本题是2011年上半年学位英语教材第14单元的课后完型填空。

本题是2010年下半年学位英语教材第14单元的课后完型填空。

本题是2008年下半年学位英语教材第14单元的课后完型填空。

本题是2009年下半年学位英语教材第14单元的课后完型填空。

本题是2010年上半年学位英语教材第14单元的课后完型填空。

To find out what the weather is going to be, many people go straight to the radio, television or newspaper to get an expert weather forecast. But 1.if you know what to look for you can use your own 2.senses to make your weather 3.prediction.

There are many 4.signs that can help you. For example, in fair weather the air pressure is 5.generally low. The air is still and often full of dust. Far away objects may look 6.misty. but when a storm is gathering, the pressure 7.rises and you are often able to see things more clearly. Sailors 8.took note of this long ago and came 9.up with a saying “the farther the sight, the nearer the rain”.

Your sense of 10.smell can also help you detect weather changes. Just 11.before it rains, odors become stronger. This 12.because odors are suppressed in a fair, high-pressure center. When a bad weather low 13.moves in, air pressure lessens and smells are 14.released.

You can also 15.hear an approaching storm. Sounds 16.bounce off heavy storm clouds and return to earth with force. An old saying describes it 17.this way:” sound traveling far and wide, a stormy day will come”.

And don’t laugh if you grandmother says she can 18 feel a storm coming. It is commonly know that many people feel pains in their bones when the humidity 19.rises,the pressure drops ,and band weather is on the 20.way.

【翻译】 

为了预知天气，许多人去听收音机，看电视或报纸。但是如果你知道要找什么，你完全可以用自己的常识来预测天气。

有许多迹象都可以帮助你。比如说，天气晴朗时，气压比较低，空气静止浑浊，远处的东西看起来模模糊糊的。但当暴风雨来临时，气压上升，并且能清楚地看见的东西。水手们很早就注意到了这一点，并且还提出了一个谚语：“看的越远，雨就越近”。

你的味觉也可以帮助你预测天气的变化。下雨之前，气味就会更强，这是因为气味被挤压在高压的中心。当坏天气来临时，气压减弱，气味就散发出来了。

你也可以听到将要来临的暴风雨，声音穿过乌云返回地面。一个古老的谚语是这么说的：“声音传得越远，暴风雨就来的越快。”

如果你奶奶可以预知暴风雨的来临，你可别笑啊。众说周知，温度上升，许多人都会觉得关节痛，气压下降，恶劣天气就要来了。

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