1. 阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

    There are ways of knowing about the weather. One important way is to study the clouds.

    We can see different kinds of clouds and watch them for signs of changing weather. To forecast the weather, we should look for three things about clouds: movement, colour and change.

    As a rule, the higher the clouds, the better the weather. And the lower the clouds, the worse the weather is going to be. When the thick clouds get bigger early in the day, it will rain. When a dark cloud appears, a storm is coming.

    Colours in the sky tell us about the weather too. For example, a golden ring around the Moon also tells us that a storm is on the way.

    The rainbow also has a message (信息). When the Sun is in the east and a rainbow is in the west, the rain may be coming its way. When the Sun is in the west and the rainbow is in the east, the rain will be moving away from us.

1. （1） What is the important way to know about the weather?

   A . To study the clouds. B . To study the colours. C . To study the rainbow. D . To study the Sun.
3. （2） What can we learn from the passage?

   A . The higher the clouds, the worse the weather is going to be. B . When the thick clouds get bigger in the morning, it will rain. C . When a dark cloud appears, it will rain. D . The lower the clouds, the better the weather.
5. （3） What does a golden ring around the Moon tell us?

   A . The weather is going to be fine. B . It will rain. C . A storm is coming. D . The rain will be moving away from us.
7. （4） What can we know about the rainbow from the passage?

   A . The rainbow can give us a message about the weather. B . When it's going to rain, the rainbow is in the east. C . When the rainbow is in the west, the rain will be moving away from us. D . People like to see rainbows because they are so beautiful.