English-born Paul made_____across the globe after he correctly forecast how Germany would fare(进展) in seven matches in the World Cup.

A. targets          B. headlines        C. reputation           D. selections

English-born Paul made_____across the globe after he correctly forecast how Germany would fare(进展) in seven matches in the World Cup.

1. A.
   targets
2. B.
   headlines
3. C.
   reputation
4. D.
   selections

English-born Paul made_____across the globe after he correctly forecast how Germany would fare(进展) in seven matches in the World Cup.

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　　     No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather.　　 But if we read correctly the signs around us we can tell what　　 more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling　　 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.

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

　　     Rings round the sun are a sign 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(昆虫) 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 always come in the　　 evenings. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fair weather　　 will continue. 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 be wet weather.

　　     If sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be　　 fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.

　　     Most of the above sayings have been made by people who have used　　 their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.

1. For hundreds of_____________ people have studied the weather.

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A. centuries

B. years　　

C. months　　

D. weeks

2. When birds fly near the ground, wet weather or a _______ will come.

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A. storm　　

B. rainbow　　

C. dry weather　　

D. fog

3. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, the weather will_______.

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A. continue to be rainy　　

B. clear up　　

C. be cloudy　　　　　　　　

D. get dark soon

4. Many people have tried their best to ________ the weather.

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A. control　　

B. change　　

C. forecast　　

D. affect

5. When distant hills and tall trees seem to be very clear ________.

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A. people will shout　　

B. birds will sing　　

C. there are rings round the sun

D. rain will probably come

6. A lot of people have pains in their joints before _________.

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A. fair weather comes　　

B. it rains　　

C. sunny days

D. sunrise

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　No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read the signs correctly we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting. People who do this are not making the weather. They are merely using their knowledge of the weather today, to tell us what the weather may be like tomorrow.

　　People for many centuries and in all countries have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasts.

　　Something distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much water vapour in the air, and therefore rain will probably come. When distant sounds are very clearly heard, then wet and stormy weather is on the way. Kings round the sun are a sign of coming rain.

　　Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather. Their joints aches. Some birds fly high if fine weather is on the way. This is probably because the insects, which they are hunting, then fly low.

　　If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a mist appears in the early morning, just about sunrise, then the day will be warm. If the sunset in mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine.

　　Most of the above sayings have been made up by people who have used their eyes and their brains to forecast the weather. Some of the popular beliefs about the weather, however, are untrue. For example, many people say they can forecast the weather by looking at the noon． the state of the noon has nothing to do with the weather may happen to change with changes in the moon,but that is only chance.

　　Almost 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. Still, he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else.

　　Some men spend their whole lives trying to forecast the weather. Such people collect exact information about the weather from all parts of the world．Each place sends its information at certain times each day to a central office where the weather information from all these places can be examined．The information received is put on to a map of the world, called a weather chart.

　　As scientists discover more and more about the weather in every part of the world, and satellites and computers are used to gather and analyse weather data, weather forecasting will become more and more certain. And we are quite certain sooner or later we will be able to change the weather!

　　Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they hardly ever agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It' s going to have fine weather tomorrow.” Another man will say, “Yes, it's cloudy in the east. We're going to have rain weather 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 anything else. When friends have a picnic, they are so sure the weather is going to clear up quickly that they sit eating their lunch while it rains.

(1)People who tell us what weather will be like on the following day or two can ________.

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A．make the weather we like

B．hardly control the weather

C．know when to plant

D．do something about the weather

(2)When distant sounds are very dearly heard we will ________.

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A．have rainy days

B．see swallows flying high

C．perhaps see a rainbow

D．have fine days

(3)People usually believe that ________.

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A．the moon has nothing to do with weather

B．they can forecast weather better than the weatherman

C．they can do something to change the weather data

D．they can read the weather signs correctly

(4)What is not mentioned in the text?

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A．The weatherman can read weather signs.

B．People often look for the weather they want.

C．In many places people are collecting weather data．

D．Weathermen will make mistakes in their weather forecasting.

(5)A weather chart is a map ________.

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A．showing what kind of weather we are going to have

B．drawn by the weatherman

C．marked with weather data

sent to the radio and TV stations