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Do you know something about tree rings (年轮)? Do you know they can tell us what the weather was l__1___, sometimes even hundreds of years ago?

A tree will grow well in a climate with lots of sunshine and rainfall. And l__2__ sunshine or rainfall will limit (限制) the growth of a tree. We can see the change of climate by studying the tree rings. For e___3___, to find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree from o___4___ to the inside. If the t___5___ ring is far from the eleventh ring, then we are sure that it was sunny and rainy most of that year. If it is near to the eleventh ring, then the climate that year was bad.

Tree rings are i___6___ not only for studying the history of weather but also for studying the history of man. Long long ago there lived a lot of people at a place in New Mexico. But now you can find only s___7___ there—no trees and no people. What h____8___?

A scientist studied the rings of d___9__ trees there. He found that the people had to leave b__10___ they had cut down all trees to make fires and buildings. As all trees had gone, the people there had to move. 

Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it. It is true. People usually begin their talks with“Isn’t it a nice day?”

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they hardly(几乎不) agree with each other. One man may say,“Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.”Another man will say,“No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”

People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for

something to tell him it’s going to rain; he won’t believe(相信)anything else. When friends have a travel, they are sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly.

Almost(几乎)everyone listens to what the weatherman says, but he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes mistakes. Still(仍然), he probably(或许)comes closer to being right than anyone else.

1.“No one does anything about the weather”means ______.

2.______is a common(普通)way to begin a talk.

3.Many people hope the weather will be ______.

4.Weatherman is a man who ______.

5.“Weatherman”______makes mistakes.

从对话后的方框中选择适当的选项补全对话。

A:     1      

B: I’m not feeling well.

A: You’ve been like this since you got here, haven’t you?

B:     2     

A: Do you know why?

B:      3    It’s awful. One day it’s hot, but the next day it’s rainy. No matter what I wear, I’m never dressed properly.

A: You haven’t learned to predict the weather here. I’ve been here for eight years, and I never get sick .

B:    4     

A: Well, there’s a weather hotline. Every morning you can call it to find out what the weather will be like during the day.

B: I know that hotline, but I’ve never called it. I’ve heard it’s expensive.