Question

How is the weather in Xinjiang?

Xinjiang is  1   the west of China. The weather there is very  2  . It’s cold in the morning,  3  it turns warm at noon. You must have  4   the famous saying, “Put on your leather coat in the morning but put on your shirt in the  5 of the day. And you can eat watermelons at the fire.” It means the weather changes very  6  . It rains little so it’s also very  7 there. And the fruit there is very sweet  8  there is lots of sunshine. Xinjiang is also famous    9   its grapes (葡萄).

Mutton (牛肉) is Xinjiang’s popular food. Roast mutton is very delicious.  10   you go to Xinjiang one day, remember to try it.

1.                A．in             B．on             C．at   D．to

2.                A．common        B．pleasant        C．strange   D．usual

3.                A．and            B．but            C．so   D．or

4.                A．look at         B．thought about    C．listened to D．heard of

5.                A．beginning       B．front           C．middle   D．end

6.                A．slow           B．slowly          C．quickly   D．quick

7.                A．wet            B．dry            C．cold D．hot

8.                A．because        B．so             C．though   D．but

9.                A．as             B．on             C．of   D．for

10.               A．Before         B．After          C．If    D．Since

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了新疆的天气，其重要的特点就是一天之中气温变化较快，气候很干燥。

1.在与表示方向的单词相连时, in表示“在其中，在境界之中”的含义;to表示彼此境界不相接，“在境外”；on意为“与境界相接”新疆在中国的西部,故选A.

2.联系下文描述,可知这里的天气非常奇怪,故选C,奇怪的.

3.联系上下文,可知前后使转折关系,故选B,但是.

4.短语辨析. A.看;B.想到;C.听;D.听说,联系下文,可知此处指的是你一定听说过这条著名的谚语,故选D.

5.联系上文it turns warm at noon ,可知此处指的是在一天的中间,故选C,当中.

6.联系上文,可知天气变化非常快,故选C,快速得,副词作状语.

7.联系前文下雨非常少,可知非常干燥,故选B,干燥的.

8.连词辨析. A.因为;B.因此;C.虽然,尽管;D.但是.联系上下文可知下文表示原因,故选A.

9.be famous for以某物出名;be famous as作为某种人物出名,联系下文,可知选D.

10.连词辨析.A.在……之前；B.在……之后；C.是否，如果；D.由于，自从……以来，上下文，可知前文表示条件关系，故选C。

考点：关于新疆气候的说明文