高考But during the past decade declining rainfall has allowed him to plant highly profitable crops.

但是在过去的十年里，降雨量的减少使他能够种植高利润的作物。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级In fact, Seattle ranks 44th among major US cities in average annual rainfall.

事实上，西雅图的年平均降雨量在美国主要城市中排名第44位。

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级When a tree first starts growing in a certain area, it's likely that the 27 climatic envelope—the temperature, humidity, rainfall patterns and so on—suits it.

当一棵树第一次在某个地区开始生长时，温度、湿度、降雨模式等气候条件很可能适合它。

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

四级Millions of irrigation wells in many countries are now pumping water out of underground sources faster than rainfall can refill them.

在许多国家，数以百万计的灌溉井从地下水源抽水的速度快于雨水的补给速度。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Biologist Jill Farrant of the University of Cape Town in South Africa says that nature has plenty of answers for people who want to grow crops in places with unpredictable rainfall.

南非开普顿大学的生物学家Jill Farrant说，大自然对那些想在不可预知降雨的地方种植庄稼的人有很多答案。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级The chemical composition of rainfall changes slightly as rain clouds move.

随着雨云的移动，降雨的化学成分略有变化。

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级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.

降雨量超过西雅图的城市包括休斯顿、孟菲斯、纳什维尔，以及几乎所有东海岸的主要城市，如纽约、波士顿和迈阿密。

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

四级For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation (灌溉) water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions (凹地) and pumping it to nearby cropland.

例如，通常是最便宜的灌溉方式(灌溉) 干旱热带地区的水是通过小规模项目获得的，例如在洼地收集降雨(凹地) 并将其泵送到附近的农田。

2001年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The chemical composition of rainfall changes slightly as raid clouds move.

降雨的化学成分随着乌云的移动而略有变化。

2009年6月英语四级考试真题