Question

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience(经历)four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.

In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.

If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret(遗憾)later in the day.

1.Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

A. Because the sky is sunny all day.

B. Because they often have very good weather.

C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring.

D. Because they may have four seasons in one day.

2.“People can also have summer in winter.” means “it is sometimes too ___ in winter.”

A. cold      B. cool       C. warm        D. rainy

Answer

1.D

2.C

【解析】

试题分析：在英国人们经常谈论的是天气，因为他们哪里的天气变化非常快，在一天中可以经历四个季节。在晴朗的天气下，英国人经常携带的也是雨具。

1.D细节理解题，根据文中语句“In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day.”理解可知。英国人经常谈论天气的主要原因就是那里的天气变化非常快，故选D。

2.C理解归纳题，根据文中语句理解可知，在英国冬天也非常暖和，故选C。

考点：文化类短文阅读