Question

Summer Rain

The worst days of any summer are the rainy ones. We spend all year looking forward to nice weather and long, hot days. All of winter, with its cloudy days and bitter cold, we dream of those endless days at the beach, lying on the sand and enjoying the bright and burning sun. And then, summer comes, and it rains.

As a child, I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying. It wasn’t fair. We suffered through months of school and experienced bad weather for those short ten weeks of freedom and pleasant weather.

On those rainy summer days, I had nothing fun to do and could only sit inside, staring out at the rain like a bird in a cage. I was an only child, so there was no one else to play with. My father worked from home, so I was not truly alone, but he could not actively play with me since he was at work. It was those days that I would watch whatever was on television or read any books that I could find lying around. I’d drag through the day and pray each night that the rain would not be there the next day.

As an adult, though, my opinion of summer rain has changed. When you have to work every day, summer is not as exciting. Everything seems dull. Such a mindset makes you cheer for anything new or different. I spend the winter dreaming of summer and the summer dreaming of winter. When summer comes, I hate how hot it is. And then I look forward to the rain, because the rain brings with it a cold front, which makes me comfortable. Rainy days are still the worst days of the summer, but summer rain today means positively beautiful — and considerably cooler — weather tomorrow.

1.When the author was a child, he ______.

A. hated rainy days

B. liked staying indoors

C. preferred cooler weather

D. dreamed on summer days

2.We can learn from the passage that the author ______.

A. was often left alone at home

B. had no brothers or sisters

C. preferred reading to playing outside

D. could enjoy the brilliant sun in winter

3.As an adult, the author views summer rain differently because ______.

A. he knows it won’t last long

B. his summer holiday is very short

C. rain makes the weather cooler

D. he can better deal with his holiday

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述是作者从小到大对夏雨的感受。

1.A 考查细节理解题。根据第二段提到As a child, I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying.当我还是小孩子时，当我在下雨天醒来，都要哭，故选A项。

2.B 考查细节理解题。根据第三段提到I was an only child, so there was no one else to play with我是唯一的孩子，没有人玩，故选B项。

3.C 考查推理判断题。根据最后一段提到As an adult, though, my opinion of summer rain has changed当我成人后，我对雨的感受发生的改变，And then I look forward to the rain, because the rain brings with it a cold front, which makes me comfortable我开始盼望着下雨，因为能带来一丝俩凉意，让我感到舒适，故选C项。

考点 ：日常生活类阅读 。