Question

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience 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 (伞)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 later in the day.

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

A. Because they may have four seasons in one day

B. Because they often have very good weather

C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring

D. Because the sky is sunny all day

2.From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

A. sunshine and snow    B. black clouds

C. summer and winter    D. spring and autumn

3."People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."

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

4.The best title for this passage is ________.

A. Bad Seasons    B. Summer or Winter

C. The Weather in England    D. Strange English People

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】英国人总是爱谈论天气，这是因为英国的天气是很多变的，你可能在一天内能够经历四个季节。夏天中也会有比较冷的日子，而冬天里也有非常暖和的日子。并且不知道什么时候可能就会下雨，所以英国人总是带着雨伞或者雨衣。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的开头In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day.可知，在英国，人们经常谈论天气，因为一天中他们可能会经历四个季节。故应选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard.可知，当黑云来的时候，大雨就会开始下了。由此可知应选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中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.可知，在英国，冬天也有比较温暖的日子，好像夏天一样；而夏天也有比较冷的日子，就好像冬天一样。因此这句话的意思是冬季有时候也是很温暖的，故应选A。

4.主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述了英国的天气，这个国家的天气是很多变的，在一天中你可能会经历四个季节。因此文章的主题就是The weather in England，选C。

点睛：这篇短文给我们介绍了英国的天气，短文中并没有生词，比较容易理解。后面的题目设置有细节理解题和主旨大意题，第4小题考查了文章的题目，应从文章的大意出发，能概括文意的题目才是最好的。根据短文中In England, people often talk about the weather because…. In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer….. When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning等可知，短文中出现了大量表示天气的词汇，所以这篇短文讲述的是英国的天气，故应选C。