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　　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.

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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 ________.

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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 ________.

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

5．________ is right more often about the weather?

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A．The farmer

B．The weatherman

C．A Englishman

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　　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.

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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 ________.

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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 ________.

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

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

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A．The farmer

B．The weatherman

C．A Englishman

In English the weather is changable. It is a ___1____ subject of conversation. “ Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow. ” People often ___2____ a conversation ___3_____ these words(话).

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like, but they hardly (几乎不) ever agree with each other.

____4___ may say,“Do  you see ____5____ in the east ? It’s going to rain tomorrow . ” Another man will say,“No . It’s going to be fine . ” People often ____6___ the weather they want. When a farmer needs water , he looks for something to tell him. “ It’s going to rain. ” He won’t believe (相信) anything else. When friends have a picnic (举行野餐) , they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can ____7___ under the blue sky . Almost (几乎) everyone ____8____ what the weather (气象预报员) will say. But he doesn’t always __9___ us what we want , and sometimes he makes mistakes (犯错误) . Still he usually  _10_ closer to being correct (正确)  than anyone else.

1.                A．important       B．common        C．interesting D．difficult

 

2.                A．set off          B．start           C．began    D．stops

 

3.                A．off            B．by             C．with D．for

 

4.                A．One people     B．A man          C．Other men    D．Another man

 

5.                A．it is cloudy      B．cloudy is it       C．cloudy it is D．is it cloudy

 

6.                A．look for        B．look up         C．look at    D．ask for

 

7.                A．sits            B．sitting          C．sit   D．to sit

 

8.                A．hears          B．listens          C．hears from    D．listens to

 

9.                A．ask            B．tell            C．speak    D．say

 

10.               A．come          B．comes         C．is coming  D．to come

 

 

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　　In England, as we know, everybody likes talking about the weather, but nobody 1 anything about it. Many people begin their talks 2 saying: “Isn't it a nice 3 ?”“Do you think it will rain?”“I think it's going to snow.”

　　Many people think they can tell 4 the weather is going to be like. But they 5 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.” Another man 6 say, “Yes, it's cloudy in the east. We are 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 him it's going to rain and he won't believe 7 else. When friends have a picnic, they are so 8 the weather is going to be fine very 9 that they sit eating their lunch while it is raining.

　　Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn't always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is 10 most of the time.

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An American writer, Mr Green once(曾经) said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don’t agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain, and he doesn’t look for anything else. When friends have a picnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can sit eating their lunch under the blue sky.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is right most of the time.
【小题1】People often begin their talk by ______.

A．saying hello to each other	B．Drinking tea
C．Looking for good weather	D．saying something about the weather

【小题2】People sometimes have different ideas about ______.

A．what the weather is going to be like	B．what we should do about the weather
C．how to begin a talk	D．how to have fine weather

【小题3】 ______, they always hope the weather is going to be fine.

A．When people talk about weather	B．When people stay at home
C．When the farmers need water	D．When people have a picnic

【小题4】According to the passage, which is NOT RIGHT?

A．Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says.

B．People often look for the weather they want.

C．The weatherman never makes a mistake.

D．Many people begin their talks by talking about the weather.

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Weather Report	B．Story About a Weatherman
C．About Weather	D．How to Begin a Talk