The development of weather science（机经听写）

题目与答案

1. Many people thought that the planets were responsible for causing bad weather.

   For example, if a lot of 31_____ were around, rain was coming,

   答案：ants

   原文定位：For example, if a lot of ants were around, rain was coming

2. while a wind from the east could lead to a 32_____ .

   答案：headache

   原文定位：while a wind from the east could lead to a headache

3. The development of weather science

   In the US, Benjamin Franklin suggested that a 33_____ could pull a boat over water with the right winds.

   答案：kite

   原文定位：Benjamin Franklin suggested that a boat could be pulled over by a kite with the right winds

4. An English chemist, Luke Howard, identified and named different kinds of 34_____ .

   答案：cloud

   原文定位：A chemist from England called Luke Howard identified and named different kinds of clouds

5. James Glaisher travelled by 35_____ to record temperature and humidity.

   答案：balloon

   原文定位：James Glaisher traveled by balloon to measure temperature and humidity

6. The hardest weather phenomenon to understand was a 36_____ .

   答案：storm

   原文定位：The most challenging weather phenomenon to comprehend was a storm

7. In 1854, a 37_____ suggested that information about Britain`s weather could be sent by electric telegraph.

   答案：politician

   原文定位：In 1854, a politician proposed using electric telegraph to transmit weather information across Britain

8. Moving onto “the father of British meteorology”

   His name is Robert Fitzroy

   - established fifteen weather stations around the 38_____ of British and collected data from these produced the first daily 39_____ .

   答案：coast|||forecast

   原文定位：He set up 15 weather stations along Britain's coast and gathered data from them;He produced the first daily forecast on a regular basis

9. - sent messages to every major British port about dangerous weather

   - but his impact on some workers` 40_____ made him unpopular.

   答案：income

   原文定位：His innovation saved lives, but his impact on some workers' income made him unpopular