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1、中考英语复习精品资料阅读练习19　　Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast(预报)theweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere(大气),becausethisiswheretheweatherforms(形成).Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists(气象学家)canseetheweather

2、ofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.　　Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscomparethemwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechange

3、dduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.　　Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Now

4、theycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead(提前).　　1.Satellitestravel__________.　　A.inspaceB.abovespaceC.abovethegroundD.intheatmosphere　　2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere？Because______

5、_.　　A.cloudsformthereB.theweatherformsthere　　C.theweathersatellitescandoiteasilyD.thepicturescanforecasttheweather　　3.Meteorologistsforecasttheweather_______.　　A.withoutstudyingsatellitepictures　　B.beforetheyreceivesatellitepictures　　C.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepictures　　D.

6、aftertheyhavecomparedthenewsatellitepictureswiththeearlierones2用心爱心专心　　4.Maybewe'llsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor_________.　　A.onedayB.twodays　C.fivedaysD.sevendaysorevenlonger　　5.Themainideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin__________.　　A.takingpicturesoftheearthB.r

7、eceivingpicturesoftheatmosphereC.weatherforecastingD.doingotherworkinmanyways　　【答案与解析】这篇阅读材料向我们介绍了气象卫星在预报天气中所发挥的重要作用。如今，许多国家的气象站都是在接收到卫星云图后，由气象学家进行研究分析，然后预报天气的。在卫星的帮助下，人们可以预测未来三五天或更长时间内的天气状况。　　1.A。本题属表层理解题。短文首句即是答案之所在。　　2.D。“Fromthepictures，thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweathe

8、rwillchange.”是该小题答案的出处。　　3.D。答案就在“themeteorologistscomparethe