Bob Harris was a weatherman at a small television station. He worked for twenty years and during those twenty years, he felt that his life was boring. Every day, he studied the weather and tried to predict(預(yù)報)the next day’s weather. Then, he stood in front of the camera and read his report. Some days it was cloudy, some days it was sunny; sometimes rainy, while sometimes snowy. The weather changed each day, but Bob still felt that his job was always the same. His boss often told him to be happier and smile more in front of the camera, but Bob rarely smiled. He thought that most people did not watch his weather report and his job did not matter much to anyone. One day, he arrived at work and began to study the weather as usual. He noticed that something was different that day.
Everything he studied told him that there was going to be a very big storm very soon, though he was not completely sure. Suddenly, Bob felt excited. He ran to his boss’s office and asked to do a special weather report. The boss agreed and Bob gave a special report that afternoon, warning people of the coming storm. Because of this report, many people were safe during the storm.
Bob realized(意識到) that his job was actually very important.
【小題1】Why did Bob feel that his life was boring?

A．Because the weather changed each day.
B．Because he did not want to work for a small television station.
C．Because he did not like to stand in front of the camera.
D．Because he felt that his job was always the same.
【小題2】Why did Bob rarely smile when he was in front of the camera?
A．Because he thought that his job did not matter much to anyone.
B．Because he only worked for a small televison station.
C．Because he did not like his boss.
D．Because the weather report was boring.
【小題3】Why did Bob ask to do a special weather report?
A．Because he felt excited.
B．Because he wanted to warn people of the coming storm.
C．Because he realized that his job was actually very important.
D．Because he wanted to smile in front of the camera.
【小題4】Why did Bob feel excited?
A．Because he wanted to do a special weather report.
B．Because he wanted to ask his boss for more money.
C．Because he knew there was going to be a big storm soon.
D．Because he was going to stand in front of the camera.
【小題5】How did Bob realize that his job was actually very important?
A．People were safe from the storm because of his weather report.
B．He got better pay after he did the weather report.
C．People liked him very much.
D．He did a special report every day.


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要介紹了一名天氣預(yù)報員的心理變化過程。一開始感覺自己的工作千篇一律而感覺厭煩，而一次大風(fēng)暴的準確預(yù)報避免了群眾的損失而讓他認識到了自己工作的重要性。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段中but Bob still felt that his job was always the same. 可知因為他感覺自己的工作總是一成不變而感到生活很無聊；故選D。
【小題2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段中He thought that most people did not watch his weather report and his job did not matter much to anyone. 可知，他認為對大家沒有多大的影響；故選A。
【小題3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段The boss agreed and Bob gave a special report that afternoon, warning people of the coming storm. 可知，他對天氣進行特殊報道的原因在于提醒市民防范即將來臨的風(fēng)暴；故選B。
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第二段Suddenly, Bob felt excited. He ran to his boss’s office and asked to do a special weather report. 可知，他興奮的原因是可以做一次與眾不同的天氣預(yù)報；故選A。
【小題5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第三段最后一句Because of this report, many people were safe during the storm.可知，他因為自己的預(yù)報避免了群眾的安全；故選Ａ。
考點：故事類短文閱讀。

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