Passage 2
Today I found out that Seattle doesn’t really get that much rain compared with most US cities. In fact, Seattle ranks 44th among major US cities in average annual rainfall. Cities that get more rainfall than Seattle include Huston, Memphis, Nashville, and pretty much every major city on the eastern coast, such as New York, Boston, and Miami.
So, why does everyone think of Seattle as a rainy city? The primary root of this misconception lies in that Seattle has a relatively large number of days per year with rainfall compared with New York and Boston, which get an average of about 16% more rain per year than Seattle, but also average between them about 36 fewer days a year of rainfall. So it rains a lot less in Seattle. And the rain is spread out over more days than those cities. This is why few locals in Seattle carry an umbrella generally. When it does rain, it tends to be a very light rain that isn’t troublesome. It almost never really rains as most people think. On top of that, it never really storms in Seattle, either. Seattle gets an average of a mere 7 days a year with thunder.
So in short, if you like sunny but not too hot summers, mild winters but with lots of cloudy days, Seattle’s the place to be. Anyway, if you visit Seattle, don’t bring an umbrella. People will look at you, thinking you are funny.
Questions 19-21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q19. What does the speaker find out about Seattle?
Q20. Why do local people in Seattle seldom carry an umbrella?
Q21. Why does the speaker say ‘Seattle is a good place to be’?
答案
19. C, it does not rain as much as people think
20. A, the rain is usually very light
21. B, it has mild weather both in summer and in winnter
責(zé)任編輯:楊林宇
特別聲明:本網(wǎng)登載內(nèi)容出于更直觀傳遞信息之目的。該內(nèi)容版權(quán)歸原作者所有,并不代表本網(wǎng)贊同其觀點(diǎn)和對其真實(shí)性負(fù)責(zé)。如該內(nèi)容涉及任何第三方合法權(quán)利,請及時(shí)與ts@hxnews.com聯(lián)系或者請點(diǎn)擊右側(cè)投訴按鈕,我們會及時(shí)反饋并處理完畢。
- 2019下半年英語四六級成績查詢?nèi)肟诰W(wǎng)址 四六級成績微信支付寶在哪查2020-02-21
- 2019年12月英語四級卷一卷二卷三聽力原文 2019下半年英語四級寫作范文真題2019-12-23
- 2019下半年英語四級聽力閱讀原文真題答案 四世同堂翻譯答案 英語四級寫作翻譯范文2019-12-19
已有0人發(fā)表了評論