Question

　　No one can change the weather.But if read the signs correctly around us，we can know how 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.Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather.Their joints(关节) ache.Some birds fly high if the fine weather is coming，but they fly near ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way.It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting fly low.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 evening just above a river，then the day will be warm.If the sunset is mostly red in color，then 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.

　　根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

　　( ) 1.People's joints ache _______.

　　A.is a sign of coming rain

　　B.because they are ill

　　C.without any reason

　　D.because of the insects

　　( ) 2.Which is true about weather forecasting?

　　A.Weather forecasting is a report about the weather on the following day or two.

　　B.Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like.

　　C.People can change the weather forecasting.

　　D.Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain.

　　( ) 3.The birds fly high and the stars twinkle clearly is a sign that the weather will _______.

　　A.be rainy

　　B.be warm

　　C.continue clear and fine

　　D.be cold

　　( ) 4.A rainbow during rainy weather is a _______ of the fine weather.

　　A.sign B.way C.method D.road

　　( ) 5.We must _______ to make weather forecasting.

　　A.use our eyes and brains

　　B.study the weather hard

　　C.read the weather hard

　　D.all of the above

Answer 1

　　1.A 根据短文 Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather.可知，人们的一些关节疼痛是雨天来临的标志。

　　2.B 根据短文内容可知，天气预报是对未来几天的预测;不是对天气的报道，也不是雨天的标志，即排除 A、D;根据短文第一句可知“人们更不能改变天气”排除 C，所以答案是 B。

　　3.C 根据短文中 Some birds fly high if the fine weather is coming，和 If the stars twinkle clearly at night，then fine weather will continue.可知，鸟儿飞的高和夜晚星光灿烂是天气晴朗、温度适宜的象征。

　　4.A 根据短文中 If you see a rainbow during rainy weather，this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine.可知，雨后彩虹是天气晴朗的标志。

　　5.D 从整篇文章来看，对天气的了解不仅靠人们的眼睛和大脑，还要继续多观察和研究，所以选 D。