Question

We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ------ what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

A．benefits

B．guides

C．affects

D．effects

Answer 1

 C

affect (="have" an influence or effect on) 影响：The climate affected his health. (气候影响[损害]了他的健康。)
[注意]affect vt. 影响。effect n. (="influent)" 影响, 作用：Some films have a misleading effect on children. effect vt. (="bring" about) 实行, 进行, 产生......后果:1) I will effect my purpose: no-one shall stop me! 2) We hope to effect an improvement. (我们希望能引起改进。)
注意两个常用的习语:1) to that effect 那个意思的 (话) ：She said she hated spinach, or words to that effect. (她说她不喜欢吃菠菜或那个意思的话。) 2) to the effect that... 意思时说, 表示下述意思：I said a few words the effect that all he had told us was already well known. (我说了几句话, 意思是说他告诉我们的一切都已众所周知。)