3．WILD WEATHERMAN
Name：Sam Champion
Hot job：TV Weatherman
Where：ABC-TV，New York City
When you were a child，did you plan to forecast wind，rain，and snow on TV？
I wanted to be a foreign journalist．I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University，but I majored in broadcasting news．
How did you finally become a weatherman？
My first job in the early 1980s was at the local TV station in Paducah，Kentucky．I did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news．I put together weather forecasts，and became interested in them．
Back then，how did you forecast weather？
Independent companies collected computer information that showed，for example，how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain．The information was often opposite and the job of a weatherman was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm．
Has weather forecasting changed much with new technology？
Advanced computers，satellites，and Doppler radar （sound waves used to track storms） have made forecasting more exact．But we still know very little about how weather is shaped．So far，we just have theories．
Any advice for children who'd like to become weather scientists？
To me，weather is the most exciting field in the world．There are still so many more questions about weather than answers．After all，if we can't foresee floods or hurricanes，how safe a society are we？Weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems．The next generation of meteorologists （weather scientists） will unlock many of Earth's weather secrets．So get a general knowledge of Earth science，and study meteorology in college．
Thanks，Sam．
40．Judging from the writing style，the text isB．
A．a diary B．an interview
C．a news story D．an announcement
41．As a child，ABC-TV's Sam Champion wanted to be aC．
A．space scientist B．weatherman
C．news reporter D．meteorologist
42．Present weather forecasting technologyD．
A．has made weather report more exact than ever
B．is still not perfect
C．hasn't changed much in the last 50years
D．both A and B
43．The study of weather science is calledA．
A．meteorology B．forecasting
C．geography D．Earth science．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了有关电视气象员的工作的对于山姆的采访，当他还是个孩子的时候他曾经想成为一名新闻记者，但是他的第一份工作是在电视台做天气预报，因此对此产生了兴趣，开始进行气象研究．
解答 40．B 推理判断题，通读全文可知本文是一问一答的采访文章，因此属于一个有关电视气象员的工作的采访，故选B．
41．C 细节理解题，根据第二段I wanted to be a foreign journalist．I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University，but I majored in broadcasting news．可知当山姆还是一个孩子的时候，他想成为一名新闻记者，故选C．
42．D 细节理解题，根据第八段Advanced computers，satellites，and Doppler radar （sound waves used to track storms） have made forecasting more exact．But we still know very little about how weather is shaped．So far，we just have theories．可知当前的天气预报技术使天气预报比以往任何时候都更精确，但是它仍然不完美，故选D．
43．A 推理判断题，根据最后一段The next generation of meteorologists （weather scientists） will unlock many of Earth's weather secrets．So get a general knowledge of Earth science，and study meteorology in college．可知天气科学研究又可以被称为气象学，故选A．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
