9-Friday 气候 201词
题材： 气候 词数： 201 建议阅读时间： 4分钟
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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 p 1 during this month．In the Northeast and Middle West，it is very hot at some times and very c 2 at other times．People in these places may have heart disease after the weather c 3 in February or March．
The weather can also influence intelligence．For example，in a 1982 study by scientists，the IQ scores of a group of students were very high during a storm，but a 4 the storm their IQ scores were lower than usual level．Some storms can i 5 intelligence．However，very hot weather can lower it．Students in the United States often do b 6 on exams in the hot months of the year．
Weather also has a strong influence on people's f 7 ．Winter may be a bad time for t 8 people．They usually feel cold during these months and they may feel unhappy during cold weather．In hot summer weather，on the o 9 hand，fat people may not feel comfortable．The summer heat may make them tired and they are easy to g 10 angry．
Are you feeling sick，sad，tired or very intelligent today？The weather may be the cause．
1．________ 2．________ 3．________ 4．________ 5．________
6．________ 7．________ 8．________ 9．________ 10．________
生词
intelligence n． 智力：Examinations are not the best way to measure intelligence．考试不是衡量智力的最佳方法。
intelligent adj． 聪明的：All their children are very intelligent．他们的孩子都很聪明。
IQ n． 智商：Lead can cause slowed growth and reduced IQ．铅可能导致身体发育迟缓，智商下降。
score n． 分数，得分：Is anybody keeping score？有没有人负责计分？
参考译文
美国南部地区的8月又热又湿。那里的人们就容易得心脏病或是产生其他健康问题。在东北和中西部地区，有时候非常炎热，有时候又非常寒冷。这些地方的人们在2、3月份气候变化时可能会得心脏病。
气候对智力也有影响。例如，科学家在1982年所做的一项研究发现，一群学生的智商在暴风雨天气时非常高，但暴风雨过后，他们的智商又比正常水平低。可见，有些暴风雨天气能提高智商。然而，非常热的天气能降低智商。在一年中炎热的月份里，美国学生的考试成绩常常很糟。
气候对人的情感也有很大的影响。冬天是瘦人痛苦的时候。这几个月份他们常常觉得很冷，还可能心情郁闷。另一方面，在炎热的夏天，胖人可能会觉得不舒服。炎热使他们感觉疲乏而且易怒。
今天，你觉得身体难受、心里难过、精神疲乏或是反应敏捷吗？天气可能是原因。
参考答案
Friday 1．problems 2．cold 3．changes 4．after 5．increase 6．badly 7．feelings 8．thin 9．other 10．get
