Question

【题目】The weather is very important to farmers. The calendar might say “August”， but the weather's more like October. For some farmers the cool weather is a good thing. For others, it's a cause for concern.

At Apple Hill, the cooler weather was giving the Boeger Winery a chance to concentrate on bottling instead of picking. “Things were really maturing, it has just been a welcome relief to have more time to prepare.” said Greg Boeger of Boeger Winery.

But down in the Delta, the earlier hot weather has them two weeks ahead of schedule. Their harvest actually started on Tuesday, and this cooling trend is a worry. There have been no problems yet, but for each of the last two years heavy rain right after Labor Day was a problem, one that Don Pylman would not like to see repeated.

“If it doesn't start raining, we're in good shape，” said Pylman. “If the sun comes out and clears up we can get right back to work, but if we do get rain, the rots will start.”

The kind of grape makes a difference as well. Thinskinned grapes like the chardonnay variety are much more sensitive to rain than some of the others. They're also more difficult to dry off.

【1】The weather change ________.

A. shows that the calendar lacks science

B. does good to farmers

C. shows that the globe is more and more warming

D. doesn't always make farmers worried

【2】From the second paragraph we know the Boeger Winery ________.

A. isn't prepared for the weather change

B. has his wine bottled earlier than usual

C. has no chance to pick the grape

D. in fact，doesn't welcome the weather change

【3】The underlined “them” in the third paragraph refers to “________”．

A. the grapes

B. the family of Winery

C. the farmers at Apple Hill

D. the farmers in the Delta

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了天气对农民是非常重要的。

【1】细节理解题。根据For some farmers the cool weather is a good thing. For others, it's a cause for concern. 可知气候的改变不总是让农民们担心，所以选D。

【2】推理判断题。根据At Apple Hill, the cooler weather was giving the Boeger Winery a chance to concentrate on bottling instead of picking.可知Boeger酿酒厂让他的酒装瓶比平时要早，所以选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据But down in the Delta, the earlier hot weather has them two weeks ahead of schedule. Their harvest actually started on Tuesday, and this cooling trend is a worry.可知“them”指的是Delta的农民，所以选D。