《2025年评优监测课时作业八年级英语上册译林版》

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Weather has a great influence(影响) on people. It influences people’s 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 disease and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and Middle West, it is very hot at some time and very cold at other time. People in these places may have heart disease after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, according to a study by scientists, the IQ scores of a group of students were very high during a storm, but after the storm their IQ scores were lower than the usual level. So storms can increase intelligence. However, very hot weather can lower it. Students in the United States often do badly in exams in the hot months of the year.
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 and they may feel depressed during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. The summer heat may make them tired and they are easy to get angry.
()1. What can increase students’ IQ by a study?
A. Showers.
B. Cloudy days.
C. Storms.
D. Sunshine.
()2. Students in the US usually do badly in exams in .
A. December
B. August
C. April
D. January
()3. If thin people feel unhappy, the weather may be very .
A. cold
B. warm
C. hot
D. cool
()4. What does the underlined word “depressed” mean?
A. 兴奋的
B. 愉快的
C. 忧郁的
D. 担心的
()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

答案： 1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. B