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三、阅读理解。(每小题1.5分,共22.5分)
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A(2024·河南)
An old saying used for forecasting(预测) the weather says, “Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.” Is the saying true? It turns out that it is. A red sky at sunset may mean that there are clear skies to the west, where the sun sets. A red sky at sunrise usually means that the clear weather has already passed, so storms might be coming.
Forecasting the weather has been practised for thousands of years. In the 5th century BC, the Greeks sent out forecasts to sailors. They used signs in nature to forecast the weather. But today, meteorologists send exact forecasts further in advance(提前). They use scientific instruments to study weather conditions around the world and make forecasts. Pilots, farmers and many other people depend on these forecasts. Luckily, most of us can simply look on the smartphone or turn on the TV to find out what kind of weather is coming.
If you are looking for some signs of the weather, pay attention to nature. There are two basic rules used in weather forecasting: Weather generally moves from west to east, and low pressure usually means rain or snow. So pay attention to the signs. If rainbows form in the west at sunrise, the sun is on the way. Smell the flowers—their smells are stronger in wet air. What are the ants doing? Are they moving to higher ground? This could mean a drop in pressure. Are the birds flying low or high? Falling pressure may influence birds’ ears, so they fly low. And if the sky is red at sunset, you might plan a picnic for the next day!
26. What is the old saying about?
A. The beauty of sunrise.
B. The night sky.
C. The signs of the weather.
D. The sailors’ work.
27. What does the underlined word “meteorologists” mean?
A. The people who give daily weather reports on TV.
B. The people who carry out research on natural history.
C. The people who take an interest in plants and animals.
D. The people who do scientific studies of weather conditions.
28. (创新考法·行文方式)How does the writer develop his idea in Paragraph 2?
A. By listing the reasons for terrible weather.
B. By telling a true story about weather forecasting.
C. By introducing different ways of forecasting the weather.
D. By mentioning the difficulty in forecasting the weather.
29. What do we know from the last paragraph?
A. It’ll be sunny if ants move to higher places.
B. The smells of flowers are stronger in wet air.
C. Birds fly higher because of low pressure.
D. It’ll rain if rainbows form in the west at sunrise.
30. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To encourage people to get close to nature.
B. To express the need for weather forecasting.
C. To explain that nature can tell us about the weather.
D. To discuss how important weather forecasting is.
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A(2024·河南)
An old saying used for forecasting(预测) the weather says, “Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.” Is the saying true? It turns out that it is. A red sky at sunset may mean that there are clear skies to the west, where the sun sets. A red sky at sunrise usually means that the clear weather has already passed, so storms might be coming.
Forecasting the weather has been practised for thousands of years. In the 5th century BC, the Greeks sent out forecasts to sailors. They used signs in nature to forecast the weather. But today, meteorologists send exact forecasts further in advance(提前). They use scientific instruments to study weather conditions around the world and make forecasts. Pilots, farmers and many other people depend on these forecasts. Luckily, most of us can simply look on the smartphone or turn on the TV to find out what kind of weather is coming.
If you are looking for some signs of the weather, pay attention to nature. There are two basic rules used in weather forecasting: Weather generally moves from west to east, and low pressure usually means rain or snow. So pay attention to the signs. If rainbows form in the west at sunrise, the sun is on the way. Smell the flowers—their smells are stronger in wet air. What are the ants doing? Are they moving to higher ground? This could mean a drop in pressure. Are the birds flying low or high? Falling pressure may influence birds’ ears, so they fly low. And if the sky is red at sunset, you might plan a picnic for the next day!
26. What is the old saying about?
A. The beauty of sunrise.
B. The night sky.
C. The signs of the weather.
D. The sailors’ work.
27. What does the underlined word “meteorologists” mean?
A. The people who give daily weather reports on TV.
B. The people who carry out research on natural history.
C. The people who take an interest in plants and animals.
D. The people who do scientific studies of weather conditions.
28. (创新考法·行文方式)How does the writer develop his idea in Paragraph 2?
A. By listing the reasons for terrible weather.
B. By telling a true story about weather forecasting.
C. By introducing different ways of forecasting the weather.
D. By mentioning the difficulty in forecasting the weather.
29. What do we know from the last paragraph?
A. It’ll be sunny if ants move to higher places.
B. The smells of flowers are stronger in wet air.
C. Birds fly higher because of low pressure.
D. It’ll rain if rainbows form in the west at sunrise.
30. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To encourage people to get close to nature.
B. To express the need for weather forecasting.
C. To explain that nature can tell us about the weather.
D. To discuss how important weather forecasting is.
答案
26.C 27.D 28.C 29.B 30.C
