Different weather makes people feel different. It influences (影響) health, intelligence (智力) and feelings. 　　      In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble
and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at
some times and every cold at other times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather
changes in February or March. 　　
     The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ (智商) of a
group students were very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10%
below. The wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand (另一方面),
can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot
months of the year (July and August). 　
 　Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people.
They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people
may have a hard time in hot summer. At about 18C, people become stronger. 　
 　Low air pressure (氣壓) may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops
on low-pressure days. There are a  "good weather" for word and health. People feel best at a temperature
of about 18 centigrade (攝氏度). 　　
     Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather's problem.

1. _____ can have a bad effect (作用) on health. 　　

A. Hot and wet weather
B. Good weather 　　
C. Warm weather
D. High intelligence 　

2. People may have more intelligence when _____ comes. 　　

A. a rain
B. very hot weather 　
C. a strong wind
D. low air pressure 　

3. Low air pressure may make people _____. 　　

A. forgetful
B. sad
C. angry
D. tired

     What do Napoleon, Clinton and Wang Nan have in common? They are all left-handed. 　　
     Today, about 15% of the number of people is left-handed. But why are people left-handed? The answer
is the way the brain (大腦) works. The brain has two halves-the right half controls the left side of the
body, and the left controls the right side of the body. So right-handed people have a strong left-brain and
left-handed people have a strong right brain. 　　
     The two halves of he brain are about the same size. But each side controls different things. The left side
controls language, math and logical (邏輯的). When you remember new words, or when you put things in
order, you use your left side. 　　
     The right side of the brain controls your love of art, colors and music. It is also good at recognizing (識(shí)別)
faces. 　　
     This does not mean that all artists are left-handed and all accountants (會(huì)計(jì)) are right-handed. Some
right-handers have a strong right brain, and some left-handers have a strong left-brain.

1. The phrase "in common" in the first sentence means _____.

A. the same
B. different
C. strange
D. interesting

2. People who are right-handed or left-handed are mostly decided by _____. 　　

A. their parents
B. their minds 　
C. the way the brain works
D. the way the head works

3. Each side of the brain _____. 　　

A. likes music and math
B. controls different things
C. controls the same thing
D. has two halves

4. When you are singing, you are using your _____.

A. logic thinking
B. heart
C. left brain
D. right brain

     Some people want to be sent into space after their death, others want to lie deep under the sea. But
most people want to go into the freezer (冷藏庫). These are believers in cryogenics (低溫冷凍學(xué)). 　　
     Now some diseases can't be cured, but they may be cured sometime in the future. So some people
hope that their bodies can be frozen after they die. When a cure is found，warm up his or her body, bring
it back to life and take the cure. Once the body is frozen, it is kept in liquid nitrogen (液態(tài)氮) at a
temperature of 328 degrees below zero. 　　
     Now around a thousand people are going to take cryogenic treatment (處理), though most scientists
say it won't work. If we freeze huge creatures (生物) like humans, every one of their cells (細(xì)胞) will be
broken. Can they be brought back to life in the future?
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1. Where do most people hope that their bodies are kept after their death? 　
______________________________________________.
2. Why do they want the world to keep their bodies well?
______________________________________________.
3. How do scientists usually keep a dead man's body?
______________________________________________.
4. How many people are going to take cryogenic treatment after they die?
_______________________________________________.

     Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because
plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and men can't make food from air, water and
sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore, animals and men need plants
in order to live. This is the reason why we find so many plants around us. 　　
      If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are many kinds of plants. Some
plants are large while others are small. Most plants are green. 　　
     Some plants have many small leaves. Others have only a few. There are many kinds of leaves. Leaves
are of different shapes and colors. 　　
     Leaves are also different in other ways. Some leaves have long thin parts at the end, we call them leaf
stalks, some have short leaf stalks, others even have no leaf stalks. The leaf edges are also different. Some
leaves have smooth (平滑) edges. Some have wave-shaped edges. Others have edges like the teeth of
a saw. (鋸子)

1. Which of the following shows the right relation (關(guān)系) according to the first paragraph?

A.
B.
C.
D.

2. Plants are important because _____. 　

A. we need to eat plants every day
B. men can't live without plants
C. we can see so many plants around us
D. animals eat plants as their only food 　

3. We know from the passage that _____. 　　

A. all leaves have leaf stalks 　　
B. all leaves have smooth edges 　　
C. plants are different in shapes but have the same color 　　
D. leaves are different in shapes and colors 　　

4. The underline word "leaf stalks" in the last paragraph means _____. 　　

A. 葉邊
B. 葉紋
C. 葉柄
D. 葉尖 　　

5. The main idea of the passage is _____. 　　

A. how plants help men and animals 　　
B. plants are important and they are quite different 　　
C. plants are more important than air, water and sunlight 　　
D. why we find so many plants around us

     For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping - watching TV and buying things by phone.
Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs
and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and many other things.
     Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example. The biggest Swedish company sells
different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made＄100 million. In France
there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about＄20 million a year to buy things through
those channels.
       In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then
the government allowed more telepshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness, including the largest
American teleshopping company and a 24－h(huán)our teleshopping company. German businesses are hoping this
new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
      Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes.
With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason. But at the same time, other
Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They call teleshopping "junk on the air". Many Europeans
usually worry about the quality of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them, and they
believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
     The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from
the American companies. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They
will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.

1. Teleshopping is _____ in Europe. 　

A. not popular
B. growing　
C. not possible
D. cheap

2. People like teleshopping because it is _____.

A. American
B. cheaper
C. easier
D. more popular

3. Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they _____.

A. don't like to buy things 　
B. don't watch TV
C. believe the things sold on TV are expensive
D. think the things sold on TV are bad quality

4. In Germany, teleshopping may _____.

A. help businessmen get more money
B. keep the shops open longer
C. have fewer buyers
D. bring better TV programs

5. The best title of this passage is _____.

A. American Teleshopping
B. Teleshopping Companies
C. Teleshopping in Europe
D. Teleshopping - Junk on the Air

     Have you ever heard your own voice? "Of course," you say.
     Has anyone else ever heard your voice? Again you say, "Of course."
     But that's not quite true. Nobody else has ever heard your voice-the way you hear it. When you talk,
you set up sound waves (聲波). The air outside your head carries the sound waves to your outer ears.
But, of course, the sound of your voice begins inside your head. The bones (骨頭) of your head pick up
the sound waves, too. They carry the sound waves straight to your inner (里面的) ears. You get the sound
from the outside and the inside too. Other people get just the sound waves from the outside. That's why
they don't hear your voice the way you do.

1. Sound travels in the form (形式) of _____.

A. bones
B. air
C. waves
D. voice

2. The sound of your voice begins _____.

A. inside your head
B. outside your head
C. in your inner ears
D. in your outer ears

3. When you talk, other people hear your voice _____.

A. through the bones of your head
B. from the outside
C. from the inside
D. all of the above

4. The phrase "pick up" here means _____.

A. to raise
B. to get
C. to choose
D. to pull