视听说-U4-passage文本

U4P461.WeatherforecastingmakesitpossibleforpeopletoBA)answeranyquestiontheremaybeabouttheweatherB)tellwhattheweatherwillprobablybelikeintheshorttermC)predictalltheimportantchangesintheweatherD)understandandcontroltheweather2.WeatherforecastingcanbemadewiththehelpofDA)aperson’shandsandeyesB)aweathermapC)aweathercomputerD)observation3.ItwillbesoonCifarainbowappearsinrainyweather.A)foggyB)cloudyC)sunnyD)rainy4.Ifdistantobjectsseemquiteclearandnear,AA)rainyB)fineC)warmD)cloudy5.AfogthatoccursatsunriseisasignofDA)snowyB)cloudyC)foggyD)warmWeallknowthatpeoplecannotcontroltheweather.However,wecanpredictimportantshorttermchangesintheweather.Thisiscalledweatherforecasting.Manypeoplerelyontheweatherpersontoprovidethatinformation,butonemethodofweatherforecastingissimplytouseyoureyesandyourbrain.Forexample,ifyouseearainbowinarainyevening,itmeansthattheweatherwillsoonbeclearandfine.Sometimesdistantobjectssuchashillsandtalltreesappearveryclearandnear;thismeansthatthereisalotofwatervaporintheair.Itisusuallyasignofrain.Iffogappearsaroundsunrise,thenthedaywillbewarm.Ifthesunsetismostlyred,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.Clear,twinklingstarsatnightarealsoasignoffineweather.U4P481.Whatwasthefilmcrewdoinginthedesert?Theywereshootingafilm.2.Whathappenedaftertheoldmantolddirectoritwasgoingtorainthenextday?Itrained.3.Howdidthedirectorfeelabouttheoldman?Theoldmanwasincredible.Hecouldgiveanaccurateweatherforecast.4.Whatdidthedirectortellhissecretarytodo?Tohiretheoldmantopredicttheweather.5.Whycouldn’ttheoldmansayanythingabouttheweatherattheendofthestory?Becausetheradiobrokeandhecouldn’tgettheweatherforecast.Afilmcrewwasonlocationdeepinthedesert.OnedayanoldIndianwentuptothedirectorandsaid,Tomorrowrain.Thenextdayitrained.Aweeklater,theIndianwentuptothedirectorandsaid,Tomorrowstorm.Thenextdaytherewasahailstorm.ThisIndianisincredible,saidthedirector.HetoldhissecretarytohiretheIndiantopredicttheweather.However,afterseveralsuccessfulpredictions,theoldIndiandidn'tshowupfortwoweeks.Finallythedirectorsentforhim.Ihavetoshootabigscenetomorrow,saidthedirector,andI'mdependingonyou.Whatwilltheweatherbelike?TheIndianshruggedhisshoulders.Don'tknow,hesaid.Theradioisbroken.U4P561.Ourmentalenergyvariesfromseasontoseason.2.Climateandtemperaturehaveadefiniteeffectonourmentalabilities.3.Springisthemostfavorableseasonforcreativethinking.4.Thefactorsthatbringaboutchangesinnatureinspringseemtoaffectourmentalabilitiesaswell.5.Notallpeoplearelessintelligentinsummerthantheyareinanyotherseason.Youmaynotbelievethatourmentalenergyvariesfromseasontoseason.Butsomepeoplethinkthatitdoes.Researchhasshownthatclimateandtemperaturehaveadefiniteeffectonourmentalabilities.Scientistshavediscoveredthatcoolweatherismuchmorefavorableforcreativethinkingthanissummerheat.Springspearstobethebestperiodoftheyearforthinking.Peopleseemtobealotsharperinspringthantheyareinanyotherseason.Onereasonmaybethatinspringpeople’smentalabilitiesareaffectedbythesamefactorsthatbringaboutgreatchangesinnature.Fallisthenext-bestseason,thensinter.Summerseemstobethebesttimetotakealongvacationfromthinking.Thisdoesnotmeanthatallpeoplearelessintelligentinsummerthantheyareduringtherestoftheyear.Itdoesmean,however,thatthementalabilitiesofmostpeopletendtobelowestinsummer.Beawareofthesefacts,andyouwillbringyourtalentintofullplay.U4P56F1.Hopkinswasnotaqualifiedmeteorologist.T2.Hispredictionsabouttheweatherseldomcametrue.T3.Hebecamealaughingstockinthelocalareawherehemadeweatherpredictions.F4.Hemovedtoanotherpartofthecountrybecausehehadquithispreviousposition.T5.Hedidnotseemtoadmitthathehadgivenunreliableweatherforecasts.Althoughhewasaqualifiedmeteorologist,HopkinsranupaterriblerecordofforecastingfortheTVnewsprogram.Hebecamesomethingofalocaljokewhenanewspaperbegankeepingarecordofhispredictionsandshowedthathe'dbeenwrongalmostthreehundredtimesinasingleyear.Thatkindofnotorietywasenoughtogethimfired.Hemovedtoanotherpartofthecountryandappliedforasimilarjob.Oneblankonthejobapplicationcalledforthereasonforleavinghispreviousposition.Hopkinswrote,Theclimatedidn'tagreewithme.