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英语阅读理解（期中、期末） 2013年6月5日星期三 期中4篇 Passage One The growing importance of airpower in world war two ,combined with its sensitivity to weather,led to an ever greater military reliance on accurate forecasts.Knowing the weather was of vital concern to combat commander of that war. We learn from the passage that the commanders on both sides of the war attached great importance to___. A.airpower B.weather forecast C.dominance over the sea D.operations in Normandy 22.We can infer from the passage that meteorologists today___. A.rely on satellites to track storm front B.can generate accurate forecasts 72 hours in advance C.have a much simpler job than in the past D.regard weather forecast as science rather than an art Which of the following statement is true of the Weather War?___. It involved large numbers of ships and aircraft It contributed greatly to Allied victory It started long before the German invasion of Scandinavia It was fought by a small group of meteorologists Before April 1940, arctic weather data___. A.were monopolized by Germany B.were shared by Denmark and Norway C.were not regarded as important by both ides in the war D.could be accessed by all countries In the Weather War the British found___. A.the Germans were hard to conquer B.they were ill prepared C.Weather itself presented the greatest obstacle D.delaying the operations allowed their foe to core the first success Passage Two Like many other mall boys I was fascinated by cars not least because my oldest brother was a bit of a car guy and subscribed to cool magazines like Car and driver and motor trend .Every so often one of those magazines would run an article on the “Car of the Future.” They featured 26.The author was fascinated by cars because___. A.other mall boys liked to own a car of their own, too B.he read exotic thing about cars in his brother’s magazines C.his oldest brother loved to take him to places in his car D.he subscribed to cool car magazines By saying my car doesn’t do anyth