初三英语 (阅读)

(A ) 1. People's joints ache ____________.

A. is a sign of coming rain B. without any reason

C. because they are ill D. because of the insects

解析：从原文中的这一句可以得出Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather, their joints（关节） hurt.



(B ) 2. Which is true about weather forecasting?

A. Weather forecasting is a report about the weather on the following day or two.

B. Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like.

C. Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain.

D. People can change the weather forecasting.

本题易受答案A的迷惑，应该说A答案尚可，只是它只提到预报一两天，所以不够准确而已，故B为最佳答案。



( C) 3. The birds fly high and the stars twinkle clearly is a sign that the weather will ______.

A. be warm B. be rainy C. become clear and fine D. be cold

解析：从原文中的这两句可以得出Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming/ If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue.



( A)4. A rainbow is a _________of the fine weather.

A. sign B. way C. method D. road

解析：sign指“标记，征兆，迹象”。从原文中的这句可以得出If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows(彩虹) come in the evening.



( D)5. We must ________to make weather forecasting.

A. use our eyes and brains B. study the weather hard

C. read correctly the signs D. All of the above

虽然文章中的最后提到“used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting. ”但是并不能说明B和C是不正确的，客观的说，应该从这三方面入手才是对的。故D是最佳答案。