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TV news programs report the weather . Radio stations tell us the weather , too. Newspapers show us weather forecasts(预报) on maps.

Why do people want to know about the weather ? People want to make plans . Some people want to have a good time with friends . Other people want safety while doing their jobs.

Airport managers need to know about the weather . In bad weather ,their planes cannot fly . Farmers need to know about the weather . In bad weather , they must protect their crops . Fishermen need to know about the weather . In bad weather , they cannot go out to fish.

Computers help us know about the weather . They get new weather information quickly. They can use this to predict(预测) how the weather might change . Unfortunately, we can still only guess. We all hope that weather will be easier to predict in the future.

1.Where can you get information about the weather?

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2.Why do people need weather forecasts?

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3.Why do farmers need to know about the weather?

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4.Do fishermen need weather forecasts? Why or why not?

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5.What is the passage mainly about?

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Answer 1

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Newspapers，radio stations and TV news programs.

2. People want to make plans .

3.In bad weather , they must protect their crops .

4.In bad weather , they cannot go out to fish.

5.The reason why people want to know about the weather.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们：你在电视新闻节目、无线电台、报纸等地方能获得关于天气的信息。人们需要天气预报的原因是人们想要制定出计划。农民需要了解天气的情况是因为在坏天气里，他们必须保护庄稼；渔民需要天气预报是因为在坏天气里他们不能出门打渔等。

1.你在哪里能获得关于天气的信息？电视新闻节目、无线电台、报纸。据TV news programs report the weather . Radio stations tell us the weather, too. Newspapers show us weather forecasts on maps.故选得出答案。

2.人们为什么需要天气预报？因为人们想要制定出计划。据People want to make plans . Some people want to have a good time with friends . Other people want safety while doing their jobs.可知答案。

3.农民为什么需要了解天气的情况？因为在坏天气里，他们必须保护庄稼。据In bad weather , they must protect their crops .可知答案。

4.渔民需要天气预报吗？是的。为什么？因为在坏天气里他们不能出门打渔。据 In bad weather , they cannot go out to fish. 可知答案。

5.这篇文章主要是关于什么的？人们想了解天气的原因。据Why do people want to know about the weather? 可知答案。

考点：任务型阅读。