摘要:2.When comes to the super star, all the students in class will pick themselves up at once. A.that B.this C.it D.one

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  Different weather makes people feel different.It influences 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 very 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 of a group of 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, 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 18°C, people become stronger.

  Low air pressure(气压)may make people forgetful.People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low pressure days.There are a “good weather” for work and health.People feel best at a temperature of about 18 centigrade.

  Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today?It may be the weather’s problem.

(1)

________ can have a bad effect 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

(4)

In “good weather” of 18 centigrade, ________.

[  ]

A.

people are very forgetful

B.

people can’t do their work well

C.

thin people feel cold

D.

people are in better health

(5)

The writer wants to tell us that ________.

[  ]

A.

hot and cold weather influences all people in the same way

B.

weather influences people’s lives

C.

IQ never changes during weather changes

D.

there is a good kind of weather for people’s work and health

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A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess Julia to come into my study.
“Be seated, Julia,” I said. “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”
“Forty.”
“No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, hmm, you’ve been here two months, so...”
“Two months and five days.”
“Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... You know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays. You only took walks. And three holidays...”
Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but—not a word.
“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven—nineteen. Take nineteen off...that leaves...hmm...forty one dollars. Correct?”
Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled;she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but—still not a word.
“Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer: take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but—forget it. When didn’t I take a loss?! Then, due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave you ten dollars.”
“You didn’t,” sobbed Julia.
“But I made a note of it.”
“Well...if you say so.”
“Take twenty seven from forty one—that leaves fourteen. ”
Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!
“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”
“Really? You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen...leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is!”
I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.
“Merci(法语,谢谢),” she whispered.
I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger.
“For what, this ‘merci’?”I asked.
“For the money.”
“But you know I’ve cheated you—robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘Merci’?”
“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all. ”
“They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you...I’m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you...Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)? Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)—to be such a fool?”
Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression: “It is possible.”
I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out. I looked after her and thought: “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”
【小题1】While talking to Julia, the writer expected ____________ from her.

A.protestB.gratitudeC.obedienceD.an explanation
【小题2】What shocked the writer was Juila’s ____________.
A.nervousness in front of her bossB.acceptance of injustice
C.shyness when talking about moneyD.unwillingness to express herself
【小题3】The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess _______.
A.to be more aggressiveB.to be more careful in her work
C.to protect her own rightD.to live independently
【小题4】At the end of the story, the writer said “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!” to show __________.
A.his understanding of Julia’s anxiety
B.his worry about Julia’s future
C.his concern on the living conditions of working-class people
D.his sympathy for the mental state of those exploited(被剥削的)
【小题5】From the story, we can tell that Julia’s employer was ____________.
A.greedy but honestB.ill-tempered but warm-hearted
C.strict but forgivingD.honest, kind and worried

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