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It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson's famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson's observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.

Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that "To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it." Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.

Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. "The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty." According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.

Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather-speak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank "fillers". In other words, English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.

32.1.The author mentions Dr. Johnson's comment to show that ___________ .

A. most commentators agree with Dr. Johnson

B. Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observation

C. the comment was accurate two hundred years ago

D. English conversations usually start with the weather

2.What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?

A. A social trend.            B. An emotional state.

C. A historical concept.     D. An unknown phenomenon.

3.According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that____________ .

A. Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather

B. there is nothing special about the English weather

C. the English weather attracts people to the British Isles

D. English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty

4.What is the author's main purpose of writing the passage?

A. To explain what English weather-speak is about.

B. To analyze misconceptions about the English weather.

C. To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.

D. To convince people that the English weather is changeable.

 

1.D 2.B 3.D 4.A 【解析】 试题分析:通过列举Bill Bryson和Jeremy Paxman对英国人见面先谈论天气这一现象的理解,指出了两者的错误所在,并且给出了我们真正的原因——这只是一种社交联系的方式。 1.D细节推理题。文章第一段引出Dr. Johnson的评论是为了引出英国人谈话总是先谈论天气这种现象,故选D. 2.B猜测词意题。Bill Bryson认为因为英国的天气并不是令人兴奋,它所带来的困扰几乎是别人不能体会的。此处指天气给人带来的情绪影响,故选B. 3.D细节推理题。根据倒数第二段Jeremy Paxman says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. "The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty."可知Jeremy Paxman认为英国人谈论天气是因为不确定,故选D. 4.推理判断题。作者通过列举Bill Bryson和Jeremy Paxman对英国人谈论天气的理解,指出了两者的错误所在,并且给出了我们真正的原因——这只是一种社交联系的方式。故选A. 考点:考查社会生活类短文阅读。
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