Do you know Xishuangbana? It’s a very beautiful place. It lies in Yunnan. The Dai people live there. Their homes are wonderful. The houses are very big and have long legs to hold (支撑) them up. Sometimes those legs are over two metres tall.

It can be very hot in Yunnan. But the Dai people do not need air conditioners (空调) to keep cool. Their houses usually have two floors. One half of the second floor is the living room. The living room has a balcony. The other half of the second floor is their bedroom. There is a long corridor (走廊) between the living room and the bedroom.

You must always take off your shoes before you go into a Dai family’s house. They like to keep their houses clean. The bed is made of bamboo (竹子). The family’s tables, chairs and cupboards are all made of bamboo too. It often rains in Yunnan. Pigs and chickens live on the first floor, because it is a good place to stay dry.

1.Where do the Dai people live?

A. In big flats. B. In small flats.

C. In big houses. D. In small houses.

2.The writer doesn’t tell us ________.

A. how many floors the Dai people’s house has

B. the things in the Dai people’s house

C. the rooms in the Dai people’s house

D. why it’s cool in the Dai people’s house

3.You may find the things except (除了) ________ in a Day family’s house.

A. an air conditioner

B. a bamboo bed

C. a bamboo cupboard

D. bamboo chairs and tables

4.The underlined word “dry” in the paragraph may mean ________ in Chinese.

A. 潮湿的 B. 干燥的 C. 醒着的 D. 安全的

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Xishuangbanna is a beautiful place.

B. The Dai family’s houses are usually very clean.

C. It’s easy for the Dai people to get bamboo.

D. The Dai people’s houses are two metres tall.

For hundreds of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an influence on people’s emotions. What your feeling is always controlled by many things. Your emotions can be influenced by your personality (个性), by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you don’t know your emotions can be influenced 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, our bodies produce a vitamin(维生素). Vitamins are natural chemicals which we all need to stay healthy. Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D. Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical. This special chemical influence our brains and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway, 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 ofthis special chemical which makes them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special“sunrooms”with man-made lights have been built. People can go there and get “sunlight” for an hour or two.

The weather can also influence 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 ways, the weather can influence our emotions. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.

1. Which of the following can bet described as a factor(因素) that can influence one’s emotions?

A. Weather. B. Actions of others.

C. Personality D. A, B and C.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “emotions” in Chinese?

A. 运动 B. 情绪 C. 感动 D. 激动

3.Which of the following is TRUE about vitamin D according to the passage?

A. It is a kind of man-made chemical.

B. It makes us worried by influencing our brains.

C. It is needed by us all to keep fit.

D. It is in the sunlight.

4.What may be the best title for this passage?

A. Why Do We Feel Sad.

B. The Weather Influences People’s Emotion.

C. People Need More Vitamin D.

D. We Can Hardly Change the Weather.

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