Question

【題目】Sometimes, on grey, rainy days, your mood level is lower than on bright, sunny days. Would you like to know more about how the weather can affect how you feel?

According to a recent study, there’s a connection between weather and moods. Going to a warm place in the middle of winter can make our moods better. Pleasant weather has been proved(證實(shí)) to improve moods and memory. However, extremely hot weather can make us feel more tired and bored, spoiling(破壞) our moods.

In the study, people who spent time outdoors in warm weather were happier than those who spent all day inside. They also found better memory scores when they ran tests comparing the two groups.

The best temperature for humans is about 22.2℃. That explains why people in southern California are happy all the time. To improve moods, a person must spend at least 30 minutes outside in warm sunny weather. Spending time indoors when the weather outside is so nice tends to lower moods. It’s mostly because we don’t like to be inside when spring time arrives. It can also make inside activities seem boring.

Maybe the activities connected with being outside affect our moods. Warm weather is connected with the beach, fun outdoor sports and so on. It brings back childhood memories of playing outside all day.

Of course, we can wake up every day and decide how we’ll feel that day. If it’s rainy, that won’t necessarily make us unhappy. We’ll just have to bring our umbrellas out and cheer up those who are feeling sad!

Weather and Moods

The weather can affect how you feel. Sometimes on bright, sunny days your mood level is 【1】 than on grey, rainy days.

According to a study, pleasant weather has been proved 【2】 moods and memory. Extremely hot weather can make us feel more tired and bored, spoiling our moods.

The best temperature for humans is about 22.2℃. It 【3】 why people in southern California are happy all the time.

【4】 time indoors when the weather outside is so nice tends to lower moods.

Perhaps the 【5】 connected with being outside affect our moods. It brings back childhood memories of playing outside all day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】higher

【2】to improve

【3】explains

【4】Spending/To spend

【5】activities

【解析】試題分析：本文借助科學(xué)的調(diào)查和研究，解釋了天氣和心情之間的緊密聯(lián)系。

【1】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Sometimes, on grey, rainy days, your mood level is lower than on bright, sunny days.，可知在灰暗的雨天，人的情緒水平低于晴朗的晴天，故填higher。

【2】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Pleasant weather has been proved to improve moods and memory.，可知宜人的天氣已被證明能改善心情和記憶力，故填to improve。

【3】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The best temperature for humans is about 22.2℃. That explains why people in southern California are happy all the time.，可知填explains。

【4】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Spending time indoors when the weather outside is so nice tends to lower moods.，可知填Spending / To spend。

【5】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Maybe the activities connected with being outside affect our moods.，可知填activities。