《2025年初中英语听读空间八年级上册译林版》

三、阅读理解
How do you feel today? Sunny or dark? This is not a weather report. In fact, we often use weather to describe our changing moods. Weather not only helps us show our feelings but might also change them.
Sunshine is the most common one. Though the connection isn’t so strong, sunlight has been found to improve good feelings and let bad ones go away. When our mood improves, we could do things better. Studies show that people are more helpful when it’s sunny. For example, restaurants in Minnesota, USA, would receive more tips on sunny days. On the other hand, cloudy weather might make us think more seriously. One study found that managers in companies would pay more attention to workers’ skills on cloudy days.
Temperatures also have something to do with how we feel or act. We feel uncomfortable when it’s too hot or too cold. The temperatures change and people’s moods change too. Some studies showed that people didn’t want to help others when they were too high or too low.
However, what we’re doing and how we think decide how strong the connection between weather and our mood is. A study by US researcher Matthew Keller found that warm and sunny weather improved moods only for people who spent more than 30 minutes outside. Good weather could make people in rooms feel worse, as they might feel unhappy about the fun outside.
( C ) 1. Why did the writer ask questions at the beginning of the passage?
A. To talk about the changes of feelings.
B. To tell us how to make a weather report.
C. To show how we use weather to describe moods.
D. To let us know the difference between weather and feelings.
( B ) 2. What would happen to waiters in restaurants in Minnesota on sunny days?
A. They would work harder. B. They would get more tips.
C. They would be more relaxed. D. They would feel uncomfortable.
( A ) 3. What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Temperatures. B. Studies. C. Moods. D. Changes.
( A ) 4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Weather and the changing moods B. Dark moods on sunny days
C. Dancing with the temperatures D. People with changing moods

答案： 【解析】：
这是一道英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生对文章主旨和细节的理解能力。题目给出了一个关于天气和情绪关系的文章，并要求根据文章内容选择正确答案。
1. 第一题是推理判断题，需要理解文章开头提问的目的。文章开头通过提问引出主题，即我们如何用天气来描述情绪的变化。
2. 第二题是细节理解题，需要从文章中找到关于Minnesota餐馆服务员在晴天会发生什么的信息。
3. 第三题是代词指代题，需要确定第三段中划线的“they”指的是什么。根据上下文，可以推断出“they”指的是“temperatures”。
4. 第四题是主旨大意题，需要选择最能概括文章主题的标题。文章主要讨论了天气和情绪之间的关系，因此最佳标题应与此相关。
【答案】：
1. C
文章开头通过提问引出主题，即我们如何用天气来描述情绪的变化，因此答案为C，即展示我们如何用天气来描述情绪。
2. B
根据文章中的句子“For example, restaurants in Minnesota, USA, would receive more tips on sunny days.”可知，在晴朗的日子里，美国明尼苏达州的餐馆服务员会得到更多的小费，因此答案为B。
3. A
在第三段中，“Some studies showed that people didn't want to help others when they were too high or too low.”的“they”指的是“temperatures”，即温度过高或过低时，人们不愿意帮助他人。因此答案为A。
4. A
文章主要讨论了天气和情绪之间的关系，因此最佳标题为“Weather and the changing moods”，即天气和变化莫测的情绪。因此答案为A。