Scientists are trying to find out how things affect our feelings. How you feel is controlled by many things, such as your personality(性格), the actions(行动) of others. Maybe you don’t know the weather can affect your feelings as well.
People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy. In fact, sunlight makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, our bodies makes vitamin D(维生素D). Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical(化学物质). This special chemical affects our brains and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway, so many people in these countries often feel sad. To help the people in these countries feel better, scientists build special “sunrooms” for people to go there and get “sunlight” for an hour or two!
The weather can also affect people’s feelings in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people don’t feel comfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unhappy. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains. Through these ways, the weather can affect our feelings in these ways. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we cannot change the weather.Which of the following is TRUE about vitamin D according to the passage?
| A．It is a kind of special food. |
| B．It makes us worried by affecting our brains. |
| C．It is helpful to our bodies. |
| D．It is in the sunlight. |
The underlined words “brains” means in Chinese.
| A．心灵 | B．心脏 | C．大脑 | D．精神 |
What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
| A．We will feel good when we are in the bright cool weather. |
| B．We will be happy when we are in the rain. |
| C．All people in Norway and Sweden feel sad in winter. |
| D．The less vitamin D you have, the happier you’ll be. |
What may be the best title for this passage?
| A．Why Do We Feel Sad |
| B．The Weather Influences People’s Feelings |
| C．People Need More Vitamin D |
| D．We Can Change the Weather |
Experts (专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger (手指) with his eyes still closed, begging(请求) for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students — “early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.The 10-year-old boy begged for one more minute to sleep because _____.
A. he didn’t have enough sleep
B. it wasn’t time for him to get up
C. he didn’t want to go to schoolIn this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may _____.
A. not work well in class
B. go to bed early
C. be weak in English In this passage “early birds” means — persons who _____.
A. get up early
B. get up late
C. don’t want to sleepThe underlined (下划线的) words in the passage mean _____.
A. watch TV late
B. not go to bed until late
C. stay outsideAccording to the passage, which of the following is Right?
A. If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.
B. Sleeping less means working hard.
C. Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.
When we do not understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs.
A Frenchman was once travelling in England. He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. He wanted to say, “Bring me something to eat.”
The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. He moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee, but the man again refused it. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food.
When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter, and he put his hand on his stomach. That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.
So, you see sometimes we can understand the language of signs as well as the language of words.According to the passage, when people don’t understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of _____.
A. a waiter
B. an Englishman
C. the signs of their bodiesA Frenchman signed to the waiter _____.
A. to give him some medicine
B. to bring him a cup of coffee
C. to ask him for foodThe waiter brought the Frenchman _____.
A. a cup of tea, a cup of coffee and a lot of other drinks
B. a large plate of meat and vegetables
C. C. nothingAnother man put his hands on his stomach. He means _____.
A. he had a fever
B. he was hungry
C. he had a stomachache From the story, we know _____.
A. people can only understand the language of words
B. people can know both the language of signs and the language of words
C. people can make a waiter understand what they want
阅读理解。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分。）
In Britain the weather never gets too hot or too cold. There is no difference between summer and winter. Why is this?
Britain has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an island country. In winter the sea is warmer than the land. The winds from the sea bring warm air to Britain. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to Britain. The winds from the west blow over Britain all year. They blow from the southwest across the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋). They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain all year, so Britain has a lot of rainy weather. The west of Britain is wetter than the east. The winds must blow across the high land in the west.What’s the weather like in Britain?
A. It’s neither too hot nor too cold.
B. It’s too hot.
C. It’s very cold. When do the winds bring cool air to Britain?
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn.Why is the weather in summer and in winter almost the same?
A. Because there is no difference between summer and winter.
B. Because the sea is around this country.
C. Because there are winds from the high land.Which of the following is Right?
A. There is more rain in the east than in the west.
B. There is more rain in the west than in the east.
C. There is no rain in the east. This passage mainly tells us the _____ in Britain.
A. language B. food C. weather
One day an old man is selling(卖) a big elephant(大象). A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.” “All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found（发现） the elephant’s bad ears（耳朵）?”“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I didn’t see an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”the elephant.
| A．The young man sells | B．The old man sells |
| C．The two men sell | D．The old man buys |
The young man is looking at the elephant slowly. He wants to find out--------- ___.
| A．which foot of the elephant is bad |
| B．how heavy it is |
| C．which ear of the elephant is bad |
| D．what it looks like |
The young man ______.
| A．knows the elephant has bad ears |
| B．wants to buy the elephant |
| C．looks after the elephant |
| D．gets some money from the old man |
The young man -----______.
| A．is not interested in elephants |
| B．knows what an elephant looks like |
| C．saw（看见）some elephants before |
| D．didn’t see an elephant before |
Hearing the young man’s words, the old man will probably(可能) be ____.
| A．angry | B．happy | C．glad | D．hungry |
Hello! My name is Kitty. I want to talk about my home town today.
My home town is small but pretty. It’s about two hours away from London by train. In the centre of the town there is a small lake. There are lots of trees and flowers around the lake. My parents often walk around the lake at the weekend. The air in my home town is very fresh (新鲜的) and clean.
There are two schools in my home town, one primary school and one secondary school. I study in the secondary school and my younger sister studies in the primary school. I often ride my bike to school.
I usually go to the youth centre to learn drawing with my sister on Friday afternoons. I like going shopping at the weekend. There are two big shopping malls there. There is in the center of the town.
| A．a primary school | B．a secondary school |
| C．a small lake | D．a shopping mall |
The air in Kitty’s home town is very.
| A．high | B．dirty |
| C．polluted | D．fresh and clean |
Kitty and her sister usually go to the youth centre on_afternoons.
| A．Monday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
Kitty often goes to school.
| A．on foot | B．by bus |
| C．by underground | D．by bike |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．It is about two hours away from Kitty’s home town to London by train. |
| B．There is much air pollution in Kitty’s home town. |
| C．Kitty often takes a walk with her friends around the lake. |
| D．Kitty likes doing some shopping on Friday. |