In many areas "atoll" clouds (clouds of vertical development) are produced over small islands. These are the result of ______.A.rising air currents produced by the warm islandsB.warm air from the sea rising over higher land areasC.cool land air mixing wit

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In many areas "atoll" clouds (clouds of vertical development) are produced over small islands. These are the result of ______.

A.rising air currents produced by the warm islands

B.warm air from the sea rising over higher land areas

C.cool land air mixing with warm sea air

D.descending air over the islands

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  • 第1题：

    Clouds with the prefix“nimbo”in their name ______．

    A.are sheet or layer clouds

    B.have undergone great vertical development

    C.are middle or high altitude clouds

    D.are rain clouds


    正确答案：D

  • 第2题：

    What is the first visible indication of the presence of a tropical cyclone or hurricane ________．

    A.Stratocumulus clouds or strange birds

    B.Rain and increasing winds

    C.An exceptionally long swell

    D.Dark clouds and the“bar”of the storm


    正确答案：C

  • 第3题：

    High clouds, composed of small white flakes or scaly globular masses, and often banded together to form a mackerel sky, would be classified as ______.

    A.cirrus

    B.cirrocumulus

    C.altostratus

    D.Cumulonimbus


    正确答案：B
    高云，由小白斑雪片或鳞状球团组成，且经常联合在一起形成鱼鳞天，将被分类为卷积云。

  • 第4题：

    The black clouds（ ）rain.

    A.indicated
    B.hinted
    C.suggested

    答案：A
    解析：
    indicate此处意为“通过某种迹象预示、表明”；B.hint“暗示，提升”，指通过微妙、含蓄的方式进行的揭示；[C]suggest指没有直截了当说出、但含有某种意思的“暗示”，接近imply；D.mean“意思是……，意味着……”。

  • 第5题：

    单选题
    Clouds with the prefix “nimbo” in their name（）.
    A

    are sheet or layer clouds

    B

    have undergone great vertical development

    C

    are middle or high altitude clouds

    D

    are rain clouds


    正确答案： D
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第6题：

    单选题
    Altocumulus clouds are defined as（）.
    A

    high clouds

    B

    middle clouds

    C

    low clouds

    D

    vertical development clouds


    正确答案： C
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第7题：

    单选题
    Clouds form（）.
    A

    as a mass of warm，humid air rises into the atmosphere and cools，condensing moisture into small droplets

    B

    as winds blow across bodies of water，the sun causes the moisture to be absorbed and move upward forming clouds

    C

    dry air compresses moisture from the atmosphere into clouds

    D

    when the relative humidity of the atmosphere is low


    正确答案： D
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第8题：

    单选题
    Clouds are classified according to their（）.
    A

    size

    B

    moisture content

    C

    altitude and how they were formed

    D

    location in a front


    正确答案： B
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    The first indications a mariner will have of the approach of a warm front will be （）.
    A

    large cumulonimbus (thunderclouds) building up

    B

    high cirrus clouds gradually changing to cirrostratus and then to altostratus

    C

    fog caused by the warm air passing over the cooler water

    D

    low dark clouds accompanied by intermittent rain


    正确答案： C
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    We can conclude from the last paragraph that______.
    A

    trade winds are harmful to the low clouds.

    B

    deep clouds are helpful to cool the earth.

    C

    global warming can result in more low clouds.

    D

    global warming can destroy the form of atmosphere.


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    推理判断题。由题干关键词定位至原文末段。由该段第二句as the earth’s surface warms, the atmosphere becomes more unstable推知，地球变暖可能改变大气构成，而这种改变又是负面的，故D为正确答案。由该段倒数第二句the trade winds weakened, which further dissipated the low clouds，可推知信风对低云层有利，故排除A；由该段第三句Those types of high-altitude clouds don’t have the same cooling effect排除B；由该段倒数第二句可知随着海洋的变暖，低层云层变少了，排除C。

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    In the Northern Hemisphere，what type of cloud formations would you expect to see to the west of an approaching tropical wave?（）.
    A

    Cumulus clouds lined up in rows extending in a northeast to southwest direction

    B

    High altostratus clouds in the morning hours

    C

    Cirrostratus clouds lined up in rows extending in a northeast to southwest direction

    D

    Cirrostratus clouds lined up in rows extending in a north to south direction


    正确答案： D
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    We watched the plane（）behind the clouds.
    A

    disappearing

    B

    disappeared

    C

    diving

    D

    dived


    正确答案： B
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第13题：

    Cumulus clouds that have undergone vertical development and have become cumulonimbus in form，indicate ______．

    A.clearing weather

    B.that a warm front has passed

    C.probable thunderstorm activity

    D.an approaching hurricane or typhoon


    正确答案：C

  • 第14题：

    Altocumulus clouds are defined as______．

    A.high clouds

    B.middle clouds

    C.low clouds

    D.vertical development clouds


    正确答案：B
    高积云被定义为中云族。

  • 第15题：

    Many of the lights on this coast are placed so high as to be frequently obscured by______．

    A.power

    B.tower

    C.cover

    D.low clouds


    正确答案：D
    这个沿岸的许多灯标被置于高处以致经常被阵雨遮掩。

  • 第16题：

    The moon was obscured by thick clouds.

    A:held
    B:prevented
    C:darkened
    D:blackened

    答案：B
    解析：
    本句话的意思是：“厚厚的云朵遮住了月亮。” prevent：预防、阻止，例如： These rules are intended to prevent accidents．这些规则旨在防止事故发生。hold：持有、保留，例如：He always holds a pipe between the teeth．他嘴里总叼着烟斗。darken：使模糊、变黑，例如： We darkened the room by closing the shutters．我们关上百叶窗，使房间变暗了。blacken：使变黑、诽谤，例如：The smoke had blackened the white walls of the house．烟把房子的白墙都熏黑了。

  • 第17题：

    单选题
    In many areas atoll clouds (clouds of vertical development) are produced over small islands. These are the result of（）.
    A

    rising air currents produced by the warm islands

    B

    warm air from the sea rising over higher land areas

    C

    cool land air mixing with warm sea air

    D

    descending air over the islands


    正确答案： B
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第18题：

    单选题
    High clouds，composed of small white flakes or scaly globular masses，and often banded together to form a mackerel sky，would be classified as（）.
    A

    cirrus

    B

    cirrocumulus

    C

    altostratus

    D

    cumulonimbus


    正确答案： B
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第19题：

    单选题
    What is the first visible indication of the presence of a tropical cyclone or hurricane（）.
    A

    Stratocumulus clouds or strange birds

    B

    Rain and increasing winds

    C

    An exceptionally long swell

    D

    Dark clouds and the“bar”of the storm


    正确答案： C
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第20题：

    单选题
    Cumulus clouds that have undergone vertical development and have become cumulonimbus in form，indicate（）.
    A

    clearing weather

    B

    that a warm front has passed

    C

    probable thunderstorm activity

    D

    an approaching hurricane or typhoon


    正确答案： B
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    Only a small part of the sun’s energy reaches the earth’ s surface because most of it is ______.
    A

    absorbed by the clouds in the lower atmosphere

    B

    reflected by the gases in the upper atmosphere

    C

    lost in the upper and lower atmosphere

    D

    used to evaporate water from the oceans and lakes


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    根据第二段It is either reflected or absorbed by the gases in the upper atmosphere. Of the energy that reaches the lower atmosphere, 30% is reflected by clouds or the earth’s surface.太阳的多数能量是被高空中的大气反射或者吸收。因此B选项正确。

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    The new study published in Science indicates that______.
    A

    low-level clouds tend to warm the ocean.

    B

    more cloud cover means a warmer world.

    C

    the warming of ocean is a threat to the low-level clouds.

    D

    the Pacific Ocean has more low-level clouds than before.


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    事实细节题。由题干The new study published in Science定位至第三段第三句low-level clouds tend to dissipate as the ocean warms，由此可知C为正确答案；文中提到海洋变暖对低云层的影响，并非低层云让海洋变暖，故排除A；由前文可知，更热的世界意味着更少的云，故排除B和D。

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    Clouds that form as small white flakes or scaly globular masses covering either small or large portions of the sky are（）.
    A

    cirrus

    B

    cirrostratus

    C

    altostratus

    D

    cirrocumulus


    正确答案： A
    解析： 暂无解析

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