been found to improve good feelings and let bad ones go away. When our mood improves, we could do things better. Studies show that people are more helpful when it's sunny. For example, restaurants in Minnesota, USA, would receive more tips on sunny days. On the other hand, cloudy weather might make us think more seriously. One study found that managers in companies would pay more attention to workers' skills on cloudy days.
Temperatures also have something to do with how we feel or act. We feel uncomfortable when it's too hot or too cold. The temperatures change and people's moods change too. Some studies showed that people didn't want to help others when they were too high or too low.
However, what we're doing and how we think decide how strong the connection between weather and our mood is. A study by US researcher Matthew Keller found that warm and sunny weather improved moods only for people who spent more than 30 minutes outside. Good weather could make people in rooms feel worse, as they might feel unhappy about the fun outside.
( ) 1. Why did the writer ask questions at the beginning of the passage?
A. To talk about the changes of feelings.
B. To tell us how to make a weather report.
C. To show how we use weather to describe moods.
D. To let us know the difference between weather and feelings.
(
B
) 2. What would happen to waiters in restaurants in Minnesota on sunny days?A. They would work harder.
B. They would get more tips.
C. They would be more relaxed.
D. They would feel uncomfortable.
(
A
) 3. What does the underlined word "they" in paragraph 3 refer to?A. Temperatures.
B. Studies.
C. Moods.
D. Changes.
(
A
) 4. What is the best title for the passage?A. Weather and the changing moods
B. Dark moods on sunny days
C. Dancing with the temperatures
D. People with changing moods
答案
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A
解析
【分析】
做本题需根据不同题型采用对应解题方法：1. 第1题是细节理解题，需定位原文开头问题后的解释，明确作者提问的目的；2. 第2题是细节查找题，需找到原文中关于明尼苏达餐厅晴天的相关描述；3. 第3题是词义指代题，需结合上下文逻辑判断代词的指代对象；4. 第4题是主旨大意题，需梳理全文核心内容确定合适标题。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段：作者开头提问后说明“这不是天气预报，而是我们常常用天气描述情绪变化”，对应选项C，故选C。
2. 定位原文第二段例子：“For example, restaurants in Minnesota, USA, would receive more tips on sunny days.” 对应选项B，故选B。
3. 定位原文第三段：前文围绕“温度”展开，“they were too high or too low”指代前文的“temperatures”，故选A。
4. 梳理全文：文章围绕“天气与情绪的关系”展开，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是一篇关于天气与情绪关联的英语阅读理解，题型涵盖细节题、指代题、主旨题，考查学生快速定位原文信息、理解文章主旨及词义指代的能力，属于基础英语阅读题型。
【难度系数】
0.7
做本题需根据不同题型采用对应解题方法：1. 第1题是细节理解题，需定位原文开头问题后的解释，明确作者提问的目的；2. 第2题是细节查找题，需找到原文中关于明尼苏达餐厅晴天的相关描述；3. 第3题是词义指代题，需结合上下文逻辑判断代词的指代对象；4. 第4题是主旨大意题，需梳理全文核心内容确定合适标题。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段：作者开头提问后说明“这不是天气预报，而是我们常常用天气描述情绪变化”，对应选项C，故选C。
2. 定位原文第二段例子：“For example, restaurants in Minnesota, USA, would receive more tips on sunny days.” 对应选项B，故选B。
3. 定位原文第三段：前文围绕“温度”展开，“they were too high or too low”指代前文的“temperatures”，故选A。
4. 梳理全文：文章围绕“天气与情绪的关系”展开，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是一篇关于天气与情绪关联的英语阅读理解，题型涵盖细节题、指代题、主旨题，考查学生快速定位原文信息、理解文章主旨及词义指代的能力，属于基础英语阅读题型。
【难度系数】
0.7
