TV news programs report the weather. Radio stations tell us the weather, too. Newspapers show us weather forecasts (预报) on maps.

Why do people want to know about the weather? Because people want to make plans. Some people want to have a good time with their friends. Other people want safety while doing their jobs.

Airport managers need to know about the weather. In bad weather, their planes cannot fly. Farmers need to know about the weather. In bad weather, they must protect their crops. Fishermen need to know about the weather. In bad weather, they cannot go out to fish.

Computers help us know about the weather. They get new weather information quickly. They can use this to predict how the weather might change. Unfortunately, we can still only guess the weather. Sometimes, we have difficulty in knowing about the weather. Then we will make wrong plans. We all hope that the weather will be easier to predict in the future.

【小题1】According to the passage, ________ can’t help people get information about the weather.

A．radio stations	B．TV news programs
C．computers	D．magazines

【小题2】People need weather reports because ________.

A．they have friends	B．they want to make plans
C．they are interested in weather	D．they have a good time

【小题3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “predict” in Chinese?

A．讨论

B．杜撰

C．预测

D．模仿

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Newspapers show weather forecasts on TV.

B．In good weather, the planes can fly.

C．In bad weather, fishermen can go out to fish.

D．People won’t predict the weather in the future.

【小题5】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．How to predict the weather more easily.

B．How people can know about the weather.

C．What different people will do in different weather.

D．The reason why people want to know about the weather.