Question

完形填空。先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個可以填入相應空白處的最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內。

Now satellites are   1   to forecast (預報) the weather. They are in space, and they can   2   any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere (大氣),   3   this is where the weather forms (形成). They send these   4   to the weather stations. So meteorologists (氣象學家) can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say   5   the weather will change.     Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier   6  . Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the   7   on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.     So the weather satellites are a great   8   to the meteorologists.   9   satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may  10   forecast the weather for a week or more ahead (提前).

(     ) 1. A. help       (     ) 2. A. reach      (     ) 3. A. so         (     ) 4. A. satellites (     ) 5. A. that       (     ) 6. A. it         (     ) 7. A. clouds     (     ) 8. A. report     (     ) 9. A. Before     (     ) 10. A. can        B. to help     B. arrive      B. because         B. pictures    B. for         B. one         B. weather          B. luck        B. After       B. be        C. helped       C. get          C. even         C. weather          C. where        C. ones         C. pictures     C. helpful      C. Since        C. be able to D. helping    D. go         D. and        D. space      D. how                 D. them       D. trees      D. help       D. If         D. could

Answer 1

1-5: DABBD   6-10: CBDAC