【正文】 e hurricanes, to rotate. It helps create westwardrunning trade winds near the equator and eastwardrunning jet streams in the northern and southern hemispheres. These wind patterns move moisture and air from one place to another, creating weather patterns. (The Coriolis Effect works on a large scaleit doesn39。t really affect the water draining from the sink like some people suppose.)The Sun gets much of the credit for creating both wind and rain. When the Sun warms air in a specific location, that air rises, creating an area of low pressure. More air rushes in from surrounding areas to fill the void, creating wind. Without the Sun, there wouldn39。t be wind. There also might not be breathable air at all.Water and Fire The Sun has a huge effect on our water. It warms the oceans around the tropics, and its absence cools the water around the poles. Because of this, ocean currents move large amounts of warm and cold water, drastically affecting the weather and climate around the world. The Sun also drives the water cycle, which moves about 18,757 cubic miles (495,000 cubic kilometers) of water vapor through the atmosphere every year. If you39。ve ever gotten out of a swimming pool on a hot day and realized a few minutes later that you were dry again, you have firsthand experience with evaporation. If you39。ve seen water form on the side of a cold drink, you39。ve seen condensation in action. These are primary ponents of the water cycle, also called the hydrologic cycle, which exchanges moisture between bodies of water and land masses. The water cycle is responsible for clouds and rain as well as our supply of drinking water.1. How many Earths could fit inside the Sun? [A] One million. [B] 93 million. [C] Two million. [D] 100 million.2. Earth would not have developed without ______ . [A] water [B] fertilizer [C] soil [D] the Sun3. What does our atmosphere do? [A] It absorbs the heat from the ground and sends it to the Sun. [B] It absorbs the heat from the Sun and emits it back to the Earth. [C] It absorbs the heat from the Sun and emits it the same way.[D] It absorbs the heat the ground emits and sends some of it back to the Earth.4. ______ receives about the same amount of sunlight all year. [A] The poles [B] The equator [C] The north temperate zone [D] The south temperate zone5. Air rushes toward the equator from the north and south ______ . [A] because of the dry air [B] because of the cool air [C] because of the lower air pressure [D] because of the higher air pressure6. What doesn39。t the Coriolis Effect cause? [A] Westwardrunning trade winds. [B] Hurricanes. [C] The water draining from the sink. [D] Eastwardrunning jet streams.7. The Sun has closely relation to create ______ . [A] wind [B] the air [C] soil [D] fire8. The Sun has a huge effect on ______ .9. If you39。ve seen water form on the side of a cold drink, you39。ve seen ______ .10. The water cycle is responsible for clouds, rain and ______ .Part Ⅲ Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.11. [A] At the department store. [B] At the office. [C] In the restaurant. [D] In the drug store.12. [A] The man shouldn39。t expect her to go along. [B] She doesn39。t think she has enough money. [C] She39。ll go even though the movie is bad. [D] The man should count the number of people going。13. [A] She wasn39。t really studying. [B] She hadn39。t finished writing her articles. [C] She had furnished her house. [D] She could write beautifully.14. [A] The problem may have been a very plicated one. [B] No one can do it. [C] The woman thinks that the problem is too easy. [D] The man can solve the problem himself.15. [A] The janitor is too busy to do his work. [B] The sanitary conditions of an apartment. [C] The relationship between the janitor and the two speakers. [D] The architecture of a building.16. [A] He can39。t tear either piece of cloth. [B] He wants part of each piece of cloth. [C] The pieces of cloth are made by a secret process. [D] The pieces of cloth seem identical to him.17. [A] Tuesday. [B] Wednesday. [C] Thursday. [D] Friday.18. [A] A photographer39。s camera. [B] A television camera. [C] A movie camera. [D] The man39。s own camera.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. [A] Memories of a recent storm. [B] How strong winds develop into a hurricane. [C] Weather patterns that can affect Florida. [D] Planning a summer vacation.20. [A] Late summer is sunny season. [B] Late summer is hurricane season. [C] Late summer is rainy season. [D] Late summer is cloudy season.21. [A] Wind speed. [B] Rainfall. [C] Water temperature. [D] Direction of approach.22. [A] By name. [B] By number. [C] By location. [D] By month.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. [A] Her professor did not like her story. [B] She had trouble finishing her assignment. [C] She did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper. [D] She was taking too many courses.24. [A] Take some extra time. [B] Do a writing exercise. [C] Do some work for another course. [D] Write the st