In 1820, it was difficult to make weather maps.　 　　1　　 　was it so difficult?　 It was not easy then to get weather reports(报道) 　　2　　 .　 The scientists needed the reports to make the maps.　 Today it is not difficult to get weather reports quickly from everywhere.

Today the world 　　3　 　together to make weather maps. There are weather offices in many, many places.　 They study the 　　4　 　24 hours a day, seven days a week.　 All their reports will be 　　5　 　maps in New York, London, Tokyo, and many other places.

People in all these places speak 　　6　 　, but this is not a problem. Weather has its own language and people in all countries can 　　7　 　it.　 The weathermen draw maps in the same figures(图形) and numbers in all countries.Sometimes we plan we　 8　　 the next day around the weather.　 We want to know what we can do or can’t do.　 We watch television to find out the weather for 　　9　 　.　 We can listen to the radio or read the newspaper to know about the weather.　 People all over the world can read the same weather maps.　 They can know about the weather.　 They can 　　10　 　their days, too.

1.(　　 ) A. How long　　 B. When　　　 C. Why　　　 D. Where

2.(　　 ) A. certainly　　 B. quickly　　　 C. slowly　　　 D. clearly

3.(　　 ) A. gets　　　　 B. comes　　　 C. thinks　　　 D. works

4.(　　 ) A. weather　　　 B. subject　　　 C. science　　 D. the sky

5.(　　 ) A. over　　　 　B. from　　 　　C. to　　　 　　D. on

6.(　　 ) A. all kinds of languages B. the same language

　　 C. different languages　 D. an international(全世界的) language

7.(　　 ) A. know　 B. see　　　 C. speak　　　 D. understand

8.(　　 ) A. are making 　B. will make　 C. are doing　 　D. will do

9.(　　 ) A. a short time　 B. a long time　 C. tomorrow　 D. yesterday

10.(　　 )A.take　　　　 B. plan　　　　 C. have　　　 D. enjoy

10. 上午会议开始时，有多少人在办公室？

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　in the office this morning?

9.　　 谢谢你帮农民们收获水稻。

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　the rice harvest.

8.　　 你来昆明之前到过中国其他地方吗？

Did you go to 　　　　　　　　China before you came to Kunming?

7.　　 夏天有利于运动，所以许多年轻人都非常喜欢它。

　 　　　　　　　　　　　， so many young people like it very much.

6.　　 观光北京最好时节是春天或秋天。

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Beijing is spring or autumn.

5. 陈冠希昨晚在广州举办了一场音乐会。

　 Chen Guanxi 　　　　　　　　　　　　　in Guangzhou last night.

3. 春天万物复苏， 花儿开放。

　 　In spring 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　.

4　　　　 在过去穷人很穷。　

　The poor were poor 　　　　　　　　　　　　.