【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] 17-20
A small girl and her mother were taking a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard．They did not have their umbrellas with them，and there was nowhere to hide from the rain，so they became wet soon，and the small girl did not feel happy．
While they were walking home through the rain，the girl kept thinking．At last she turned tO her mother and said，“Wrhy does it rain，Mother?It isn’t Very nice，is it?”
"No，it isn't very nice，but it's useful，"answered her mother．"It rains to make the fruit and vegetables grow for us，and to make the grass grow for the cows and sheep．"
The girl thought for a few seconds, and asked, "Then，why does it rain on the road too, mother?"

[解析] 文章第一句就指出小女孩和妈妈散步的地点是在乡村，因此本题答案 为C。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 文章第一句指出下雨了，第二句说她们没有带伞，并且没有地方躲雨， 因此很快就淋湿了。因此A和B都是他们淋湿的原因，选C。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 第三段母亲的回答中直接指出：it's useful，其中的it指代的就是女孩询 问时指的rain。在后面，母亲还解释了说it's useful的原因。因此本题答 案是B。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 文章最后说，小女孩考虑了几秒钟，然后又提出了一个问题。由她的问 题可以推断出女孩对于妈妈的回答和解释并不理解，否则就不会再提出 这样的问题了，因此答案为A。