【阅读理解Withouttheatmospheretherewouldhenoweathernowindrainsnoworclouds.Airisallaroundus;weliveatthebottomofagreatoceanofair.Itisinvisiblebutwecanfeelitwhenitmoves.Therearemiles】
阅读理解
Withouttheatmospheretherewouldhenoweathernowindrainsnoworclouds.Airisallaroundus;weliveatthebottomofagreatoceanofair.Itisinvisiblebutwecanfeelitwhenitmoves.Therearemilesofairaboveuspressingdownwithgreatweightontheearthandeverythingonit.Becauseairpressesdownonusfromalldirectionsatthesametimeandbecauseweareabletobear(忍受)thisweightwedonotseemtofeelit.Butscientistshaveprovedthatairhasthisweightandthatanythingthathasweightcreates(产生)aforcecalledpressure.Aschangesinairpressuretakeplacetheymakeairmove.
Airisagasthatexpands(膨胀)whenheatedgetslighterandmovesupward.Whenairiscooleditgetsheaviersinksclosetotheearth'ssurfaceandflowslikewaterinagreatriver.Aswarmairrisescoldairrushesintotakeitsplace.Thuswindsoriginate(起源).Thewindsthatblowhighaboveusarecausedbythewarmerairrunningawayfromcolderair.Thewindwefeelneartheearth'ssurfaceistheheavycolderairtryinghardtocatchthewarmerair.Changesintemperaturecausetheairtomove.Andofcoursetherearemanychangessoairmovementsaretakingplacepracticallyallthetime.
1.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthecausesof________.
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A.whywedon'tfeelair
B.whyatmosphereisimportanttous
C.whythereisairsurroundingus
D.whythereisairpressure
2.Airmovesundersuchconditionsthat________.
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A.thereisairpressure
B.theairisheavy
C.airpressuredoesn'tremainthesameallthetime
D.aircomesupanddown
3.Accordingtothepassageinsameareasiffarmerswhogrowgrapes(葡萄)lightfiresintheearlymorningthatisbecausethefarmerswantto________.
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A.driveawaywarmair
B.preventcoldairfromcomingtoharmtheirplants
C.causemorewind
D.stopwarmairrunningaway