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 that 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.

1.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

2.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.

3.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

1.A

2.C

3.C

【解析】

1.細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。由第二段中的“irritable”，“quarrelsome”，“chirp”和“sing”等詞可以看出A為正確答案。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段的首尾句可以得出答案為C。

3.主旨大意題。文章主要講的是動物，如老鼠、鹿、小鳥在天氣變化前的不同反應(yīng)。