雅思听力真题（Part 4）

The development of weather science（机经听写）

天气科学的发展史（气象学之父）

本篇也叫：天气科学的发展、气象学的发展、天气预报的起源、气象学之父、天气科学、天气预报历史

Part 4 · 考频：中频 · 最近考试：2024.2.3

本篇为雅思听力真题（Part 4）《The development of weather science（机经听写）》，共 9 题，2024.2.3雅思考试真题回忆，页面提供完整题目、答案与解析，并支持在线机考模式免费练习。本页同时提供 Markdown 版本 供 AI 助手与搜索引擎直接读取。

文章大意

文章讲述天气科学的发展历程：古人曾认为行星、蚂蚁、东风等影响天气；美国富兰克林提出用风筝牵引船只；英国化学家卢克·霍华德识别并命名各类云；格莱舍乘气球测量温度和湿度；1854年有人提议用电报传递天气信息；英国气象学之父罗伯特·菲茨罗伊沿海建15个气象站，定期发布首个天气预报。

题目与答案

  1. Many people thought that the planets were responsible for causing bad weather.
    For example, if a lot of 31_____ were around, rain was coming,

    答案：ants

    原文定位：For example, if a lot of ants were around, rain was coming

  2. while a wind from the east could lead to a 32_____ .

    答案：headache

    原文定位：while a wind from the east could lead to a headache

  3. The development of weather science
    In the US, Benjamin Franklin suggested that a 33_____ could pull a boat over water with the right winds.

    答案：kite

    原文定位：Benjamin Franklin suggested that a boat could be pulled over by a kite with the right winds

  4. An English chemist, Luke Howard, identified and named different kinds of 34_____ .

    答案：cloud

    原文定位：A chemist from England called Luke Howard identified and named different kinds of clouds

  5. James Glaisher travelled by 35_____ to record temperature and humidity.

    答案：balloon

    原文定位：James Glaisher traveled by balloon to measure temperature and humidity

  6. The hardest weather phenomenon to understand was a 36_____ .

    答案：storm

    原文定位：The most challenging weather phenomenon to comprehend was a storm

  7. In 1854, a 37_____ suggested that information about Britain`s weather could be sent by electric telegraph.

    答案：politician

    原文定位：In 1854, a politician proposed using electric telegraph to transmit weather information across Britain

  8. Moving onto “the father of British meteorology”
    His name is Robert Fitzroy
    - established fifteen weather stations around the 38_____ of British and collected data from these produced the first daily 39_____ .

    答案：coast|||forecast

    原文定位：He set up 15 weather stations along Britain's coast and gathered data from them;He produced the first daily forecast on a regular basis

  9. - sent messages to every major British port about dangerous weather
    - but his impact on some workers` 40_____ made him unpopular.

    答案：income

    原文定位：His innovation saved lives, but his impact on some workers' income made him unpopular

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