題材: 氣候 詞數(shù): 201 建議閱讀時間: 4分鐘
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In August,it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States.People there have heart disease and other kinds of health p 1 during this month.In the Northeast and Middle West,it is very hot at some times and very c 2 at other times.People in these places may have heart disease after the weather c 3 in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence.For example,in a 1982 study by scientists,the IQ scores of a group of students were very high during a storm,but a 4 the storm their IQ scores were lower than usual level.Some storms can i 5 intelligence.However,very hot weather can lower it.Students in the United States often do b 6 on exams in the hot months of the year.
Weather also has a strong influence on people's f 7 .Winter may be a bad time for t 8 people.They usually feel cold during these months and they may feel unhappy during cold weather.In hot summer weather,on the o 9 hand,fat people may not feel comfortable.The summer heat may make them tired and they are easy to g 10 angry.
Are you feeling sick,sad,tired or very intelligent today?The weather may be the cause.
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
生詞
intelligence n. 智力:Examinations are not the best way to measure intelligence.考試不是衡量智力的最佳方法。
intelligent adj. 聰明的:All their children are very intelligent.他們的孩子都很聰明。
IQ n. 智商:Lead can cause slowed growth and reduced IQ.鉛可能導(dǎo)致身體發(fā)育遲緩,智商下降。
score n. 分數(shù),得分:Is anybody keeping score?有沒有人負責(zé)計分?
參考譯文
美國南部地區(qū)的8月又熱又濕。那里的人們就容易得心臟病或是產(chǎn)生其他健康問題。在東北和中西部地區(qū),有時候非常炎熱,有時候又非常寒冷。這些地方的人們在2、3月份氣候變化時可能會得心臟病。
氣候?qū)χ橇σ灿杏绊?。例如,科學(xué)家在1982年所做的一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn),一群學(xué)生的智商在暴風(fēng)雨天氣時非常高,但暴風(fēng)雨過后,他們的智商又比正常水平低??梢?,有些暴風(fēng)雨天氣能提高智商。然而,非常熱的天氣能降低智商。在一年中炎熱的月份里,美國學(xué)生的考試成績常常很糟。
氣候?qū)θ说那楦幸灿泻艽蟮挠绊?。冬天是瘦人痛苦的時候。這幾個月份他們常常覺得很冷,還可能心情郁悶。另一方面,在炎熱的夏天,胖人可能會覺得不舒服。炎熱使他們感覺疲乏而且易怒。
今天,你覺得身體難受、心里難過、精神疲乏或是反應(yīng)敏捷嗎?天氣可能是原因。
參考答案
Friday 1.problems 2.cold 3.changes 4.a(chǎn)fter 5.increase 6.badly 7.feelings 8.thin 9.other 10.get
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