Question

【題目】One morning last week I looked out of my study window and saw that it was a fine day. No, it was a wonderful day: the sun shone down from a sky without even a single cloud. But later that day, hard at work at my desk, I heard a loud noise on the roof. Turning to the window, I saw that the sky was now the color of charcoal. Two minutes later the rain poured, making rivers of water.

【1】It’s extremely variable. Go ahead with your picnic in the local park by all means, but don’t suppose that because the sun is shining now, it will be when you open your pack of sandwiches. 【2】

The weather in Britain is not always bad. 【3】This is one of the biggest reasons why the British talk so often about the weather. Wherever there are strangers standing or sitting close together, and talk can not be avoided. The conversation focuses on the weather: “Yes, the weather has been good, hasn’t it?” or “【4】”

The unexpected change of the weather is something that every British can agree on.【5】 Even those with different opinions on everything else in the world, such as the argument in the UK about membership of the European Union, can talk about the weather without leading to a quarrel.

A. It is just changeable.

B. That makes it a safe topic of conversation.

C. You’d better take an umbrella, just in case.

D. What shocking weather we’ve been having!

E. Strangers will choose to talk about the weather to break the ice.

F. This story will give you some idea about weather in Britain.

G. Are you going for a picnic?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】C

【3】E

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】 英國天氣變化快，這是英國人都接受的。所以英國人的談話離不開天氣，甚至是陌生人在英國也能用談?wù)撎鞖馇闆r而打斷僵局。

【1】F

考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。根據(jù)第二段中的描述可知英國的天氣說變就變，變化快，再下文中的“The weather in Britain is not always bad.”可知上文的故事就是告訴我們英國的天氣變大。分析選項F項（這個故事將使你對英國的天氣有所了解）。就是上文與下文內(nèi)容的一個銜接。故選F項。

【2】C

考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。根據(jù) “It’s extremely variable”天氣變化多端。可推斷出，不要認為現(xiàn)在陽光燦爛，就可以打開食物吃了，（因為天所就變就變），所以最好要帶把傘。分析選項可知C（你最好帶把傘，以防萬一）符合題意，故選C。

【3】E

考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。根據(jù)本段中的“This is one of the biggest reasons why the British talk so often about the weather. Wherever there are strangers standing or sitting close together, and talk can not be avoided. The conversation focuses on the weather:”這是英國人經(jīng)常談?wù)撎鞖獾淖畲笤�因之一。每當有陌生人站在一起或坐在一起，關(guān)于天氣的談話都是不可避免的。分析選項可知E項（陌生人會選擇談?wù)撎鞖鈦泶蚱平┚郑┓�合題意，且E項與本段有詞的復(fù)現(xiàn)。故選E項。

【4】D

考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。根據(jù)本段的內(nèi)容可知，陌生人談話的內(nèi)容都是說天氣如何的。分析只有D項與A項都與談?wù)撎鞖庥嘘P(guān)。但陌生人肯定會對天氣變化快而感到震驚的，故D項符合題意。

【5】A

考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。本段內(nèi)容說：每個英國人都能同意英國天氣的變化突然。即使是對世界上其他事物持有不同意見的人，比如英國關(guān)于歐盟成員國的論點，談?wù)撎鞖鈺r也不會引起爭吵。它只是可變的。因為天氣只是多變的。這是大家都接受的。分析選項可知A項符合題意。