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B Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. It is true. People usually begin their talks with “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “What a fine day!” etc. (等等) Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they hardly agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow. ” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow. ” People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain; he won’t believe ( 相信) anything else. When friends have a travel,(旅游) they are sure the weather is going to clear up (晴朗)very quickly. Almost(几乎) everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and once in a while he makes a mistake. (犯错误) Still, he probably(可能)comes closer to being correct (正确)than anyone else. 1. “Nobody does something about the weather” means________ A. Nobody can make weather B. nobody can change ( 改变 )weather C. Nobody can talk about weather D. nobody likes weather 2. ______ is a common way to start a talk. A. Talking about weather B. Keeping silent C. Asking each other’s names D. Smile 3. Many people hope the weather will be ______ A. fine B. rainy C. cloudy D. like what they like to be 4. A weatherman probably is a man who ________ A. reports weather B. can see weather C. can change weather D. is made of weather 5. When it is cloudy in the east, you know that _______ tomorrow. A. it is going to rain B. it will be fine C. it will be still cloudy D. A or B or C C No one can change the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell how the weather will be. This way of telling of what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting. For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sigh of coming rain. Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather, their joints ache. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting that they fly low. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continues. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be warm. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above saying have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting. 1. People’s joints ache __________ A. is a sign of coming rain B. without any reason C. because they are ill D. because of the insects 2. Which is true about weather forecasting? A. Weather forecasting is a report about the weather on the following day or two. B. Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like. C. Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain. D. People can change the weather forecasting 3. The birds fly high and the stars twinkle clearly is a sign that the weather will __ A. be warm B. be rainy C. become clear and fine D. be cold 4. A rainbow is a ______ of the fine weather. A. sign B. way C. method D. road 5. We must _______ to make weather forecasting. A. use our eyes and brains B. study the weather hard C. read correctly signs D. All of the above V. 根据句意及所给首字母补全单词:(5分) 1. What’s the w_____ like today? 2. The high t_____ will be 24℃ tomorrow. 3. The radios says it will be r_____ this afternoon. Take the umbrella with you 4. Spring is coming. It gets w_____. 5. On Wednesday it will be s_____, Tom will go to visit the museum. (责任编辑：admin) |