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【題目】 When we want to find out what the weather will be like tomorrow, we usually turn on the radio or TV. But in the time before radio and TV, people needed to forecast (預測) the weather. How did they do it? Let’s learn about two weather rhymes (押韻的詩) together.

Red sky at night, Sailor’s delight!

Red sky in the morning, Sailors take warning!

This weather rhyme was written a long time ago, but it still works today. As the sun is setting, a red sky at night usually means there are no clouds coming in from the west, a sign of good weather for tomorrow. But a red sky in the morning always means drier air is moving away to the east and moister air is moving in from the west. The moist air could bring clouds, rain and stormy weather.

When leaves show their undersides (底部), Be very certain, rain betides.

The rhyme shows us how trees forecast the weather. Tree leaves turn upside down just before it rains. In the period before a storm, strong winds can lift the leaves and show their undersides.

Animals, insects and plants are natural forecasters. When a summer storm is coming, you may notice that dogs, cows, horses, and geese grow restless (不安的) and frogs come out of their hiding places. These animals don’t have some sixth sense. Scientists think the animals can hear the low frequency (頻率) sound waves made by thunderstorms many miles away.

Get outside and observe nature carefully, and soon you’ll be your own weather forecaster.

【1】The underlined word “moist” can be replaced by the word “________”.

A.wetB.ColdC.warmD.clean

【2】What is helpful for some animals to forecast the stormy weather?

A.Their sense of sight.B.Their sense of hearing.

C.Their sense of smell.D.Their sense of touching.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The two rhymes are both about winter weather.

B.When leaves show their undersides, it will be fine.

C.If you see a red sky in the morning, you can travel outside.

D.If you see a frog come out of its hiding place, you’d better stay at home.

【4】What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?

A.To introduce two famous weather rhymes to us.

B.To tell us we should read as many rhymes as possible.

C.To show us the way to observe different animals.

D.To encourage us to get close to nature and observe the weather on our own.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要是關于在沒有收音機和電視的時期，人們是如何預測天氣的。文章通過兩首有關天氣的押韻詩，告知人們通過觀察晚霞、動物、昆蟲和植物來預測天氣。鼓勵人們要走出家門，觀察大自然來預測天氣。

【1】詞句猜測題。根據文章第九行“could bring clouds, rain and stormy weather”“會帶來云、雨和暴風雨”可推知moist是濕的意思，wet濕的；cold冷的；warm暖和的；clean干凈的，故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據文章倒數(shù)第二段的倒數(shù)第一、二行“Scientists think the animals can hear the low frequency (頻率) sound waves made by thunderstorms many miles away”“科學家認為這些動物能聽到許多英里外雷暴產生的低頻聲波”，故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據文章兩首韻律詩都是描述雨的，不是冬天的天氣，A說法是錯誤的；根據文章倒數(shù)第四段第一行“When leaves show their undersides (底部), Be very certain, rain betides”“當葉子露出下側時，一定要下雨”可知，B說法是錯誤的；根據文章第四段第三、四行“But a ……weather”“但早晨的紅天總是意味著干燥的空氣正在向東移動，潮濕的空氣正在從西移動。潮濕的空氣會帶來云、雨和暴風雨”可知，C說法是錯誤的；根據文章倒數(shù)第二段的第一、二、三行“When a summer ……of their hiding places”“當夏季暴風雨來臨時，你可能會注意到狗、牛、馬和鵝變得不安，青蛙也從它們的藏身之處出來”可知，D說法是正確的，故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，文章主要講的是預測天氣，主要鼓勵我們親近自然，自己觀察天氣，故選D。