2019年12月英語四級聽力原文：試卷一聽力篇章2

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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 Huston, 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 7 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 are funny.

今天我發現，相比大多數美國城市，西雅圖的降雨量不是很充沛。事實上，西雅圖的年平均降雨量在美國主要城市中排名第44位。降雨量超過西雅圖的城市包括休斯頓、孟菲斯、納什維爾，以及東海岸幾乎所有主要城市，如紐約、波士頓和邁阿密。那麼，爲什麼每個人都認爲西雅圖是一個降雨量多的城市呢？這種誤解的主要根源在於，與紐約和波士頓相比，西雅圖每年降雨的天數相對較多。這兩個城市每年的平均降雨量比西雅圖多約16%，而且平均每年少降雨36天左右。所以西雅圖的降雨量要少得多，而且比那些城市要多下幾天雨。這也就明白西雅圖的當地人出門爲什麼很少帶傘了。當下雨的時候，往往是毛毛細雨，這並不是什麼麻煩事。幾乎從來沒有像大多數人想的那樣真的會下雨。最重要的是，西雅圖也從來沒有過真正意義上的狂風暴雨。西雅圖平均每年只有7天的雷電天氣。總之，如果你喜歡晴朗但不太熱的夏天，氣候溫和但多雲的冬天，西雅圖是你的理想之地。不管怎樣，如果你去西雅圖，不要帶傘。要不然別人會看着你，覺得你很奇葩。

Questions 19-21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

請根據剛纔所聽的短文回答19-21題。

Question 19. What does the speaker find out about Seattle?

問題19：作者對西雅圖有什麼瞭解？

Question 20. Why do local people in Seattle seldom carry an umbrella?

問題20：爲什麼西雅圖的當地人出門很少帶傘？

Question 21. Why does the speaker say 'Seattle is a good place to be'?

問題21：爲什麼作者說“西雅圖是你的理想之地”？

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