英语阅读(高中)
Whenpeoplewanttoknowabouttheweather,theyusuallygototheradios,TVs,newspapers,ortotheInternet.However,youcanalsofindmanyweathersignsamongwildlife,becauseoftheirhighlydevelopedsenses.Dropsinairpressure(压力)produceaneffectonsmallanimalsinmanyways.Miceanddeeraregoodweatherindicators.Peoplewhospendalotoftimeoutdoorshaveobservedthat,beforeastorm,fieldmicecomeoutoftheirholesandrunaround,Deerleavehighgroundandcomedownfromthemountains.
Birdsareespeciallygoodweatherindicatorsbecausetheyalsoshowtheeffectofapressuredropinmanyways.Forexample,somebirdsbecomeirritable(急躁的)andquarrelsomeandwillfightoverapieceofbread.Otherbirdschirp(叽叽喳喳)andsingjustbeforeastorm.Itseemstheyknowtheywon’tgetsmotherchanceforaboarontwo.Birdsalsoseeksafeplacesbeforeastorm,youwillsometimesseebirdssettlingintreesorgatheringtogetheronawireclosetoabuilding.Pre-stormlowpressuremakestheairsothinthatbirdshavedifficultyflying.
Itisunusualtoseemanybirdsflyingoverheadinthesummertime,ratherthanduringtheperiodsinthespringorautumn.Watchforotherweathersignsifyouseethis.Iftheyflyinthewrongdirection,theymaybeflyingaheadofastorm.
Bypayingcloserattentiontosomeimportantsignsinnature,wecanbecomebetterpreparedforanykindofweather.
69.Theword“indicators”inparagraphIprobablymeans.
A.mapsB.servicesC.signsD.stations
70.Therewillbeastormifbirds.
A.makemorenoisethanusualB.flyindifferentdirections
C.comedownfromtalltreesD.shareapieceofbread
71.Howcanbirdssensethecomingofastorm?
A.Byfeelingadropinairtemperature.
B.Bynoticingthechangeofwinddirections.
C.Byfeelingadropinairpressure.
D.Bynoticingthemovementsofotheranimals.
72.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe.
A.SignsofStormB.DropsinAirPressure
C.Animals’sharpSensesD.Nature’sWeatherSigns
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