For hundreds of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on people’s emotions(情感). How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your personality, by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you don’t know your emotions can be affected by the weather 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, it helps our bodies produce vitamin D(维生素). Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical. This special chemical affects our brains and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in some countries in the world, so many people in these countries often feel sad. Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special “sunrooms” with artificial lights have been built. People can go there and get “sunlight” for an hour or two!
The weather can also affect people’s emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains. Through these days, the weather can affect our emotions. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.
The underlined word “artificial” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.
A. 天然的 B. 人造的 C. 虚构的
From the passage we know that _______.
A.people feel good when it is cloudy
B.in the countries where there are long, dark winters of little sunlight, many people feel sad
C.special “sunrooms” have been built all over the world
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor (因素) that can affect one's emotions?
A.Weather. | B.Actions of others. |
C.Personality. | D.Age. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Enough vitamin D makes people feel good
B.Both hot weather and rainy weather can make people angry
C.Only weather can control our emotions.
The best title for this passage should be _______
A.People Need More Vitamin D
B.We Can Hardly Change the Weather
C.Weather Affects People’s Emotions
When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are ,there are six ways to make you feel confident(有信心的) about yourself ,
1.Look in the mirror and say to yourself,“I am a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything!”It may not sound so good ,bur it really works!
2.Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel so good.
3.Smile! Be friendly to the people you meet. Look for the good things of your friends and family.
4.Learn something new! Do you want to decorate your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it !New challenges(挑战) are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment(成就感) when you finish them,
5.Keep a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express your feelings.
6.Stay with your family. We all need our family time .Talk with your mum or dad or maybe even your cousinYou may see this passage in _________
A.a science book | B. a storybook |
C.a magazine | D.the school rules |
According to the passage, new challenges _______when you finish them
A.are fun | B. make you feel confident |
C.are dreams | D. both A and B |
Which of the following should you say “No” when you are unhappy?
A. You should always look for the good things of others |
B. Stay alone at home as much as possible |
C. Learn something new and go for it |
D. Keep a diary to express your feelings |
What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Do your best |
B.Six ways to feel good about yourself |
C.It’s never too late to learn |
D.Always smile at your life |
Self-made Racing Car An American man named Imhoff spent 17 years making a great car. He made it in his house. However, it was too big to drive out of his house, so he dug a hole in the wall to get it out. |
Wonder Robot, Good Helper The Partner Robot is a new kind of robot in Japan. It can play with people, look after little kids and help with housework. And our life will become better and better with the development of technology.(科技) |
Chocolate Castle (城堡) Recently, four cooks in Lido Hotel in Shenyang made a chocolate castle. It took them two months. The castle is 3.38 meters wide and 7. 3 meters high. It is the biggest indoor (室内的)chocolate castle in the world. |
Why was it difficult for Imhoff to get the car out?
A.Because the car was too heavy. |
B.Because the car was too large. |
C.Because he was not good at driving. |
D.Because the hole in the wall was not big enough. |
The Partner Robot can do the following things EXCEPT.
A.playing with people |
B.looking for lost kids |
C.helping people to clean the house |
D.taking care of little kids |
Which of the following is TRUE about the chocolate castle?
A.The four cooks spent two months in making the chocolate castle. |
B.The chocolate castle is 7.3 meters wide and 3.38 meters high. |
C.The chocolate castle is outside the Lido Hotel. |
D.It is the most expensive chocolate castle in the world. |
The Greens are English. Now they are in Beijing. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for three weeks. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They want to learn some Chinese.
Mr Green is driver. He likes driving in Beijing very much. Mrs Green is a teacher. She is visiting a middle school near Beijing. Their son Jim is a middle school student. He meets some Chinese students, and he likes to speak English with them.
They take a lot of photos in China. When they are back in English, they are going to show the photos to their friends. They want the English people to know more about China.. The Greens are from .
A.America | B.England |
C.Australia | D.Canada |
The Greens are staying in now.
A.Shanghai | B.London |
C.Beijing | D.Hangzhou |
Mr Green is a . He likes driving in Beijing.
A.driver | B.farmer |
C.worker | D.teacher |
Mrs Green’sis a middle school student.
A.daughter | B.son | C.sister | D.brother |
The Greens take many photos in China because they .
A.like taking photos |
B.want to sell these photos |
C.want to take photos to America |
D.want to English people to know more about China |
Mary likes English very much. She works hard. She reads English every morning. She likes speaking English. She often listens to the radio. She watches TV only on Saturday evening. Does she like dancing? No, she doesn’t. But she likes drawing and singing. Her parents like her very much. And all the teachers and her friends like her, too. In the morning Mary.
A.writes English | B.reads English |
C.draws | D.sings |
She often listens .
A.TV | B.to TV |
C.the radio | D.to the radio |
Mary watches TV .
A.in the morning | B.in the afternoon |
C.every evening | D.on Saturday evening |
What doesn’t she like?
A.Singing | B.Dancing |
C.Drawing | D.Speaking English |
Does her father like her?
A.Yes, he does. | B.Yes, he is. |
C.No, he doesn’t | D.No, he isn’t. |
This is my school. There are many trees and flowers in it. The classroom building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school. It’s very nice to have it. After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room, then they go home.
There are 1,000 students in 24 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and sometimes play with them. All the students like them. The classroom building is _____.
A.small | B.old |
C.big and tall | D.big |
It’s very nice for this school to have _____.
A.trees and flowers | B.a playground |
C.students | D.teachers |
There are at least (至少) _____ students in one class.
A.45 | B.40 | C.75 | D.60 |
After class many students often play football _____.
A.in their classrooms | B.in their homes |
C.on the playground | D.in the classroom building |
What may (可能) the teachers NOT DO?
A.Give the students lessons. |
B.Play football and table tennis with the students. |
C.Don’t like some students. |
D.Help students study. |