题目内容
________ cold weather these days!And I hear it will last ________.
What a; two other days
What; another two days
How; for two more days
How; two days more

The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 study by scientists, the IQ scores of some college students were very high during storm, but after the storm, their scores were low. Storms can increase intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can decrease(减少) it. Students in many schools of the United States often do badly in exams in the hot months of the year(July and August).
Weather also has a strong effect on people's feeling. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel depressed during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. At about 65F, people become stronger.
Low air pressure(气压) makes people feel free, but it also increases forgetful- ness. People leave more bags and umbrellas on buses and in stores on low pressure days. There is a“perfect weather”for work and health. People feel best at a tempera- ture of about 64F with 65 percent humidity(湿度).
Are you feeling sick, sad, tired, forgetful, or very intelligent today? The weather may be the reason.
【小题1】Intelligence may be lower______.
A.during a storm | B.when it is sunny |
C.on a very hot day | D.when you take in an exam |
A.兴奋的 | B.愉快的 | C.忧郁的 | D.担心的 |
A.both the fat and the thin are healthy |
B.the students do very well in examinations |
C.the air pressure is low |
D.the humidity is 65 percent and the temperature is about 64F |
500 years ago in Britain, the burning of coal (煤) was increasing in cities like London. Coal was used in factories and also used to heat homes. Coal, when burnt makes a lot of smoke, which makes the air very dirty.
About 200 years ago, the Industrial Revolution (工业革命) began in Britain. Factories were built, and even more coal was burnt. Air pollution was becoming a really big problem.
Smoke and fog together make smog (烟雾). Smog was a big problem in London's winter. Because of the cold weather, more coal was burnt to warm houses and this made more smoke.
When smog stayed over a city, it became really hard to breathe and see clearly. In 1952, the Great London Smog happened and more than 4,000 people died because of the smog.
New laws (法律) were made in 1956 and 1968 to stop such sad things from happening again. These laws were called the Clean Air Acts.
These laws were made so that air would become cleaner. The laws encouraged people to use less coal or switch to other fuels such as gas. Factories started using tall chimneys (烟囱) so that the smoke would go high up in the sky and no longer cover cities, and new factories were built in the countryside. Smog appeared less often and the air became cleaner.
【小题1】From the passage, we learn that smog was a big problem in ______ in London.
A.spring | B.summer | C.autumn | D.winter |
A.发明 | B.换用 | C.拒绝 | D.节省 |
A.Factories built higher chimneys. |
B.People began to use less coal. |
C.More People began to ride bikes. |
D.New factories were built outside cities. |
A.Air Pollution in Britain in the Past. |
B.How to Make the Air Cleaner. |
C.Smog Is Bad for the Environment. |
D.New Laws to Stop Air Pollution. |