单选题
In England everyone talks about the weather. It is the most common subject. They start talking like this, "Do you think it will rain?" "Isn't it a fine day?" Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they never agree with each other. One may say, "Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow." The other may say, "But it's going to clear up." People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it is going to rain, and he won't believe anything else. When friends have a picnic, they are so sure the sky 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. He will come closer to being correct than anyone else.
单选题
English people usually start their talking by ______ . A. asking their names B. saying something about the weather C. saying "sorry" to each other
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 由文章第一段可知：英国人在见面交谈时往往开始先说天气。
单选题
When someone says "Isn't it a fine day?" he means ______ . A. he doesn't know it is a fine day B. he doesn't think it is a fine day C. he thinks it is a fine day
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] “Isn't it a fine day?”是英国人见面谈论天气的常用语，不是疑问句，常作为一次谈话的开场白，既可以用于朋友间，又可以用于陌生人之间。该句意思是“今天天气很好。”表明说话人希望有个好天气。
单选题
When people want to have a picnic, they will ______ . A. enjoy their picnic in the rain B. hope to hear it is going to be rainy C. wait until it is fine
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第三段最后一句可知：人们不想在雨中吃野餐，他们会等到天气晴好。
单选题
When a farmer needs water, he hopes to hear ______ . A. it will be a fine day B. it will be a rainy day C. it will be a cold day
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 由第三段第二句“When a farmer needs water，he looks for something to tell him it is going to rain，and he won't believe anything else．”可推断：选项B符合文意，是正确答案。
单选题
The weatherman ______ . A. only tells people the fine day B. tells people what they want C. is always right