Red sky at night, shepherds' delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds' warning.
Flies will swarm(云集) before a storm.
Rain before 7, clear by 11.
While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, today's methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers. The data is then processed, and the weather is predicted. However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.
1. When weather keeps changing, ______.
A. people become badtempered
B. people's reaction slows down
C. people find it hard to focus on their work
D. people become hungrier
2. What is mainly talked about in the second paragraph?
A. Changes in weather.
B. Weather in Britain.
C. African droughts.
D. Research on weather.
3. The weather in Britain is ______.
A. random
B. moist
C. depressing
D. satisfying
4. According to a traditional rhyme, if there is a red sky at night, the next day will be ______.
A. windy
B. rainy
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