1 . Have you ever noticed that sometimes you may be ill suited or perfect for the same thing?     1     Here are ways weather can affect your mood that you never noticed.

You’re more helpful on sunny days. Sun makes you happy!     2     Therefore, on sunny days, you’re more likely to help those in need than on days filled with clouds and gloom. Next time you want to volunteer, try to pick a sunny day— you’ll be more helpful to the people.

    3     Summer sales, here we come! Get ready to open your wallet if you go out to a mall during a nice, sunny day. Research shows that you are more likely to spend money when it’s sunny. My theory is that the sun makes us feel happier and less stressed about our life (including our financial life) -therefore we spend more money! Thus, try not to go shopping on shiny days if you want to save money.

Cold temperatures impact complex physical tasks.     4     It’s like you don’t want to move. Have you ever tried untying (解开) a knot while your hands were cold? Be careful when trying to perform complex physical tasks in the cold weather— too much time in low temperatures can cause hypothermia (体温过低) !

Lack of sunlight makes you eat more. Bears hibernate (冬眠) while humans just start swallowing everything in sight. Well, bears eat much too, before they go to sleep.     5     Your body needs extra fuel to fight off the cold. Unfortunately, often you don’t actually need the extra food because a lack of sun doesn’t necessarily mean you’re cold.

A．Sunlight makes you spend more money.

B．Sunny days make you feel more tired.

C．The secret lies in distinct weather conditions.

D．Being less stressed leads to a poor life.

E．Happy people tend to be more willing to help others.

F．The cold, dark winter months make it much easier to overeat.

G．When you’re cold, your muscles feel slow and dull.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When will the first storm arrive?

A．Today.

B．This weekend.

C．Next week.

2. Which city will have fog?

A．New York City.

B．Saint Paul.

C．Boston.

3. For whom will the ice cause problems according to the speaker?

A．People traveling on foot.

B．People driving on the road.

C．People celebrating by the water.

4. What will the weather be like in Chicago?

A．Sunny.

B．Snowy.

C．Windy.

3 . Why has the man bought the coats?

A．It’ll be a cold winter.

B．He’ll have an interview.

C．His arm and leg hurt.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What are the highest temperatures in Northern India now?

A．About 35℃.

B．Almost 40℃.

C．Over 45℃.

2. How many Indian people died in 2016 due to heat-related illnesses?

A．About 200.

B．About 1,000.

C．About 2,000.

3. What will be done under extremely high temperatures?

A．Government projects will be done at night.

B．Bottles of water will be sold at low prices.

C．School days will be reduced.

4. What will the weather be like late this month in India?

A．Cooler.

B．All the same.

C．Hotter.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the speaker doing?

A．Announcing the weather.

B．Introducing tourism destinations.

C．Arranging a holiday plan.

2. What was it like in the northeast in the past week?

A．Cool.

B．Warm.

C．Hot.

3. Why is the Midwest the best place to spend the summer holiday?

A．It has wonderful pools.

B．It’ll be sunny and comfortable.

C．It’s well-equipped with air-conditioning systems.

4. What does the speaker advise people in the South to do?

A．Check the local forecast.

B．Reduce outdoor activities.

C．Prepare enough sun scream.

6 . Chinese scientists are mounting efforts to establish a weather monitoring station at an altitude of 8,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, the world’s highest peak, on the China-Nepal border.

If the station is established successfully, it will replace the one at an altitude of 8,430 meters set up by UK and US scientists on the south side of the mountain in 2019, to be the world’s highest of its kind, according to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).

Equipment weighing some 50 kg will be dismantled and distributed to mountaineers, each of whom will carry no more than 7 kg up onto the mountain for the establishment, said Zhao Huabiao, a researcher with the ITP.

Currently, the engineers in charge of establishing the station are still waiting for the perfect weather for mountaineering.

Including the highest, eight elevation gradient (高程梯度) weather stations will be set up on Mount Qomolangma, one of the main tasks in China’s new comprehensive scientific expedition on the world’s highest peak at the height of 8,848.86 meters.

Three meteorological (气象的) stations were established at sea levels of 7,028 meters, 7,790 meters and 8,300 meters, respectively, earlier this year on the north side of the mountain, bringing the total number of operational weather stations between the altitudes between 5,200 meters and 8,300 meters to seven. Last year, four stations at sea levels of 6,500 meters, 5,800 meters, 5,400 meters and 5,200 meters were set up.

The eight stations will collect the wind speed and wind direction data, as well as relative humidity (湿度) on the north side of Qomolangma, and the elevation gradient weather station system is of great significance for monitoring the melting glaciers (冰川) and mountain snow at the high altitudes, said Zhao.

The expedition team will also set up glacier radar and measure the thickness of snow and ice at the summit of the mountain, he said.

1. What do we know about the new weather monitoring station?

A．It will collect weather data on the south side of Qomolangma.

B．It will become the highest of its kind at an altitude of 8,800 meters.

C．It will make great contributions to the scientific research on Qomolangma.

D．It will be the only weather station set up above the altitude of 8,000 meters.

2. What does the underlined word “dismantled ” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Taken apart.

B．Taken over.

C．Set down.

D．Set aside.

3. How many weather monitoring stations has China set up on Mount Qomolangma?

A．6.

B．7.

C．8.

D．9.

4. Which of the following data can NOT be collected by the weather station?

A．Wind speed.	B．Wind direction.
C．Relative humidity.	D．The thickness of snow.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

“Since late July, there have been large-scale and high-intensity high temperatures in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River due to an    1    (normal) strong subtropical high pressure system in the western Pacific,” Chen Tao said. “    2     (base) on our analysis, the system will continue and high temperatures will persist in those regions for the coming two weeks.”

Chen Lijuan, chief forecaster at the National Climate Center said, high temperatures     3    (stay) in many parts of southern China since June. “While this year’s duration of regional high temperatures is set to break the record and become the    4    (hot) year since 1961,” she said. Shanghai,    5    entered its 41st day of temperatures above 35℃ on Sunday, has experienced six days with high temperatures above 40℃ this summer. The city’s temperature hit 40.9℃ on July 13,    6    (equal) the highest temperature in Shanghai since records began in 1873.

Affected by the high temperatures, some areas in the Sichuan basin and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have already experienced drought and may continue or get     7    (bad), said Chen Tao. The high temperature weather has a certain unfavorable impact     8    agricultural production in the southern region, and continuous high temperatures are not     9    (benefit) to the     10    (grow) and development of some crops.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. According to the speaker, why do many travelers avoid Australia?

A．They find it is boring there.

B．They think it’s dangerous there.

C．They don’t like the climate there.

2. What is the weather probably like in the middle of Australia?

A．Mild and cool.

B．Cold and windy.

C．Dry and hot.

3. What can be said about Australia lifestyle?

A．It is very formal.

B．It is casual.

C．It is fast-paced.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man doing?

A．Watching TV.

B．Reading the newspaper.

C．Surfing the Internet.

2. How many people were killed by the storm in Madagascar?

A．19.

B．48.

C．130.

3. What is the problem in Malawi?

A．Food can’t be sent to the affected areas.

B．Storm Batsirai is hitting the country.

C．No effort was made to help it.

4. What will the speakers probably talk about next?

A．The main causes of the storm.

B．Ways to protect the environment.

C．Another extreme weather disaster.

10 . What does the woman mean?

A．They will call off their flight.

B．The snow-storm won’t last long.

C．They can avoid the cold weather.