Question

WILD WEATHERMAN
Name: Sam Champion
Hot job: TV Weatherman
Where: WABC-TV, New York City
When you were a child, did you plan to forecast wind, rain, and snow on TV?
I wanted to be a foreign journalist£®I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University, but I majored in broadcasting news£®
How did you finally become a weatherman?
My first job in the early 80¡¯s was at the local TV station in Paducah, Kentucky£®I did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news£®I put together weather forecasts, and became interested in them£®
Back then, how did you forecast weather?
Independent companies collected computer information that showed, for example, how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain£®The information was often opposite and the job of a weatherman was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm£®
Has weather forecasting changed much with new technology?
Advanced computers, satellites, and Doppler radar £¨sound waves used to track storms£© have made forecasting more exact£®But we still know very little about how weather is shaped£®So far, we just have theories£®
Any advice for children who¡¯d like to become weather scientists?
To me, weather is the most exciting field in the world£®There are still so many more questions about weather than answers£®After all, if we can¡¯t foresee floods or hurricanes, how safe a society are we? Weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems£®The next generation of meteorologists £¨weather scientists£© will unlock many of Earth¡¯s weather secrets£®So get a general knowledge of Earth science, and study meteorology £¨weather science£© in college£®
Thanks, Sam£®                                
1£®Judging from the writing style, the text is ________£®
A£®a diary   B£®an interview     C£®a news story     D£®an announcement
2£®As a child, ABC-TV¡¯s Sam Champion wanted to be a ________£®
A£®space scientist  B£®weatherman     C£®news reporter   D£®meteorologist
3£®Present weather forecasting technology ________£®
A£®has made weather report more exact than ever            
B£®is still not perfect
C£®hasn¡¯t changed much in the last 50 years                           
D£®both A and B
4£®The study of weather science is called ________£®
A£® meteorology   B£® forecasting    C £®geography      D£® earth science

Answer 1

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