National Forecast

LONDON —This Evening and Tonight:

Rain, locally heavy across northwest Scotland. Mostly cloudy but dry in other northern and western areas.  Dry with clear spells(持續(xù)時(shí)間)in more central and eastern parts, but some low cloud and fog will develop. Generally mild with light winds.

Saturday:

Cloud and rain over western Scotland at the beginning will gradually push down over N. Ireland and northwest England. Largely dry, warm with sunny spells elsewhere, once early fog and low cloud clears.

http://www.times.online.co.uk/tol/news/weather/

The Nation's Weather

Fri, Aug 24,

NEW YORK—Heavy rain was forecast throughout Friday in parts of the Midwest. The heaviest rainfall was over northern Illinois, with more than 4 inches possible around Chicago.

Wet weather was also expected in the Plains as the same storm system tracks through the region.

Periods of heavy rain were also forecast for the Northeast as the remnant(剩余部分)of tropical storm Erin moves into the Canadian Maritimes.

Hot weather was expected to continue in the South and West.

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Death toll rises to 36 in China typhoon

Wed, Aug 22,

BEIJING— At least 36 people were killed by Typhoon Sepat in four provinces in eastern and central China in widespread destruction that also forced the evacuation (撤退)of l.37 million people.

More than 60,000 homes in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Hunan also were destroyed or damaged, Xinhua News Agency said.

Total economic losses in the provinces have reached $ 663 million.

Fujian was the worst-hit province, with 18 people killed, Xinhua said.

Earlier, the storm, named after a Malaysian fish, killed at least one person in Taiwan, and left three dead in the Philippines.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap

1.On August 25, in N. Ireland and northwest England, there will be _____.

A．low cloud and fog                       B．typhoon and flood

C．cloud and rain                          D．sunshine and mild wind

2.What was the weather like in the south and west of the USA on Thursday?

A．It was hot.                             B．It was rainy.

C．It was foggy.                            D．It was warm.

3.The storm named Sepat _____.

A．caused one death in the Philippines

B．killed 18 people in Taiwan

C．destroyed about 60,000 homes in Fujian

D．caused great economic losses

4.The name of Typhoon Sepat comes from  _____.

A．a(chǎn) tropical storm                         B．a(chǎn) Malaysian fish

C．a(chǎn) place                               D．a(chǎn) person

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章是關(guān)于三篇新聞報(bào)道，有天氣報(bào)導(dǎo)的，也有天氣帶來的災(zāi)難。

1.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題：從National Forecast里面的Cloud and rain over western Scotland at the beginning will gradually push down over N. Ireland and northwest England.可知會(huì)多云，有雨，選C

2.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題：從The Nation's Weather 里面的Hot weather was expected to continue in the South and West.可知選A

3.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題：由第三篇新聞報(bào)道的句子：Total economic losses in the provinces have reached $ 663 million.可知選D

4.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題：由第三篇新聞報(bào)道的句子：Earlier, the storm, named after a Malaysian fish, killed at least one person in Taiwan, and left three dead in the Philippines.可知答案是 B

考點(diǎn)：考查新聞報(bào)道類短文

點(diǎn)評：本文是三個(gè)新聞報(bào)導(dǎo)，和天氣相關(guān)的信息要抓住時(shí)間和數(shù)字。這類閱讀可以先看題目再讀文章，這樣可以減少閱讀的時(shí)間，提高閱讀的效率。培養(yǎng)迅速找到信息的能力。

 

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