职称英语考试综合类阅读理解专项练习(5)
<p> <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="Map">Map</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="geographers">geographers</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="succession">succession</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>. <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="masses">masses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fronts">fronts</span>; <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deepening">deepening</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="shallow">shallow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="decreasing">decreasing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="retaining">retaining</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="moving">moving</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="synoptic">synoptic</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="geography">geography</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span>. <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>, <span word="floods">floods</span>, <span word="frosts">frosts</span>, <span word="droughts">droughts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="climatic">climatic</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>. <span word="Twice">Twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="a">a</span> 30-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="These">These</span> 30-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="outlooks">outlooks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="masses">masses</span>, <span word="fronts">fronts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>. <span word="Considerable">Considerable</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="exerted">exerted</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span>, <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="identifying">identifying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="meteorological">meteorological</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>. <span word="Extensive">Extensive</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="modification">modification</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limitations">limitations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="modification">modification</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="meteorological">meteorological</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seeding">seeding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="cooled">cooled</span>, <span word="upslope">upslope</span> <span word="mountainous">mountainous</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="orographical">orographical</span> <span word="precipitation">precipitation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windward">windward</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="ranges">ranges</span>. <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clearer">clearer</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundamentals">fundamentals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="elements">elements</span>. 1 <span word="One">One</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="is">is</span> . <span word="A">A</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="thermal">thermal</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="fronts">fronts</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="barometric">barometric</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> 2 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="examining">examining</span> . <span word="A">A</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="fronts">fronts</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> 3 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="advantageous">advantageous</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> . <span word="A">A</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alter">alter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> 4 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="synoptic">synoptic</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> . <span word="A">A</span> <span word="summarizes">summarizes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="fronts">fronts</span> 5 <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="in">in</span> . <span word="A">A</span> 30-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="manipulating">manipulating</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> 参考答案 1. <span word="B">B</span>2. <span word="A">A</span>3. <span word="D">D</span>4. <span word="A">A</span>5. <span word="D">D</span></p>
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