Question

No one can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting.
For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. That many people feel their joints(關節) hurt is a sign of wet weather. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.
Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
小題1:Which of the following can be used here to replace(取代) the underlined phrase “on the way”?

A．away	B．gone
C．disappearing	D．coming

小題2:When you see the stars twinkle clearly at night, the weather will be_________.

A．warm	B．rainy
C．clear and fine	D．cold

小題3:Which of the following signs can tell the weather will probably be rainy?

A．A rainbow appears in the morning.

B．Some birds fly high.

C．The stars twinkle clearly at night.

D．Fogs appear in the morning just above a river.

小題4:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Nobody can control the weather.

B．If the sunset is red in colour, then the next day will be fine.

C．If many people feel their joints hurt, it may be a sign of wet weather.

D．People only use their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.

小題5:Which of the following sentences can suitable according to the passage?

A．活到老，學到老。	B．朝霞不出門，晚霞行千里。
C．早起的鳥兒捉蟲多.	D．一日之計在于晨。

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析：短文大意：閱讀短文可知，這篇短文主要介紹了一些天氣現象與天氣之間的關系，并介紹了一些常見的判斷天氣的方法。
小題1:詞義猜測題。聯系前一句Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming,可知此處指的是當暴風雨來臨時，它們就貼地低飛。故選D，來臨。
小題2:細節理解題。根據If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue.描述，可知如果夜晚星星很明亮，說明天氣要變好。故選C。
小題3:細節理解題。根據If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.描述，可知早晨見彩虹說明雨天就要到來。故選A。
小題4:細節理解題。根據短文第一段描述，可知人們主要利用一些現象來進行天氣預報。故選項D描述錯誤。
小題5:主旨大意題。閱讀短文可知，這篇短文主要介紹了一些天氣現象與天氣之間的關系，故選B。