When you sit and watch TV hour after hour, do you ever think of what it may be doing on your health?
More and more children are becoming overweight and near-sighted   1   they spend too much time in front of the TV. Also, they are growing less and less creative since watching TV. It doesn’t   2   any active thought.
Last week, the TV-Turnoff Organization began its ninth TV-Turnoff   3    in the US. The organization encourages people to play games, read books, lie under a tree, talk to family members and friends   4   watching TV.
American school children   5   , on average, 1,000 hours a year watching TV-more time than they spend in school. That’s too much, said the doctors   6   organized this year’s TV-Turnoff Week.
Doctors say that the   7   children watch television, the more overweight they may become. The fat children eat while they watch the television makes this weight  8   more serious.
To keep mentally and physically healthy, children need to take exercise, talk with friend and family, read, and  9   the world around them. Could you go a week without television? It might be    10   for many TV lovers, but why not give it a try?

Weather has a strong effect(影响) on people. It influences health, intelligence (智力) and feelings. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there easily have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in those states will have heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 study by scientists, the IQ scores of some college students were very high during storm, but after the storm, their scores were low. Storms can increase intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can decrease(减少) it. Students in many schools of the United States often do badly in exams in the hot months of the year(July and August).
Weather also has a strong effect on people’s feeling. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel depressed during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. At about 65F, people become stronger.
Low air pressure(气压) makes people feel free, but it also increases forgetful- ness. People leave more bags and umbrellas on buses and in stores on low pressure days. There is a“perfect weather”for work and health. People feel best at a tempera- ture of about 64F with 65 percent humidity(湿度).
Are you feeling sick, sad, tired, forgetful, or very intelligent today? The weather may be the reason.
【小题1】Intelligence may be lower______.

1.I write to my good friend ____ (one) a month.

2.You look ____ (worry). What’s wrong?

3.The children talked and laughed _____ (happy).

4.There may be some _____ (danger) animals there.

5.The fat woman is a ____ (visit).

6. The young man ____ (not need) any help.

7. What ____ he ____ (look) for?

8.You’d better ____ (go) out for a walk.

9.I’m hungry. I want ____ (buy) some cakes.

10. He usually ____ (watch) TV after supper.

11.____ (be) there any orange in the shop?

12.I like ___ (swim), but she likes ____ (sing).

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Paul got     the bus to go to the town. It was very crowded and he had to stand for about five    . Then some of the people got    . Paul sat down next       a fat woman. She     several shopping bags and Paul didn’t have much place     the seat. He was uncomfortable.     last the bus got to the town. All the people started to get off. Paul was very polite, so he stood     to let the fat woman get off before him.  She said,”    .” Then she tried to get      the seat with all her bags. But she couldn’t move. She was too fat and her bags were too heavy.

1.A. off          B. on          C. down        D. up

2.A. minutes      B. days        C. weeks       D. years

3.A. off          B. up          C. on          D. down

4.A. in           B. at          C. near         D. to

5.A. carries        B. buys         C. had          D. has

6.A. in            B. at           C. on           D. upon

7.A. In            B. At          C. On           D. Up

8.A. down         B. under        C. up            D. at

9.A. Go away      B. Go at once    C. Look out      D. Thank you 

10.A. down to       B. off          C. on           D. out of