七、阅读与回答问题。
主题群:自然生态
子主题:天气与日常生活
语篇类型:说明文
难度:★
[2026 南通市第二初级中学模拟]Different weather makes us feel different. It influences our health, feelings and intelligence(智力).
In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have some 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 also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. They feel hot and get angry easily.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a scientific report, the 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 higher intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse grades on exams in July and August, the hottest months of the year.
1. What's the weather like in the southern part of the United States in August?
2. How might thin people feel during cold weather?
3. Who may have a hard time in hot summer?
4. When was the IQ of the group of students high in a scientific report?
5. What can you do to deal with hot weather?(请自拟一句话作答)
主题群:自然生态
子主题:天气与日常生活
语篇类型:说明文
难度:★
[2026 南通市第二初级中学模拟]Different weather makes us feel different. It influences our health, feelings and intelligence(智力).
In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have some 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 also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. They feel hot and get angry easily.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a scientific report, the 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 higher intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse grades on exams in July and August, the hottest months of the year.
1. What's the weather like in the southern part of the United States in August?
It is very hot and wet.
2. How might thin people feel during cold weather?
They might feel unhappy.
3. Who may have a hard time in hot summer?
Fat people.
4. When was the IQ of the group of students high in a scientific report?
When a very strong wind came.
5. What can you do to deal with hot weather?(请自拟一句话作答)
I can drink plenty of water and stay in cool places. (言之有理即可)
答案：1. It is very hot and wet.
2. They might feel unhappy.
3. Fat people.
4. When a very strong wind came.
5. I can drink plenty of water and stay in cool places. (言之有理即可)
2. They might feel unhappy.
3. Fat people.
4. When a very strong wind came.
5. I can drink plenty of water and stay in cool places. (言之有理即可)
解析：
【分析】本题为英语阅读理解信息查找类题目，围绕“天气对人的健康、情绪、智力的影响”这一主题展开。解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个问题回到原文定位对应语句，提取关键信息作答；第5题需结合生活实际，用通顺的英语表达合理应对炎热天气的方法。
【解析】
1. 问题询问美国南部八月的天气，定位到原文第二段第一句“In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States.”，直接提取关键信息即可得到答案。
2. 问题询问瘦人在寒冷天气的感受，定位到原文第三段第二句“Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They might feel unhappy during cold weather.”，提取关键信息作答。
3. 问题询问谁在炎热夏天难熬，定位到原文第三段第四句“But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.”，提取对应信息作答。
4. 问题询问学生群体智商高的时间，定位到原文第四段第二句“the IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came”，提取对应时间状语作答。
5. 本题为开放题，需结合生活常识，用正确的英语表达应对炎热天气的合理做法，如多喝水、待在凉爽处等，言之有理即可。
【答案】
1. It is very hot and wet.
2. They might feel unhappy.
3. Fat people.
4. When a very strong wind came.
5. I can drink plenty of water and stay in cool places. (言之有理即可)
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找、天气与生活的关系、生活常识运用
【点评】
本题是初中英语基础阅读理解题，侧重考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，第5题开放题兼顾语言表达与生活应用，符合初中英语阅读的考查要求，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8
【解析】
1. 问题询问美国南部八月的天气，定位到原文第二段第一句“In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States.”，直接提取关键信息即可得到答案。
2. 问题询问瘦人在寒冷天气的感受，定位到原文第三段第二句“Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They might feel unhappy during cold weather.”，提取关键信息作答。
3. 问题询问谁在炎热夏天难熬，定位到原文第三段第四句“But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.”，提取对应信息作答。
4. 问题询问学生群体智商高的时间，定位到原文第四段第二句“the IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came”，提取对应时间状语作答。
5. 本题为开放题，需结合生活常识，用正确的英语表达应对炎热天气的合理做法，如多喝水、待在凉爽处等，言之有理即可。
【答案】
1. It is very hot and wet.
2. They might feel unhappy.
3. Fat people.
4. When a very strong wind came.
5. I can drink plenty of water and stay in cool places. (言之有理即可)
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找、天气与生活的关系、生活常识运用
【点评】
本题是初中英语基础阅读理解题，侧重考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，第5题开放题兼顾语言表达与生活应用，符合初中英语阅读的考查要求，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8