In England, people often ____36____ the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just ___37___in spring. An hour later black ___38____ come and then it rains____39____. In the late afternoon the sky will be____40____. The sun will begin_____41_____, 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 ___42____warm clothes.
When you go to England, you ____43____that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat ___44___them on a sunny day, but you should not laugh at them. ____45____ you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in England.
小题1:A. talk to B. talk with C. talk about
小题2:A. like B. likes C. liked
小题3:A. clouds B. cloud C. snow
小题4:A.big B. heavy C. heavily
小题5:A. rainy B. sunny C. snowy
小题6:A. to shine B. shine C. to shining
小题7:A. put on B. wear C. in
小题8:A. saw B. sees C. will see
小题9:A. with B. for C. to
小题10:A. Before B. If C. After
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B
题目分析:这篇短文主要介绍了英国的天气特点以及人们与之相适应的生活习惯。
小题1:短语辨析。A. 责备,与……谈话;B. 与……交谈;C. 谈论某事;结合语境可知此处指的是,人们常常谈论天气。故选C。
小题2:结合语境可知此处指的是,就像是在春天。本句中like用作介词,表示像……一样,故没有词形变化,选A。
小题3:联系后半句描述,可知此处指的是乌云飘过来,结合语境及谓语动词come,可知主语是复数形式,故选A,云。
小题4:结合语境可知此处指的是雨下得很大。故用副词做状语修饰rain,选C,沉重地,猛烈地。
小题5:联系后一句描述,可知在午后天气会放晴。故选B,晴朗的。
小题6:联系后半句描述,可知此处指的是太阳开始照耀。Bigin后面接不定式做宾语表示开始做某事,故选A,照耀,闪耀。
小题7:动词辨析。wear通常指穿着衣服的状态,put on 通常指穿衣的动作,in后面可以接颜色,表示穿某种颜色的衣服,也是表示穿衣的状态。结合语境可知此处表示他们穿着某种衣服。故选B。
小题8:联系前文从句,可知此处指的是,你会发现一些英国人通常带着一把雨伞或者一件雨衣。故选C。
小题9:介词辨析。A. 伴随,和……在一起;B.为了,对于;C.到,向。结合语境可知雨伞雨衣和他们是伴随关系。故选A。
小题10:连词辨析。A.在……之前;B. 是否,如果;C.在……之后。联系下文,可知此处指的是,如果你不带伞或者雨衣,故选B。
点评:这篇短文内容比较简单,理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密,答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍,看看是否符合逻辑,适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做,先区分词义,结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。