13. According to the woman, what does 90 – day forecast predict fairly accurately? (D) 细节题。对话中谈到But they are a lot better for temperatures especially for this time of the year。
14. Why is it difficult to predict the weather far in advance for autumn?
(B) 细节题。对话中谈到Autumn is the worse, apparently weather patterns change so much then, just think how variable our weather has been the last three months。 15. What is the man's attitude toward forecasting at the end of the conversation? (C) 推断题。可以看出该男士开始相信长期天气预报，与C选项最符。 Section B Passage One
Thousands of years ago, people only lived in hot areas. They did not live in cold countries because they could not keep warm. Then they learnt how to make clothes. When an animal was killed, they cut off its skin. They wrapped the skin around their bodies. The skins kept them warm. Skins which had fur on them were the best.
At first man did not know how to make fire. Sometimes lightening hit a forest and started a fire. The people took some of this fire to make a fire near their homes. A fire was very important for three reasons. It kept them warm. It frightened wild animals. Then another thing was discovered: if they cooked food, it would taste much better!
But men still did not know how to make fire. When they had a fire, they did not let it stop burning. If it went out, they could not start it again. They had to wait for lightening to start another fire.
Later, they discovered how to make fire. They can rub two pieces of wood to make a fire. Another way of making fire is to knock two pieces of stones together. This makes a spark. They can use this spark to make a fire.
Nowadays we have matches. We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to, and many people use heat