I.完形填空
You and your family are planning a picnic for tomorrow. But you want to 1 the weather forecast (预报) first to see whether there will be rain or not. Your father turns on the television and the family listens to the 2 make the weather report.
"It will be partly cloudy tomorrow morning, 3 clearing by early afternoon. The high tomorrow will be 85."
As there will be no rain, the whole family feels 4 . Without the weather forecast, you would not know this, and you would just have to take your chances. But now you can plan your picnic 5 worrying whether it will rain or not.
The man you can thank for this is Cleveland Abbe. He is known as the father of the weather bureau. He was the first person to publish 6 weather forecasts in the United States.
Abbe began his daily weather bulletins (简报) in 1869. They were based on weather 7 he drew from telegraphed reports of weather conditions. Because of their accuracy (准确), the reports were 8 .
Congress (国会) became 9 in Abbe's weather reports. They made Abbe a meteorologist (气象学家), and he 10 issuing (发布) forecasts three times a day. He was the first official forecaster of the U.S. Weather Service. Because he often forecast probable storms, Abbe earned the nickname of "Old Probabilities."
1. A. produce B. spread C. check D. organize
2. A. fireman B. postman C. fisherman D. weatherman
3. A. so B. but C. after D. because
4. A. happy B. worried C. stressed D. curious
5. A. about B. without C. against D. from
6. A. online B. polluted C. daily D. indoor
7. A. maps B. stations C. space D. centres
8. A. strange B. popular C. terrible D. useless
9. A. successful B. similar C. bored D. interested
10. A. avoided B. began C. minded D. risked
答案：
I.【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者和家人要去进行一次野餐，想知道天气预报的情况，从而导出为人类作出巨大贡献的气象学家——克利夫兰·阿贝，介绍了他是如何为人类发明的天气预报。
1. C
2. D
3. B 由“前句多云，后句天气放晴”知，句意间表示“转折”关系。故选B。
4. A 由从句“没有雨”知，主句意为“家人感到很高兴”，happy高兴。故选A。
5. B 由前句“天气没有雨”知，句意“你可以计划你的野餐而不要担心是否下雨”，without没有。故选B。
6. C 7. A
8. B 由从句“因为他们的准确”知，主句意为“报告是非常受欢迎的”，popular受欢迎的。故选B。
9. D
10. B 由前文“阿贝成为一个气象学者”知，此处句意“他开始发布天气预报一天三次”，begin开始。故选B。
You and your family are planning a picnic for tomorrow. But you want to 1 the weather forecast (预报) first to see whether there will be rain or not. Your father turns on the television and the family listens to the 2 make the weather report.
"It will be partly cloudy tomorrow morning, 3 clearing by early afternoon. The high tomorrow will be 85."
As there will be no rain, the whole family feels 4 . Without the weather forecast, you would not know this, and you would just have to take your chances. But now you can plan your picnic 5 worrying whether it will rain or not.
The man you can thank for this is Cleveland Abbe. He is known as the father of the weather bureau. He was the first person to publish 6 weather forecasts in the United States.
Abbe began his daily weather bulletins (简报) in 1869. They were based on weather 7 he drew from telegraphed reports of weather conditions. Because of their accuracy (准确), the reports were 8 .
Congress (国会) became 9 in Abbe's weather reports. They made Abbe a meteorologist (气象学家), and he 10 issuing (发布) forecasts three times a day. He was the first official forecaster of the U.S. Weather Service. Because he often forecast probable storms, Abbe earned the nickname of "Old Probabilities."
1. A. produce B. spread C. check D. organize
2. A. fireman B. postman C. fisherman D. weatherman
3. A. so B. but C. after D. because
4. A. happy B. worried C. stressed D. curious
5. A. about B. without C. against D. from
6. A. online B. polluted C. daily D. indoor
7. A. maps B. stations C. space D. centres
8. A. strange B. popular C. terrible D. useless
9. A. successful B. similar C. bored D. interested
10. A. avoided B. began C. minded D. risked
答案：
I.【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者和家人要去进行一次野餐，想知道天气预报的情况，从而导出为人类作出巨大贡献的气象学家——克利夫兰·阿贝，介绍了他是如何为人类发明的天气预报。
1. C
2. D
3. B 由“前句多云，后句天气放晴”知，句意间表示“转折”关系。故选B。
4. A 由从句“没有雨”知，主句意为“家人感到很高兴”，happy高兴。故选A。
5. B 由前句“天气没有雨”知，句意“你可以计划你的野餐而不要担心是否下雨”，without没有。故选B。
6. C 7. A
8. B 由从句“因为他们的准确”知，主句意为“报告是非常受欢迎的”，popular受欢迎的。故选B。
9. D
10. B 由前文“阿贝成为一个气象学者”知，此处句意“他开始发布天气预报一天三次”，begin开始。故选B。
