National Forecast
LONDON —This Evening and Tonight:
Rain, locally heavy across northwest Scotland. Mostly cloudy but dry in other northern and western areas. Dry with clear spells(持续时间)in more central and eastern parts, but some low cloud and fog will develop. Generally mild with light winds.
Saturday:
Cloud and rain over western Scotland at the beginning will gradually push down over N. Ireland and northwest England. Largely dry, warm with sunny spells elsewhere, once early fog and low cloud clears.
http://www.times.online.co.uk/tol/news/weather/
The Nation's Weather
Fri, Aug 24,
NEW YORK—Heavy rain was forecast throughout Friday in parts of the Midwest. The heaviest rainfall was over northern Illinois, with more than 4 inches possible around Chicago.
Wet weather was also expected in the Plains as the same storm system tracks through the region.
Periods of heavy rain were also forecast for the Northeast as the remnant(剩余部分)of tropical storm Erin moves into the Canadian Maritimes.
Hot weather was expected to continue in the South and West.
http://www.underground.com
Death toll rises to 36 in China typhoon
Wed, Aug 22,
BEIJING— At least 36 people were killed by Typhoon Sepat in four provinces in eastern and central China in widespread destruction that also forced the evacuation (撤退)of l.37 million people.
More than 60,000 homes in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Hunan also were destroyed or damaged, Xinhua News Agency said.
Total economic losses in the provinces have reached $ 663 million.
Fujian was the worst-hit province, with 18 people killed, Xinhua said.
Earlier, the storm, named after a Malaysian fish, killed at least one person in Taiwan, and left three dead in the Philippines.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap
小题1:On August 25, in N. Ireland and northwest England, there will be _____.
A．low cloud and fog
B．typhoon and flood
C．cloud and rain
D．sunshine and mild wind小题2:What was the weather like in the south and west of the USA on Thursday?
A．It was hot.
B．It was rainy.
C．It was foggy.
D．It was warm.小题3:The storm named Sepat _____.
A．caused one death in the Philippines
B．killed 18 people in Taiwan
C．destroyed about 60,000 homes in Fujian
D．caused great economic losses小题4:The name of Typhoon Sepat comes from _____.
A．a tropical storm
B．a Malaysian fish
C．a place
D．a person
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
题目分析：这篇文章是关于三篇新闻报道，有天气报导的，也有天气带来的灾难。
小题1:细节判断题：从National Forecast里面的Cloud and rain over western Scotland at the beginning will gradually push down over N. Ireland and northwest England.可知会多云，有雨，选C
小题2:细节判断题：从The Nation's Weather 里面的Hot weather was expected to continue in the South and West.可知选A
小题3:细节判断题：由第三篇新闻报道的句子：Total economic losses in the provinces have reached $ 663 million.可知选D
小题4:细节判断题：由第三篇新闻报道的句子：Earlier, the storm, named after a Malaysian fish, killed at least one person in Taiwan, and left three dead in the Philippines.可知答案是 B
点评：本文是三个新闻报导，和天气相关的信息要抓住时间和数字。这类阅读可以先看题目再读文章，这样可以减少阅读的时间，提高阅读的效率。培养迅速找到信息的能力。