Dictionaries say that “spring fever” is a lazy or restless feeling . People usually have the feeling on the first warm day of spring. Everyone has probably felt it at one time or another . people have talked about it for years.
Recently, scientists have taken a good look at spring fever. What they found is quite surprising.
In many places we live in , the winter months often seem dark and dreary. When spring comes late March , the world becomes colorful . The number of daylight hours grows with each passing day. According to many scientists, all the sunlight sets off chemicals in the brain (大腦). The chemicals make our feeling change and bring on spring fever.
小題1:How do people who have spring fever feel ?
A．a(chǎn)ctiveB．a(chǎn)wake C．energeticD．restless .
小題2:Scientists think that _________ cause(s) spring fever .
A．colorsB．sunlightC．darkD．illness
小題3: According to the passage ,the underlined word “dreary ”means“______” in Chinese.
A．沉悶的B．暖和的C．晴朗的D．明亮的
小題4:The best title for the passage is ______________ .
A．How to Get Over Spring FeverB．Spring Fever
C．Darkness in winterD．Spring and winter

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:B

小題1:根據(jù)第一行 is a lazy or restless feeling 可知，春困是一種懶散的感覺。故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二行all the sunlight sets off可知，陽光促使大腦釋放某種化學物質，導致春困。故選B。
小題3:考查猜測詞義。and連接兩個相近的單詞，根據(jù)dark可知，dreary與dark相近。冬天天看起來陰沉沉的。故選A。
小題4:考查主旨大意。文章主要講的是Spring Fever和產(chǎn)生的原因。故選B。
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