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.
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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.
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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.
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A
) 3. What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Temperatures. B. Studies. C. Moods. D. Changes.
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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