Question

No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we1 correctly the signs around us we can 2 what the more changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like the following day or two is called weather forecasting. For many centuries and in all countries people have 3 the weather and tried to 4 weather forecasting.

Sometimes 5 objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a 6 of much water vapor in the 7  and therefore rain will probably come.

Rings round the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel in their 8 the coming of wet weather. Their joints (关节) ache. Some birds fly 9 as fine weather is coming but they fly near the ground 10 or stormy weather is 11 the way. It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting 12 they fly 13 .

If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such 14 always come in the evening. If the stars 15 clearly at night, then fair weather will 16 . If a fog appears in the morning just about sunrise, then the day will be warm. Instead, if a fog appears in the evening the next day will bring wet 17.

If the sunset is mostly red in 18 , then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come. Most of the 19 sayings have been made by people who have used their 20 and brains to make weather forecasting.

1. A.see 　　　　　　   B. look 　　　　　　    C. read 　　　　　　    D. take

2. A. tell 　　　　　　   B. speak 　　　　　　　　　　 C. talk　　 　　　　    D. point

3. A. studied 　　　　 B. learned 　　　　    C. searched　　　　   D. researched

4. A. do 　　　　　　   B. make 　　　　　　   C. carry　　　　　　    D. send

5. A. small 　　　　   B. away 　　　　　　   C. near 　　　　　　    D. distant

6. A. sight 　　　　    B. sign 　　　　　　　　 C. mark 　　　　　　   D. shape

7. A. air 　　　　　　   B. sky 　　　　　　　　 C. heaven　　   　　　　    D. earth

8. A. legs 　　　　　　 B. arms 　　　　　　   C. skins 　　　　　　   D. bones

9. A. high 　　　　　　 B. low 　　　　　　　　 C. near 　　　　　　    D. far

10. A. wet 　　　　    B. dry 　　　　　　　　  C. rainy 　　　　　　   D. sunny

11. A.by 　　　　　　   B. in 　　　　　　　　    C. for 　　　　　　　　  D. on

12. A. that 　　　　    B. which 　　　　　　  C. where 　　　　　　 D. when

13. A. high 　　　　   B. low 　　　　　　　　 C. fast 　　　　　　　　 D. slow

14. A. as 　　　　　　  B. rainbows 　　　　 C. weather 　　　　   D. day

15. A. twinkle 　　   B. appear 　　　　　　 C. bright 　　　　　　  D. seem

16. A. begin 　　　　 B. stop 　　　　　　    C. continue　　　　    D. be

17. A. day 　　　　    B. weather 　　　　   C. hour　　　　  　　 D. time

18. A. edge 　　　　  B. surface 　　　　    C. center 　　　　　　 D. color

19. A. above 　　　　 B. below 　　　　　　  C. important　　　　  D. interesting

20. A. bodies 　　    B. hands 　　　　　　  C. eyes 　　　　　　    D. legs

 

Answer 1

答案：C;A;A;B;D;B;A;D;A;C;D;A;B;B;A;C;B;D;A;C
提示：

1. read表示解读。 2. tell表示知道，断定。 3. 研究天气。 4. make weather forecasting进行天气预报。 5. 最合适的修饰hills and tall trees的词是D。 6. 联系上文的the signs around us，所以选择B。 7. in the air 在空气中。 8. 联系下句Their joints (关节) ache.所以选择D。 9. 从下句but they fly near the ground可知是A。 10. 联系上句的fine weather is coming可知是C。 11. on the way 在路上，就要到来。 12. 强调句型。 13. 联系上句可知是B。 14. 联系上句If you see a rainbow during rainy weather,可知是B。 15. 星星闪烁用动词twinkle。 16. continue表示持续。 17. 文章在讨论天气问题，所以是B。 18. red是一种颜色，容易选出D。 19. 以上说法。 20. 用眼睛观察，用大脑思考，所以选择eyes。