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　　Ancient man attempted to change the weather by using magic. While experience taught him this was impossible, __1__

　　he tried to forecast weather conditions. Even earlier in __2__

　　1000 B.C. there were weather seers in Babylon----and priests clever enough to denounce as frauds those predicted __3__

　　the weather a year in the advance. Some forecasters used __4__

　　methods that seemed to take no connection with the actual __5__

　　factors controlled the weather. Chickens and other animals __6__

　　were sacrificed and their intestines poked to find signs indicating rain and drought. Somewhat more scientific were __7__

　　predictions based on vegetation:"Onion's skin very thin ,mild weather coming in. Onion's skin thick and tough, coming weather is cold and rough."

　　Insects and animals were also __8__

　　favorite weather clues: "Before the glowworm lights his __9__

　　lamp , then the air is always damp ." "If spiders their cobwebs forsake , the weather will for certain break." "If frogs remained in pools , the weather will be fine . If they were seen on rocks, __10__

　　rain and cold were due." It's difficult to say whether this rhyme should be taken seriously : " Hark , I hear the asses bray . Me thinks we'll have some rain today ."

　　答案详解

　　1.While―When或After.本句的this指代的是to change the weather by using magic. when/after 引导时间状语

　　2.in―than.earlier是early的比较级，其后应有than

　　3.those之后加who.who引导定语从句

　　4. 删除advance前的the.in advance为习语

　　5. take―have.have connection with 为习语

　　6. controlled―controlling或在controlled前加that/which.controlling the weather 或that/which controlled the weather做定语修饰the actual factors

　　7. and―or.rain和draught只能是二者之一

　　8. 删除is.与上文平衡，均为省略句

　　9. before―when/if.条件句

　　10. will―would.if引导的是条件句用的是remained一般过去时。