Bob Harris was a weatherman at a small television station. He worked for twenty

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Bob Harris was a weatherman at a small television station. He worked for twenty years and during those twenty years, he felt that his life was boring. Every day, he studied the weather and tried to predict(预报)the next day’s weather. Then, he stood in front of the camera and read his report. Some days it was cloudy, some days it was sunny; sometimes rainy, while sometimes snowy. The weather changed each day, but Bob still felt that his job was always the same. His boss often told him to be happier and smile more in front of the camera, but Bob rarely smiled. He thought that most people did not watch his weather report and his job did not matter much to anyone. One day, he arrived at work and began to study the weather as usual. He noticed that something was different that day.
Everything he studied told him that there was going to be a very big storm very soon, though he was not completely sure. Suddenly, Bob felt excited. He ran to his boss’s office and asked to do a special weather report. The boss agreed and Bob gave a special report that afternoon, warning people of the coming storm. Because of this report, many people were safe during the storm.
Bob realized(意识到) that his job was actually very important.
小题1:Why did Bob feel that his life was boring?

A．Because the weather changed each day.

B．Because he did not want to work for a small television station.

C．Because he did not like to stand in front of the camera.

D．Because he felt that his job was always the same.

小题2:Why did Bob rarely smile when he was in front of the camera?

A．Because he thought that his job did not matter much to anyone.

B．Because he only worked for a small televison station.

C．Because he did not like his boss.

D．Because the weather report was boring.

小题3:Why did Bob ask to do a special weather report?

A．Because he felt excited.

B．Because he wanted to warn people of the coming storm.

C．Because he realized that his job was actually very important.

D．Because he wanted to smile in front of the camera.

小题4:Why did Bob feel excited?

A．Because he wanted to do a special weather report.

B．Because he wanted to ask his boss for more money.

C．Because he knew there was going to be a big storm soon.

D．Because he was going to stand in front of the camera.

小题5:How did Bob realize that his job was actually very important?

A．People were safe from the storm because of his weather report.

B．He got better pay after he did the weather report.

C．People liked him very much.

D．He did a special report every day.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:A

解析

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要介绍了一名天气预报员的心理变化过程。一开始感觉自己的工作千篇一律而感觉厌烦，而一次大风暴的准确预报避免了群众的损失而让他认识到了自己工作的重要性。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段中but Bob still felt that his job was always the same. 可知因为他感觉自己的工作总是一成不变而感到生活很无聊；故选D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文第一段中He thought that most people did not watch his weather report and his job did not matter much to anyone. 可知，他认为对大家没有多大的影响；故选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据短文第二段The boss agreed and Bob gave a special report that afternoon, warning people of the coming storm. 可知，他对天气进行特殊报道的原因在于提醒市民防范即将来临的风暴；故选B。
小题4:推理判断题。根据短文第二段Suddenly, Bob felt excited. He ran to his boss’s office and asked to do a special weather report. 可知，他兴奋的原因是可以做一次与众不同的天气预报；故选A。
小题5:推理判断题。根据短文第三段最后一句Because of this report, many people were safe during the storm.可知，他因为自己的预报避免了群众的安全；故选Ａ。