五、阅读表达。(共5小题；每小题2分，计10分)
阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。
Can a cricket really tell you the temperature outside? Do fish know if it's going to be a cold winter? You may hear that groundhogs can predict(预测) the end of winter. Some of the sayings like “If a cat sits with its back to the fire, hard weather can be expected.” may sound unbelievable, but some may be true. Many animals do have stronger senses than humans.
Do animals tell us when a storm is coming? Birds react to the drop in air pressure(气压) before a storm by flying low. Insects stay close to the ground and wolves howl because their ears can sense the pressure change. A good rule is, when animals act strangely, you probably should be careful with the environment around you.
Do you know the sound of crickets' chirps(鸣叫) can tell you how hot the weather is? Crickets are cold-blooded. So when the temperature in the air changes, the cricket's body temperature changes with it. As the temperature rises, the cricket's metabolism(新陈代谢) increases. When the heat rises, crickets chirp. To get the exact temperature in degrees Fahrenheit($°\mathrm{F}$), count the number of chirps in 15 seconds, and add 40.
Do you have a tried and true weather animal that predicts the weather?
注:每题答案不超过6个词。
1. Why can some animals know the weather changes?
2. What do birds do before the storm?
3. When should we be careful with the environment?
4. What can crickets' chirps tell us?
5. How should we treat animals in our daily life?
阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。
Can a cricket really tell you the temperature outside? Do fish know if it's going to be a cold winter? You may hear that groundhogs can predict(预测) the end of winter. Some of the sayings like “If a cat sits with its back to the fire, hard weather can be expected.” may sound unbelievable, but some may be true. Many animals do have stronger senses than humans.
Do animals tell us when a storm is coming? Birds react to the drop in air pressure(气压) before a storm by flying low. Insects stay close to the ground and wolves howl because their ears can sense the pressure change. A good rule is, when animals act strangely, you probably should be careful with the environment around you.
Do you know the sound of crickets' chirps(鸣叫) can tell you how hot the weather is? Crickets are cold-blooded. So when the temperature in the air changes, the cricket's body temperature changes with it. As the temperature rises, the cricket's metabolism(新陈代谢) increases. When the heat rises, crickets chirp. To get the exact temperature in degrees Fahrenheit($°\mathrm{F}$), count the number of chirps in 15 seconds, and add 40.
Do you have a tried and true weather animal that predicts the weather?
注:每题答案不超过6个词。
1. Why can some animals know the weather changes?
Because they have stronger senses.
2. What do birds do before the storm?
They fly low.
3. When should we be careful with the environment?
When animals act strangely.
4. What can crickets' chirps tell us?
The heat rises.
5. How should we treat animals in our daily life?
We should care about them.(答案不唯一)
答案：1. Because they have stronger senses.
2. They fly low.
3. When animals act strangely.
4. The heat rises.
5. We should care about them.(答案不唯一)
2. They fly low.
3. When animals act strangely.
4. The heat rises.
5. We should care about them.(答案不唯一)
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇科普类英语阅读简答题，首先要明确题目要求每题答案不超过6个词，作答时优先带着题干关键词回原文定位对应内容：第一题询问动物感知天气变化的原因，直接定位第一段末尾的相关表述精简即可；第二题找暴风雨前鸟类的行为，定位第二段关于鸟类反应的描述提取动作；第三题找需要留意环境的触发条件，直接定位第二段最后一句的条件状语；第四题找蟋蟀鸣叫传递的信息，定位第三段蟋蟀鸣叫和温度的关联内容；第五题为开放题，结合生活常识写出合理的对待动物的正向态度，控制字数不超过6词即可。
【解析】
1. 回原文第一段定位到句子“Many animals do have stronger senses than humans.”，对应题干询问的原因，精简后得到符合字数要求的答案。
2. 回原文第二段定位到句子“Birds react to the drop in air pressure before a storm by flying low.”，提取鸟类在暴风雨前的行为，得到对应答案。
3. 回原文第二段末尾定位到句子“A good rule is, when animals act strangely, you probably should be careful with the environment around you.”，直接提取对应的时间条件即可。
4. 回原文第三段定位到句子“When the heat rises, crickets chirp.”，可知蟋蟀鸣叫对应气温升高，得到对应答案。
5. 本题为开放性作答，表述符合爱护动物的正向价值观，字数不超过6词即可，合理表述均可作为正确答案。
【答案】
1. Because they have stronger senses.
2. They fly low.
3. When animals act strangely.
4. The heat rises.
5. We should care about them.(答案不唯一)
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，信息提取归纳，英语简答表达
【点评】
本题属于基础阅读简答题型，绝大多数答案都可以直接从原文中定位获取，重点考察学生快速抓取关键信息、按照字数要求规范精简作答的能力，最后一道开放题引导学生结合生活常识输出正向表达，兼顾了基础能力考察和价值观引导。
【难度系数】
0.7
这是一篇科普类英语阅读简答题，首先要明确题目要求每题答案不超过6个词，作答时优先带着题干关键词回原文定位对应内容：第一题询问动物感知天气变化的原因，直接定位第一段末尾的相关表述精简即可；第二题找暴风雨前鸟类的行为，定位第二段关于鸟类反应的描述提取动作；第三题找需要留意环境的触发条件，直接定位第二段最后一句的条件状语；第四题找蟋蟀鸣叫传递的信息，定位第三段蟋蟀鸣叫和温度的关联内容；第五题为开放题，结合生活常识写出合理的对待动物的正向态度，控制字数不超过6词即可。
【解析】
1. 回原文第一段定位到句子“Many animals do have stronger senses than humans.”，对应题干询问的原因，精简后得到符合字数要求的答案。
2. 回原文第二段定位到句子“Birds react to the drop in air pressure before a storm by flying low.”，提取鸟类在暴风雨前的行为，得到对应答案。
3. 回原文第二段末尾定位到句子“A good rule is, when animals act strangely, you probably should be careful with the environment around you.”，直接提取对应的时间条件即可。
4. 回原文第三段定位到句子“When the heat rises, crickets chirp.”，可知蟋蟀鸣叫对应气温升高，得到对应答案。
5. 本题为开放性作答，表述符合爱护动物的正向价值观，字数不超过6词即可，合理表述均可作为正确答案。
【答案】
1. Because they have stronger senses.
2. They fly low.
3. When animals act strangely.
4. The heat rises.
5. We should care about them.(答案不唯一)
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，信息提取归纳，英语简答表达
【点评】
本题属于基础阅读简答题型，绝大多数答案都可以直接从原文中定位获取，重点考察学生快速抓取关键信息、按照字数要求规范精简作答的能力，最后一道开放题引导学生结合生活常识输出正向表达，兼顾了基础能力考察和价值观引导。
【难度系数】
0.7