Also, notice that when the y-intercept, b, is positive, the line crosses the y-axes above y = 0. When b is negative, the line crosses the y-axis somewhere below y = 0. In fact, b is the value on the y-axis where the line passes through this axis. The line intercepts, or crosses, the y-axis here, and, therefore, b is called the y-intercept. 这个是国外教材,y-intercept 确实可以是negative的,选A 我想多廖~~~