【Whenpeoplewanttoknowabouttheweather,theyusuallygototheirradios,TVs,newspapers,ortotheInternet.However,youcanalsofindmanyweathersignsamongwildlife,becauseoftheirhighlydevelopedsenses.Dropsinairpressure(压力)producea】
Whenpeoplewanttoknowabouttheweather,theyusuallygototheirradios,TVs,newspapers,ortotheInternet.However,youcanalsofindmanyweathersignsamongwildlife,becauseoftheirhighlydevelopedsenses.Dropsinairpressure(压力)produceaneffectonsmallanimalsinmanyways.Miceanddeeraregoodweatherindicators.Peoplewhospendalotoftimeoutdoorshaveobservedthat,beforeastorm,fieldmicecomeoutoftheirholesandrunaround.Deerleavehighgroundandcomedownfromthemountains.
Birdsareespeciallygoodweatherindicatorsbecausetheyalsoshowtheeffectofapressuredropinmanyways.Forexample,somebirdsbecomeirritable(急躁的)andquarrelsomeandwillfightoverapieceofbread.Otherbirdschirp(叽叽喳喳)andsingjustbeforeastorm.Itseemstheyknowtheywon'tgetanotherchanceforanhourortwo.Birdsalsoseeksafeplacesbeforeastorm.Youwillsometimesseebirdssettlingintreesorgatheringtogetheronawireclosetoabuilding.Pre-stormlowpressuremakestheairsothinthatbirdshavedifficultyflying.
Itisunusualtoseemanybirdsflyingoverheadinthesummertime,ratherthanduringtheperiodsinthespringorautumn.Watchforotherweathersignsifyouseethis.Iftheyflyinthewrongdirection,theymaybeflyingaheadofastorm.
Bypayingcloserattentiontosomeimportantsignsinnature,wecanbecomebetterpreparedforanykindofweather.
60.Theword"indicators"inparagraph1probablymeans________.
A.mapsB.servicesC.signsD.stations
61.Therewillbeastormifbirds_________.
A.makemorenoisethanusualB.flyindifferentdirections
C.comedownfromtall.treesD.shareapieceofbread
62.Howcanbirdssensethecomingofastorm?
A.Byfeelingadropinairtemperature.
B.Bynoticingthechangeofwinddirections.
C.Byfeelingadropinairpressure.
D.Bynoticingthemovementsofotheranimals.
63.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe_______.
A.SignsofaStormB.DropsinAirPressure
C.Animals'SharpSensesD.Nature'sWeatherSigns