[originaltext] Today I found out that Seattle doesn’t really get that much ra

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问题  
Today I found out that Seattle doesn’t really get that much rain compared with most US cities. In fact, Seattle ranks 44th among major US cities in average annual rainfall. Cities that get more rainfall than Seattle include Houston, Memphis, Nashville, and pretty much every major city on the eastern coast, such as New York, Boston and Miami. So why does everyone think of Seattle as a rainy city? The primary root of this misconception lies in that Seattle has a relatively large number of days per year with rainfall compared with New York and Boston, which get an average of about 16% more rain per year than Seattle, but also average between them about 36 fewer days a year of rainfall. So it rains a lot less in Seattle, and the rain is spread out over more days than those cities. This is why few locals in Seattle carry an umbrella generally. When it does rain, it tends to be a very light rain. That isn’t troublesome. It almost never really rains as most people think. On top of that, it never really storms in Seattle, either. Seattle gets an average of a mere seven days a year with thunder. So in short, if you like sunny but not too hot summers, mild winters but with lots of cloudy days, Seattle’s the place to be. Anyway, if you visit Seattle, don’t bring an umbrella. People will look at you, thinking you’re funny.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What does the speaker find out about Seattle?
20. Why do local people in Seattle seldom carry an umbrella?
21. Why does the speaker say Seattle is a good place to be?

选项 A、It often rains cats and dogs.
B、It seldom rains in summer time.
C、It does not rain as much as people think.
D、It is one of the most rainy cities in the US.

答案 C

解析 细节辨认题。短文开头讲话者指出,跟美国其他城市相比,西雅图的降雨量没有那么多,西雅图的年平均降雨量在美国的主要城市中排名是第44位。接下来讲话者提出疑问“为什么人们都认为西雅图是个多雨的城市呢?”,言外之意,讲话者发现,西雅图并没有人们认为的那么多雨。
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