阅读理解

　　Everybody talks about weather. “Isn't it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it's going to snow.” These are common ways of starting a conversation in England.

　　Many people think that they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they hardly ever agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see it is cloudy in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “Yes, it's cloudy in the east. We're going to have fine weather tomorrow.”

　　People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell himself that it's going to rain. When people play in a park on a rainy day, they are sure that the weather is going to be fine soon. They even sit eating their lunch while it rains.

　　Most people listen to what the weatherman says on the radio. But he doesn't always tell them what they want to hear. Sometimes he makes a mistake, but he is still right more often than anyone else.

1．English people ________ to start a conversation.

[　　]

A．They usually ask each other's name

B．They usually talk about their children

C．They usually talk about the weather

2．think they can tell what the weather is going to be like.

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A．Many people

B．A few people

C．Some people

3．People often look for the weather ________.

[　　]

A．they talk about

B．they don't want

C．they want

4．When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him that it is going to ________.

[　　]

A．be sunny　　　　B．be rainy　　　　C．be windy

5．________ is right more often about the weather?

[　　]

A．The farmer

B．The weatherman

C．A Englishman

阅读理解

　　Everybody talks about weather. “Isn't it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it's going to snow.” These are common ways of starting a conversation in England.

　　Many people think that they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they hardly ever agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see it is cloudy in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “Yes, it's cloudy in the east. We're going to have fine weather tomorrow.”

　　People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell himself that it's going to rain. When people play in a park on a rainy day, they are sure that the weather is going to be fine soon. They even sit eating their lunch while it rains.

　　Most people listen to what the weatherman says on the radio. But he doesn't always tell them what they want to hear. Sometimes he makes a mistake, but he is still right more often than anyone else.

(1) English people ________ to start a conversation.

[　　]

A．They usually ask each other's name

B．They usually talk about their children

C．They usually talk about the weather

(2) think they can tell what the weather is going to be like.

[　　]

A．Many people

B．A few people

C．Some people

(3) People often look for the weather ________.

[　　]

A．they talk about

B．they don't want

C．they want

(4) When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him that it is going to ________.

[　　]

A．be sunny　　　　B．be rainy　　　　C．be windy

(5) ________ is right more often about the weather?

[　　]

A．The farmer

B．The weatherman

C．A Englishman

　　Everyone talks about the weather, it's the most common subject of conversation (谈话). For example, “Isn't it a fine day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it's going to snow.” All this is the way of starting a conversation.

　　Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. And they hardly 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.”

　　People often look for (期待) the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it is going to rain; he won't believe anything else. When friends have a picnic, they are so sure the weather is going to become clear very quickly that they won' t sit eating their lunch while it rains.

　　Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn't tell them what they want and once in a while he makes a mistake. Still, he will come closer to being correct (正确的) than anyone else.

(1) When people start a conversation with their friends, they usually ________.

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A．ask their names

B．say something about the weather

C．say hello to each other

D．talk about their addresses

(2) The sentence “Isn't it a nice day” means ________.

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A．he doesn't know if it is a fine day

B．he doesn't think it is a fine day

C．he thinks it is a fine day

D．he asks others idea

(3) When people want to have a picnic, they will ________.

[　　]

A．enjoy their picnic in the rain

B．hope to have something to tell them it is going to be fine

C．wait until it is fine

D．believe what the weatherman says

(4) When People talk about the Weather, they usually start with ________.

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A．“Are you cold?”

B．“Are you well?”

C．“What day is today?”

D．“What a fine day!”

(5) The weatherman ________.

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A．only tells people the fine weather

B．never makes a mistake

C．will come closer to being true and right than anyone else

D．should be blamed (责备)