1．In the remote corner of the country a meteorological （氣象的） station was set up．Next to the station was the manager's house．Apart from looking after the instruments，his job consisted of writing accurate reports on the state of the weather so that，should questions be asked，the authorities would not be at a loss but have the necessary information at hand．
The manager was a most conscientious young man．He wrote his reports in a neat hand and always truthfully．If it rained he would not rest until he had described the rain from every possible angle：when，how much，for how long…
Towards the end of the summer，storms became frequent and they brought rain with them．He described them truthfully in detail，and sent his reports to the head offices．The storms continued．
One day he had a visit from an old and experienced colleague，who remarked casually before leaving："I wonder，my friend，if your reports aren't a bit on the depressing side．"
"What do you mean？"The manager was surprised．"You can see with your eyes that it's pouring rain．"
"Yes，yes．Of course，everybody can see that．But you do understand，don't you，that we must approach the problem scientifically．Mind you，it's none of my business．I just mentioned it out of friendship．"
The young manager was left alone and continued compiling his reports．He gazed at the sky with some anxiety，but he went on writing．
About that time he received an unexpected summon （傳喚） from his higher authority．The authority received him in a lovely house．Rain was drumming on the roof．
"We've summoned you，"announced the authority，"because we are surprised by one side nature of your reports．For some time now they've been affected by a pessimistic note．The harvest is on the way，and you keep on talking about rain．Don't you understand the responsible nature of your work？"
"But it keeps on raining…"said the manager．
The authority said angrily，"We have here all your recent reports．You are a good worker，but I want you to understand that we shan't tolerate any defeatism!"
The following day the weather improved．He was delighted and immediately wrote his report："The rain has stopped completely and it has to be admitted that it has never rained very much．Just a few drops now and again．But now，what sunshine!"
Indeed，the sun had broken through the clouds； it became warm and the earth was steaming．The manager went about his duties happily．In the afternoon clouds began to gather once more，driven by a cold wind．The time for his next report came and he wrote："The sun behaves as usual．Already Copernicus has demonstrates that the setting of the sun is only apparent．In reality it always shines，only…"
At this point he broke off，feeling very unhappy．When the first lightning struck，he shook off his opportunism and wrote simply："17：00Thunderstorms．"
The next day brought another storm．He reported it．The day after，no storm，but hail （冰雹）．He reported it．A strange calm，even a feeling of satisfaction，came over him．It lasted until the postman brought him another summon．This time it was from the Central Authority．
When he returned from the capital there were no doubts in his mind．For several days he reported bright，sunny weather．Occasionally his reports struck a dialectical （辯證的） tone．For instance："Occasional showers have caused certain flooding，but nothing can break the fighting spirit of the soldiers"．
More reports followed with descriptions of fine weather．Two months later he wrote a report puzzling the authority．An investigation discovered that he had written the report while under the influence of alcohol purchased with money obtained from the sale of his meteorological instruments．
Thereafter nothing disturbed the sunny weather in his district．He was killed by lightning while walking round the fields，with a miraculous bell in his hand，trying to drive away the clouds．
67．The manager's friend actually asked him to handle the problem byD．
A．using a method based on science
B．predicting possible changes
C．studying carefully
D．performing a trick
68．To the authority，weather reports were to be given probably for the purpose ofA．
A．meeting the expectations of the farmers
B．promising the farmers a good harvest
C．urging the farmers to get in their crops
D．proving the accuracy of their forecasts
69．The underlined word"pessimistic"in Paragraph 9means"B"．
A．wishing something unusual to happen
B．expecting something bad to happen
C．doubting whether it will be true
D．hoping it is out of someone's favor
70．The manager wrote his weather reportsA．
A．honestly
B．contradictory
C．a(chǎn)mbiguously
D．impatiently．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了經(jīng)理誠實(shí)的寫了天氣報(bào)告，但卻遭到朋友，當(dāng)局甚至中央的批評(píng)．
解答 67．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第五段You can see with your eyes that it's pouring rain．""Yes，yes．Of course，everybody can see that．But you do understand，don't you，that we must approach the problem scientifically可知經(jīng)理的朋友要求他處理這個(gè)問題通過一些把戲；故選D．
68．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章For some time now they've been affected by a pessimistic note．The harvest is on the way，and you keep on talking about rain可知對(duì)于當(dāng)局，可能會(huì)提供天氣報(bào)告的目的呼喚農(nóng)民的期望；故選A．
69．B．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)文章For some time now they've been affected by a pessimistic note．The harvest is on the way，and you keep on talking about rain可知他們受到了悲觀的注意．收獲就在路上，而你繼續(xù)談?wù)撚�；可知意為想到壞事情的發(fā)生；故選B．
70．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章When the first lightning struck，he shook off his opportunism and wrote simply："17：00Thunderstorms可知經(jīng)理誠實(shí)的寫了天氣報(bào)告；故選A．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
