Ⅳ.阅读下面短文,根据其内容填空和回答问题。16至19题每题答案不超过3个单词,20题须用完整句子回答。
You may know that 8 March is International Women's Day and 12 March is National Tree Planting Day. But do you know what day 23 March is? It's World Meteorological Day(世界气象日)!
It's a special day for people to learn about the weather. People get together on this day to talk about the weather changes and why the weather is important.
Why do we celebrate it? Because it's a great time to think about how the weather affects our lives and how we can help the Earth. The weather and the Earth are best friends, and our actions can affect the weather. Planting trees and saving water are ways to make our Earth better.

On this day, weather experts share their findings with us. There are also fun talks and cool exhibits(展览品). They help us learn interesting things about the weather. We can know how rain is made, see a real weather balloon and even learn to read a weather map.
So, next time 23 March comes, remember to celebrate World Meteorological Day. It's important to learn about the weather and what we can do to help the world.
World Meteorological Day
When It falls on 16. .
What A day for people to learn about the weather.
Why It is a good time to think about how the weather 17. our lives and how we can help the Earth.
How • Weather experts share new findin
• We can enjoy 18. and cool exhibits.
• We can know how rain is made, see a real weather balloon and learn to read a(n) 19. .
20. What else can you do to celebrate World Meteorological Day?

16.23 March
17.affects
18.fun talks
19.weather map
20.I can share weather information with my friends and talk about how to make our Earth better.

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解的信息提取题，需根据问题定位原文对应内容，注意16-19题答案不超过3个单词，20题需用完整句子回答。解题思路为：先读每个小题的问题，带着问题去原文中找相关语句，提取符合要求的答案即可。
【解析】16题：问题询问世界气象日的时间，定位原文第一段最后一句，可知世界气象日是3月23日，故填23 March；17题：问题询问天气如何影响生活，定位原文第三段原句“how the weather affects our lives”，直接提取动词affects；18题：问题询问可以享受的活动，定位原文第四段“fun talks and cool exhibits”，故填fun talks；19题：问题询问可以学习阅读的内容，定位原文第四段最后一句“learn to read a weather map”，故填weather map；20题：结合原文提到的庆祝方式，用完整句子回答，参考答案句子符合要求。
【答案】16.23 March；17.affects；18.fun talks；19.weather map；20.I can share weather information with my friends and talk about how to make our Earth better.
【知识点】阅读理解细节定位，原文信息提取
【点评】本题是初中英语常规的阅读理解基础题型，主要考查学生快速定位原文关键信息的能力，难度较低，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】0.2