3．WILD WEATHERMAN
Name：Sam Champion
Hot job：TV Weatherman
Where：ABC-TV，New York City
When you were a child，did you plan to forecast wind，rain，and snow on TV？
I wanted to be a foreign journalist．I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University，but I majored in broadcasting news．
How did you finally become a weatherman？
My first job in the early 1980s was at the local TV station in Paducah，Kentucky．I did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news．I put together weather forecasts，and became interested in them．
Back then，how did you forecast weather？
Independent companies collected computer information that showed，for example，how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain．The information was often opposite and the job of a weatherman was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm．
Has weather forecasting changed much with new technology？
Advanced computers，satellites，and Doppler radar （sound waves used to track storms） have made forecasting more exact．But we still know very little about how weather is shaped．So far，we just have theories．
Any advice for children who'd like to become weather scientists？
To me，weather is the most exciting field in the world．There are still so many more questions about weather than answers．After all，if we can't foresee floods or hurricanes，how safe a society are we？Weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems．The next generation of meteorologists （weather scientists） will unlock many of Earth's weather secrets．So get a general knowledge of Earth science，and study meteorology in college．
Thanks，Sam．
40．Judging from the writing style，the text isB．
A．a(chǎn) diary B．a(chǎn)n interview
C．a(chǎn) news story D．a(chǎn)n announcement
41．As a child，ABC-TV's Sam Champion wanted to be aC．
A．space scientist B．weatherman
C．news reporter D．meteorologist
42．Present weather forecasting technologyD．
A．has made weather report more exact than ever
B．is still not perfect
C．hasn't changed much in the last 50years
D．both A and B
43．The study of weather science is calledA．
A．meteorology B．forecasting
C．geography D．Earth science．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了有關(guān)電視氣象員的工作的對于山姆的采訪，當(dāng)他還是個孩子的時候他曾經(jīng)想成為一名新聞記者，但是他的第一份工作是在電視臺做天氣預(yù)報，因此對此產(chǎn)生了興趣，開始進(jìn)行氣象研究．
解答 40．B 推理判斷題，通讀全文可知本文是一問一答的采訪文章，因此屬于一個有關(guān)電視氣象員的工作的采訪，故選B．
41．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段I wanted to be a foreign journalist．I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University，but I majored in broadcasting news．可知當(dāng)山姆還是一個孩子的時候，他想成為一名新聞記者，故選C．
42．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第八段Advanced computers，satellites，and Doppler radar （sound waves used to track storms） have made forecasting more exact．But we still know very little about how weather is shaped．So far，we just have theories．可知當(dāng)前的天氣預(yù)報技術(shù)使天氣預(yù)報比以往任何時候都更精確，但是它仍然不完美，故選D．
43．A 推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一段The next generation of meteorologists （weather scientists） will unlock many of Earth's weather secrets．So get a general knowledge of Earth science，and study meteorology in college．可知天氣科學(xué)研究又可以被稱為氣象學(xué)，故選A．
點評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
