Question

In the 1500s, South American fishermen said that the sea became warmer every few years. They gave this special event a Spanish name ’El Nino’, meaning ’the baby’. It is called ’the baby’ because it arrives around Christmas.
El Nino is a huge area of warm water in the middle of cold water in the Pacific Ocean. It happens every two to seven years. It moves around the ocean and becomes bigger and smaller at different times. This warm water affects the weather. It is always raining over El Nino. El Nino contains a lot of energy. Scientists think this energy is formed when wind comes from the northern half of the world. The winds blow across warm sea water in the south. When the strong wind hits the warm water, violent weather happens. Scientists think that El Nino existed for many thousands of years.
El Nino affects every person in the world because it affects the entire world’s weather. It can bring the rain that farmers need. It can bring storms that destroy homes. It can mean that fishermen cannot catch fish, and it can bring floods. There is nothing we can do about El Nino. It is an event of nature. We can help the world’s weather by trying to stop the greenhouse effect and air pollution. The most important job for scientists is to learn how to predict when El Nino is going to bring dangerous weather. Then, people can try to prepare for storms, floods and droughts. New technology like satellite pictures and temperature measuring equipment can help. Still, it is very hard to say when or where El Nino will cause damage.
【小題1】El Nino is ______.

A．a storm that hits every two years	B．a huge area of warm water
C．a wind from the south	D．some cold water in the Pacific Ocean

【小題2】 It happens ______.

A．every year	B．every month
C．every seven years	D．every two to seven years

【小題3】El Nino ______.

A．makes the weather better	B．affects the weather
C．gives the weather energy	D．predicts the weather

【小題4】It is always______ over EI Nino.

A．sunny

B．cloudy

C．rainy

D．windy

【小題5】El Nino affects ______.

A．everybody	B．just farmers
C．only fishermen	D．only students

【小題6】 We can help the world’s weather by______.

A．finding out more about El Nino	B．being careful during the floods
C．driving cars	D．stopping the greenhouse effect

【小題7】______helps to predict El Nino.

A．Looking out of the window	B．Checking the weather each day
C．Satellite pictures	D．New boats

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】C

解析【小題1】由短文第二自然段第一句話“El Nino is a huge area of warm water”得出答案B。
【小題1】由短文第二自然段第二句話“It happens every two to seven years”得出答案D。
【小題1】由短文第二自然段第三、四句“It moves around the ocean and becomes bigger and smaller at different times. This warm water affects the weather”得出答案B。
【小題1】由短文第二自然段第五句話“It is always raining over El Nino”得出答案C。
【小題1】由短文第三自然段第一句話“El Nino affects every person in the world because it affects the entire world’s weather”中的“every person”得出答案A。
【小題1】由短文第三自然段第七句話“We can help the world’s weather by trying to stop the greenhouse effect and air pollution”得出答案D。
【小題1】由短文第三自然段倒數第二句“New technology like satellite pictures and temperature measuring equipment can help”得出答案C。
做閱讀理解題，要先把握短文大意，然后從題干入手，在短文中找出與問題相關的語句，如是原句則答案一目了然（如本題的幾個小題），如找不到原句，則要分析有關聯的上下句找出答案。