Question

When people want to know about the weather,they usually go to their 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 air 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.

The word “indicators” in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.

A.maps                                                           B.services

C.signs                                                            D.stations

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

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.

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:

【小題1】這是一道詞義猜測題。根據第一段中的“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.”可判斷出indicators的意思是“指示者；指示物”。

【小題2】這是一道細節(jié)題。根據第二段中的“...and sing just before a storm.”可判斷出當暴風雨來臨時，鳥會發(fā)出比平常更加多的嘈雜聲。

【小題3】這是一道細節(jié)題。根據第二段中的“Pre-storm low pressure makes the air so thin that birds have difficulty flying.”可判斷出鳥通過感覺空氣氣壓下降而感覺到暴風雨即將來臨。

【小題4】這是一道標題選擇題。這篇短文講述了當暴風雨即將來臨時動物的各種異常表現(xiàn)，由此人們可以通過觀察這些異常表現(xiàn)而得出暴風雨即將來臨的結論，所以這篇短文最好的題目是：Nature’s Weather Signs