Question

Maybe you will feel surprised when you are told that hot drink you're drinking could actually make you colder.

And that's not the only thing making it hard to stay warm when the temperature continues to drop around you. You're going to need all the advice you can get to stay warm this winter.

Below are 5 things that'll help you avoid having to do this all winter.

1. Loneliness can lower your body temperature.

The lack of social contact can lead to physical consequences. In other words, giving someone the "cold shoulder" can actually make them feel colder.

2. Hot drinks might actually cool you off.

When having a hot drink, your tongue nerves “tells” the rest of your body that something "hot" is coming and you need to start sweating. This will not help you become warm. On the opposite, consuming too much of a cold drink can actually warm you up because it causes your blood vessels to tighten.

3. You don't catch a cold because of cold weather.

Exposure to lower temperatures doesn't give you a cold by itself. Instead, the rise in sickness and colds in the winter months is mainly because people spending more time indoors, which allows germs to spread between people more easily.

4. Wearing white might actually be the warmest color.

Usually we wear white in summer and darker clothes in winter because black clothes get more heat from the sun and white clothing reflects it, but this common idea might be wrong. Some researchers say that white's function as a reflector also applies to(适用于) body heat, that is to say, wearing white may trap your natural heat close to your body. Dark clothes may be less likely to trap your body heat in.

5. The cold weather can help you lose weight.

In cold temperatures the body works harder to warm itself up, not only burning more calories but also activating(激活) brown fat, which burns them more efficiently than white fat. So, some people believe that punishing themselves with icy-cold temperatures can help them lose more weight.

1. We can read this passage possibly in ___________.

A. a textbook           B. a sports magazine

C. a science magazine  D. a novel

2.The underlined word “germs” in the passage probably means_______ in Chinese.

A. 病菌            B. 病人                C.悲伤                 D.寒冷

3.According to the passage , if we want to get warm in winter, what clothes may be the best for us?

A. The black one.    B. The white one

C. The dark one      D. The brown one

4.Which is not true according to this passage?  ________

A. In winter, people are more likely to catch colds because they often stay indoors.

B. Someone who is lonely may feel cold more often.

C. Hot drinks can keep you warmer.

D. If you want to lose more weight, it is better for you to stay in cold temperatures.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文作者给我们讲述的是在冬天的时候，我们以为喝点热的饮料会使我们更暖和，其实不是这样。作者给了我们一些建议，可以让我们在冬天里感到更温暖一些。这样的短文我们应该是在科学杂志上可以看到的。

1.主旨大意题。这篇短文作者给我们讲述的是在冬天的时候，我们以为喝点热的饮料会使我们更暖和，其实不是这样。作者给了我们一些建议，可以让我们在冬天里感到更温暖一些。这样的短文我们应该是在科学杂志上可以看到的。故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据文意和划线单词所在的句子可知，冬天的低温并不会使我们感冒，在冬天感冒之所以会上升是因为人们更多的时候是呆在屋里，这样会使细菌更容易在人们之间传播。germ细菌。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据短文作者给出的第四条建议可知，我们总以为夏天穿白色的衣服，而冬天穿黑色的衣服，其实这个想法是错误的。作者告诉我们wearing white may trap your natural heat close to your body穿白色的衣服可以使我们的更暖和。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据短文中the rise in sickness and colds in the winter months is mainly because people spending more time indoors可知A是正确的；根据短文的第一条建议可知B是正确的；根据短文的第5个建议可知D是正确的。根据Hot drinks might actually cool you off.可知C不对。故选C。

考点：科普类短文阅读。