Question

No one call change the weather．Nobody can control the weather．But if we read correctly the signs around us，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．

For many centuries and in all countries，people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting．Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain．Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather, their joints hurt．Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming，but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way．If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sigh that the weather will become clear and fine．Such rainbows come in the evening．If the stars twinkle clearly at night，then fine weather will continue．If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm．If the sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine．If a rainbow appears in the morning，rainy weather will probably come．Most of the above saying have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting。

1.People’s joints ache         ．

A．is a sign of coming rain         B．without any reason

C．because they are ill              D．because of the insects

2.Which is true about weather forecasting?

A．Weather forecasting is a report about the weather．

B．Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like．

C．Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain．

D．People Can change the weather．

3.The birds fly high and the stars twinkle clearly is a sign that the weather will         ．

A．be warm               B．be rainy

C．be clear and fine      D．be cold

4.We must         to make weather forecasting．

A．use our eyes and brains             B．study the weather hard

C．read correctly the signs            D．all of the above

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：没有人能改变天气，没有人能控制天气，但如果我们正确地看到周围的迹象，我们就能知道天气的变化会更重要，这会告诉我们未来一两天的天气会怎样。

1.A细节理解题。根据第二段中Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain．Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather, their joints hurt可知人们的关节疼痛是下雨的迹象，所以该选A。

2.B细节理解题。根据第一段末This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting．可知告诉我们第二天的天气会怎样的方式叫天气预报。所以该选B。

3.C细节理解题。根据第二段中Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming，和If the stars twinkle clearly at night，then fine weather will continue可知如果好天气的到来有些鸟就飞得高；彩虹出现在晚上，天气会变好。所以该选C。

4.短文最后Most of the above saying have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting。可知要预报天气，我们必须使用眼睛和大脑努力研究天气，认真阅读天象，所以该选D。

考点：日常生活类阅读。