Different weather makes people feel different. It has an effect on health, intelligence and feelings.
In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ(智商) of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. The wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).
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. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. At about 18℃, people become stronger.
Low air pressure may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s problem.
小題1: Is it easy for people to have health problems in hot and wet summer?
小題2: What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 3?
小題3:Why is it possible that winter is a bad time for thin people?
小題4: How do people become when there is low air pressure?
小題5: At what temperature do people probably feel most comfortable?
小題6:What is the main idea of the passage? (in no more than TEN words)

小題1:Yes, it is.
小題2:IQ
小題3:Because they usually feel cold and might feel unhappy during/in winter.
小題4:They become forgetful.
小題5:At about 18℃.
小題6:Weather conditions influence people’s health, intelligence and feelings.

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了不同的天氣會讓人感覺不同。它影響著人們的健康，智力以及人們的感情。你感動到疲憊，不愉快，健忘，可能就是天氣的原因。
小題1:根據(jù)短文第二段In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States.People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month描述可知，熱和潮濕天氣對人的健康有影響，故填Yes, it is.
小題2:根據(jù)上文描述可知ｉｔ指的是IQ
小題3:根據(jù)第四段Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather.故填Because they usually feel cold and might feel unhappy during/in winter.
小題4:根據(jù)第五段Low air pressure may make people forgetful可知低氣壓使人健忘，故填They become forgetful.
小題5:根據(jù)第四段At about 18℃, people become stronger.故填A(yù)t about 18℃.
小題6:根據(jù)文章主要是圍繞天氣對人的健康，智力和感情來描寫，故填Weather conditions influence people’s health, intelligence and feelings.
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