Task5

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered26to30.

Noonecanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifwereadcorrectlythesignsaroundus,wecantellwhatthemoreimportantchangesintheweatherwillbe.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting.Formanycenturiesandinallcountries,peoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomakeweatherforecasting.Ringsaroundthesunareasignofcomingrain.Manypeoplefeelintheirbonesthecomingofwetweather,theirjointshurt.Somebirdsflyhighiffineweatheriscoming,buttheyflynearthegroundifrainyorstormyweatherisontheway.Itisprobablybecauseoftheinsects(昆虫)whichtheyarehuntingthattheyflylow.Ifyouseearainbowduringrainyweather,thisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfine.Suchrainbowscomeintheevening.Ifthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,thenfineweatherwillcontinue.Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustaboveariver,thenthedaywillbewarm.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolour,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.Ifarainbowappearsinthemorning,rainyweatherwillprobablycome.Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebythepeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.

21.People’sjointsache_____________.

A.isasignofcomingrain

B.withoutanyreason

C.becausetheyareill

D.becauseoftheinsects

22.Whichistrueaboutweatherforecasting?

A.Weatherforecastingisareportabouttheweather.

B.Weatherforecastingisawayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelike.

C.Weatherforecastingisasignofcomingrain.

D.Peoplecanchangetheweatherforecasting.

23.Thebirdsflyhighandthestarstwinkleclearlyisasignthattheweatherwill_________.

A.bewarm

B.berainy

C.beclearandfine

D.becold

24.Ifarainbowappearsinthemorning,theweathermaybe___________.

A.foggy

B.sunny

C.rainy

D.windy

25.Wemust_________tomakeweatherforecasting.

A.useoureyesandbrains