完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，
选出最佳选项。
Come rain or come shine，it’s important to know how to check the weather forecast．A quick
look at the newspaper can 36 whether you should carry an umbrella, sunglasses or a warm coat when you go out．
A weather report usually 37 with the heading“Weather Outlook ”or just 38
“Weather”．To put as much information as possible into a 39 space，a weather report has
some 40 language．Words ale chosen not for their attractiveness， 41 for their simplicity and directness．
Most forecasts 42 with a“general situation”report of that day’s 43 and some
other useful information．People 44 a weather page rather than 45 a long time on it, so
writers do not need 46 sentences，but make use of verbs，adjectives and adverbs 47
For example，“Brief sunny periods and heavy thunder showers later．”
48 general forecast is mole detailed information．In Britain，which is a small country，
and the US，which is 49 ，there arc geographical separations like Northern, East coast, and so
on．
There are of course temperature forecasts．Depending On 50 you arc，they will be in Centigrade Of Fahrenheit(华氏)．In Britain temperatures are given in 51 while in the US only Fahrenheit is used．
52 pollution becoming a big problem, many forecasts give the day’s pollution 53
This may be important for people who are affected by air 54 levels．
There is usually information also On when the sun will 55 ．111is is useful for farmers
and people who get up early．
36．A．know B．report C．tell D．see
37．A．comes B．talks C．deals D．faces
38．A．really B．simply C．easily D．rapidly
39．A．clean B．dirty C．big D．small
40．A．unusual B．strange C．common D．recent
41．A．and B．except C．but D．or
42．A．end B．begin C．close D．open
43．A．direction B．pollution C．climate D．weather
44．A．turn B．cover C．miss D．scan
45．A．take B．spend C．cost D．find
46．A．broken B．short C．full D．half
47．A．though B．inside C．instead D．either
48．A．Following B．Preferring C．Developing D．Designing
49．A．tiny B．large C．cold D．warm
50．A．who B．what C．where D．which
51．A．one B．all C．each D．both
52．A．With B．As C．like D．Since
53．A．areas B．places C．limits D．levels
54．A．energy B．strength C．quality D．quantity
55．A．rise B．set C．burn D．disappear
