Question

    Pearl and her friends intended for a camp. However, she wanted to____________________ the weather forecast( 预报)first to see whether there would be rain or not. Pearl turned on the television and listened to the____________________make the weather report.

“It will be partly cloudy tomorrow morning,____________________clearing by early afternoon. The high tomorrow will be 85.” As there would be no rain, she felt____________________.Without the weather forecast, she would not know this, and would  just have to take her chance.

But now, you can plan your picnic ____________________ worrying whether it will rain or not.

The man you can thank for this is Cleveland Abbe. He is known as the father of the weather bureau. He was the first person to publish ____________________weather forecasts in the United States.

Abbe began his daily weather bulletins ( 简 报 )in 1869. They were based on weather ____________________ he drew from telegraphed reports of weather conditions. Because of their accuracy(准确）, the reports were  __________________ .

Congress( 国 会 )became ____________________ in Abbe's weather reports. They made Abbe a meteorologist(someone who studies weather conditions）, and he ___________________ issuing （发布) forecasts three times a day. He was the first official forecaster of the U.S. Weather Service. Because he often forecasted probable storms, Abbe earned the nickname of“Old Probabilities. ”

1.A.prefer B.organize C.spread D.check

2.A.policeman B.fireman C.fisherman D.weatherman

3.A.before B.after C.but D.because

4.A.curious B.stressed C.happy D.worried

5.A.without B.about C.against D.from

6.A.indoor B.daily C.polluted D.online

7.A.space B.stations C.centers D.maps

8.A.strange B.terrible C.popular D.useless

9.A.successful B.interested C.bored D.similar

10.A.began B.hated C.minded D.risked

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本文讲述了天气预报的重要性，以及Cleveland Abbe如何成为美国气象局的第一位官方预报员。

1.句意：然而，她想先查看天气预报，看看是否会下雨。

A. prefer更喜欢，B. organize组织，C. spread传播，D. check检查。根据“to see whether there would be rain or not.”可知，要看看是否会下雨，因此表示查看天气预报，故选D。

2.句意：珀尔打开电视，听气象员播报天气预报。

A. policeman警察，B. fireman消防队员，C. fisherman渔夫，D. weatherman气象员，天气预报员。根据“make the weather report”可知，做天气预报的人是天气预报员，故选D。

3.句意：明天上午局部多云，但下午早些时候会放晴。

A. before在……之前，B. after在……之后，C. but但是，D. because因为。结合句意，前半句表示局部多云，后半句表示晴天，前后表示转折关系，用连词but，故选C。

4.句意：由于不会下雨，她感到很高兴。

A. curious好奇的，B. stressed紧张的，有压力的，C. happy高兴的，D. worried担心的。根据前文的“Pearl and her friends intended for a camp.”可知，他们要去野营。根据“As there would be no rain,”可知，将不会下雨，因此感到高兴。故选C。

5.句意：但是现在，你可以计划你的野餐而不用担心是否会下雨。

A. without没有，B. about关于，C. against反对，D. from来自。根据前文的“As there would be no rain,”可知，不用担心下雨。故选A。

6.句意：他是美国第一个发布每日天气预报的人。

A. indoor室内的，B. daily日常的，每日的，C. polluted被污染的，D. online在线的。根据后文的“Abbe began his daily weather bulletins ( 简 报 )in 1869.”可知，此处表示每日的天气预报，故选B。

7.句意：他们是根据他从天气状况的电报而绘制的气象图。

A. space太空，B. stations车站，C. centers中心，D. maps地图。根据drew可知，此处表示绘制的气象图，故选D。

8.句意：由于报道的准确性，这些报道很受欢迎。

A. strange奇怪的，B. terrible可怕的，C. popular受欢迎的，D. useless无用的。根据“Because of their accuracy(准确）,”可知，因为天气预报非常准确，因此受欢迎，故选C。

9.句意：国会开始对阿贝的天气报告感兴趣。

A. successful成功的，B. interested感兴趣的，C. bored无聊的，D. similar相似的。become interested in“对……感兴趣”，故选B。

10.句意：他们让阿贝成为气象学家(研究天气状况的人)，他每天发布三次天气预报。

A. began开始，B. hated讨厌，C. minded介意，D. risked冒险。根据后文的“He was the first official forecaster of the U.S. Weather Service.”可知，他是美国气象局的第一位官方预报员，因此表示开始发布天气预报。故选A。