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As an American writer, Mark Twain, once said, “ Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody _______ anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks______ saying:” Isn’t it a nice ____?” “ Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”

Many people think they can tell _____ the weather is going to be like. But they _____ ever agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man ____ say, “ Yes, it’s cloudy in the east. We are going to have fun weather tomorrow.”

People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain and he won’t believe____ else. When friends have a picnic, they are so ____ the weather is going to be fine very ____ that they still sit eating their lunch while it is raining.

Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still he is ____ most of the time.

1.A. do                 B. did              C. does            D. done

2.A. through             B. by                C. across           D. in

3.A. day                B. weather           C. thing             D. hour

4.A. how                 B. when             C. where             D. what

5.A. never               B. all               C. almost           D. hardly

6.A. will              B. would           C. can             D. could

7.A. something           B. anything          C. everything      D. nothing

8.A. true                B. certainly         C. surely           D. sure

9.A. slowly             B. much             C. quickly         D. quietly

10.A. right            B. wrong           C. mistaken          D. all right

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是英国人和美国人经常以谈论天气作为两个人谈话的开始及其人们对待天气的一些情况。

1.C 考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：每个人都谈论天气，但是没有做有关那个事。此题考查动词，当不定代词比如everbody、anybody等等做主语时谓语动词用单数.再看引述的句子talks表示是一般现在时.所以答案是表示一般现在时的动词三单形式。根据句意，故选B。

2.B考查介词辨析及语境的理解。句意：很多人都是通过谈论天气来开始今天的谈话。此题考查介词by+doing表示通过某种方式。根据句意，故选B。

3.A考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：是很好的一天吗？此题考查名词，day天。根据句意，故选A。

4.D考查特殊疑问词及语境的理解。句意：他们能够辨别出天气会是什么样的。此题考查特殊疑问词，A. how怎样；B. when什么时候；C. where 在哪；D. what什么。根据句意，故选D。

5.D考查副词辨析及语境的理解。句意：但是他们从来不同意对方的说法。此题考查副词，A. never从来不；B. all都；C. almost 几乎；D. hardly几乎不。hardly几乎不 看后边两个人其中一个说东边有云明天可能要下雨,另外一个人说东边有云明天是个好天气可以看出人们大部分时候是不太赞成彼此的看法.never在绝对了。根据句意，故选D。

6.A考查情态动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：另外一个人可能会说：“是的，东边有云。”此题考查情态动词，could 表示推测=may 上午one man may say可以推测another man might/could say。根据句意，故选A。

7.B考查不定代词辨析及语境的理解。句意：当一个农民需要水的时候，他寻找一些东西来告诉自己天要下雨了，并且他不会相信其他的别的任何东西。此题考查不定代词，anything any 或者anything/anybody等等用语否定或者疑问句。根据句意，故选B。

8.D考查形容词辨析及语境的理解。句意：当朋友们进行野餐的时候，他们确信天气很快就会好起来的。此题考查sure be sure that确信某事。 根据句意，故选D。

9.C考查副词辨析及语境的理解。句意：当朋友们进行野餐的时候，他们确信天气很快就会好起来的。此题考查副词，A. slowly慢地；B. much非常；C. quickly快速地；D. quietly安静地。根据句意，故选C。

10.A考查形容词及语境的理解。right 正确.对的.most of the time表示大多数情况下。前边说sometimes he makes mistakes有时候会出错可见大多数是对的。根据句意，故选A。

考点：考查日常生活类短文。