The sky is _____ after the rain .A.clearing outB.clearing awayC.clearing upD.clearing
The sky is _____ after the rain .
A.clearing out
B.clearing away
C.clearing up
D.clearing off
The sky is _____ after the rain .
A.clearing out
B.clearing away
C.clearing up
D.clearing off
“Ah!” said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well.” The second answered, “nonsense (胡说),the rain will only damage the crops (庄稼). ”
So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.
“What cloud?” asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.
(1)The two farmers were ().
A、going home
B、going to the field
C、going to work
D、going to see their friend
(2)When there are black block clouds in the sky, ().
A、it will rain soon
B、it will be fine
C、it will get hot
D、the sun is shining brightly
“Ah!” said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well.” The second answered, “nonsense (胡说),the rain will only damage the crops (庄稼). ”
So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.
“What cloud?” asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.
The two farmers fought (争吵) in words because ().
A.they were hungry
B.it rained
C.one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so
D.they both hoped for rain
A.eager
B.eagerly
C.eagered
D.eagerness
After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was______. [2006]
A.leaking
B.trickling
C.dripping
D.floating
As you know, the turning of the earth makes the sun and the stars seem to move across the sky. Daylight, of course,【21】, when the sun rises in the east and when the sun is high【22】the sky, between these two positions, half of the daylight hours have been spent.
Therefore, by noticing【23】the sun stood in the sky, early man know they could tell the time of the day, At night the motion of the stars【24】the same purpose. The important thing in keeping time is to know the exact moment of【25】. For each of us, wherever we are, noon is when the sun is directly overhead. Think of an imaginary line【26】the sky, stretching from the north point of your horizon just to the south point.
When the sun cross your meridian (子午线), it is noon for you. When the sun still【27】of this line, or the meridian, it is morning. After the sun has crossed this line, it is【28】.
The Latin word for "midday" is "deridian",【29】which comes our word meridian. So AM is an abbreviation (缩写词) for "ante meridean", or before midday, and PM for after midday. Each or the world's time zones (时区) is about fifteen degrees wide in longitude (经度), which is about the distance the sun moves through tile sky in all hour.【30】lives in the same time zone observes noon at the same moment. In this way, the time is different by one hour as you move through each time zone.
(61)
A.comes
B.begins
C.appears
D.shines
If you miss Bruce and Robert, you can set your watch when Miss Mary Smith opens the door of the post office. You know it's seven fifty-five. She has five minutes to get ready for work—to put away her raincoat
and take off her hat and coat. Rain or shine, Miss Mary Smith brings raincoat. "You never can tell what the weather will be like when it's time to go home," she always says.
One after another the shops along Main Street open for the day. The clothes shop and the fruit shop get open for business. When Mr. King opens the bookshop, the clock above the shop strides nine.
But every weekday, people go to bed early in Fairfield. The streets are quiet, and the houses are dark when the big clock over the Farmers' Bookshop strikes tell o'clock. The small town is getting ready for tomorrow.
The post office starts its business at ______ every weekday.
A.7:00
B.7:55
C.0.333333
D.0.375
A.无风管配置sky配置
B.单风管配置sky
C.多风管配置sky
D.Infinity配置sky配置
A darkened sky in the daytime is usually an indication that a storm is______.
A.possibly coming
B.about to take place
C.close by
D.expected to be severe
Architect Mayur Kanaiya spoke()of the Langkawi Sky Bridge.
A. good
B. well
C. highly