In England, people often talk about the
weather because they can experience(经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning
the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and
then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the
sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this
time of a day. In England, {{U}}people can also have summer in
winter{{/U}}, or have winter in summer; So in winter they can swim sometimes, and
in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes; When you go
to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a
raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at
them. If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will
regret(后悔) later in the day.
单选题
Why do people in England often talk about the weather? [A] Because they may have four seasons in one day. [B] Because they often have very good weather. [C] Because the weather is warm just like in spring.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】细节题。文章第一句即用because说明了英国人谈论天气的原因：...because they can experience four seasons in one day(因为他们一天之中可能会经历四季)。[A] 只是将情态动词can换成了may。
单选题
From the story we know that when ______ come, there is a heavy rain.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】细节题。短文第一段第三句说：An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard(1小时后乌云出现了，然后就下起大雨来)。本题由常识也可推知答案。
单选题
"People can also have summer in winter" means "It is sometimes too ______ in winter".