第二节:任务型阅读。
阅读下面材料,从方框中所给的A—D四个选项中选出正确的选项(其中一项是多余选项),将序号分别填入第26—28小题,并回答第29小题。
Do you know any signs(迹象) about the weather? Let me tell you.
First, 26.. Usually, when the clouds are white and the sky seems very high, it is a sunny day. But when the clouds are dark and the sky seems low, it may be a rainy day.
Second, the red sky can also help people know about the weather. There is an old saying, “Red sky at night, 27.. Red sky in the morning, sailors are afraid.” It means when you see the red sky in the evening, you can know it may be a sunny day tomorrow. The red sky in the morning shows it may be a rainy day.
Third, watch animals' behaviour. It is a good sign to help people know about the weather quickly. Usually, when birds fly high in the sky, 28.. If birds fly low and they are very quiet, it may be rainy.

A.sailors are happy
B.watch the clouds
C.check plants for dew
D.it's sunny
29.Which sign above do you like best? Why?(不超过20词)

26.B 27.A 28.D 29.I like watching the clouds best because it is an easy way to know the weather.(答案合理即可)

【分析】
做这道任务型阅读题时，需结合上下文逻辑、谚语结构分析每个空：26空后文围绕云的特征判断天气，选和云相关的选项；27空对应谚语结构，结合后半句选匹配项；28空根据鸟飞高/低的对应天气选答案；29空为开放题，选文中迹象说明理由即可。
【解析】
1. 26题：后文内容围绕云的颜色、天空高度判断天气，对应选项B“watch the clouds”，故26选B；
2. 27题：谚语结构“Red sky at night, ...”与“Red sky in the morning, sailors are afraid”对应，后半句是“sailors are afraid”，前半句选A“sailors are happy”，故27选A；
3. 28题：前文说鸟飞高，后文说鸟飞低对应下雨，因此鸟飞高对应晴天，选D“it's sunny”，故28选D；
4. 29题：开放题，选择文中提到的任意天气迹象，说明理由（不超20词），合理即可，示例答案符合要求。
【答案】
26.B 27.A 28.D 29.I like watching the clouds best because it is an easy way to know the weather.(答案合理即可)
【知识点】
任务型阅读、天气相关英文表达
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读，考查上下文逻辑、谚语结构的理解，开放题难度低，整体适合学生完成。
【难度系数】
0.7