Question

When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to there radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet. However, you can also find many weather signs among wildlife, because of their highly developed senses. Drops in air pressure（壓力） produce an effect on small animals in many ways. Mice and deer are good weather indicators. People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that, before a storm, field mice come out of their holes and run around, Deer leave high ground and come down from the mountains.
Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways. For example, some birds become irritable（急躁的）and quarrelsome and will fight over a piece of bread. Other birds chirp（嘰嘰喳喳）and sing just before a storm. It seems they know they won’t get another chance for an hour or two. Birds also seek safe places before a storm, You will sometimes see birds settling in trees or gathering together on a wire close to a building. Pre-storm low pressure makes the are so thin that birds have difficulty flying.
It is unusual to see many birds flying overhead in the summertime, rather than during the periods in the spring or autumn. Watch for other weather signs if you see this. If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying ahead of a storm.
By paying closer attention to some important signs in nature, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.
【小題1】The word“indicators”in paragraph I probably means ________.

A．maps

B．services

C．signs

D．stations

【小題2】There will be a storm if birds __________ .

A．make more noise than usual	B．fly in different directions
C．come down from tall trees	D．share a piece of bread

【小題3】How can birds sense the coming of a storm?________

A．By feeling a drop in air temperature.

B．By noticing the change of wind directions.

C．By feeling a drop in air pressure.

D．By noticing the movements of other animals.

【小題4】The best title for the text would be ________         .

A．Signs of a Storm	B．Drops in Air Pressure
C．Animals’Sharp Senses	D．Nature’s Weather Signs

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：文章介紹的正是大自然里的天氣預(yù)報(bào)的征兆和各種跡象。
【小題1】C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段第四行Mice and deer are good weather indicators. 是指老鼠和鹿都很好的天氣預(yù)報(bào)的指示者。他們可以預(yù)報(bào)天氣，是天氣變化的跡象和征兆。故C正確。
【小題2】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第三行Other birds chirp（嘰嘰喳喳）and sing just before a storm.說明A正確。
【小題3】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways.說明他們能感覺到空氣中氣壓的變化是主要的原因，故C正確。
【小題4】D 主旨大意題。文章介紹的正是大自然里的天氣預(yù)報(bào)的征兆和各種跡象，故D正確。
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點(diǎn)評：本文介紹了大自然里的天氣預(yù)報(bào)的征兆和各種跡象，對于文章的細(xì)節(jié)理解要求較高。