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五、阅读理解。(20分)

    As the American writer,Mark Twain once said, ^uEverybody talks about the weather,but nobody does anything about it ” It is true that everybody talks about the weather; it is the most common (普通的) subject of conversation. “Isn’tit a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow. ” These are common ways of starting a conversation.

    Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they seldom 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 will say ,“Yes,it’s cloudy in the east. We’re going to have Hne 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; he won’t believe anything else. When friends have a picnic,they always expect fine weather,and do not wish to sit eating their lunch in the rain.

    Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want. Once in a while he makes a mistake. Still,he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else.

() 1. People often talk about the weather.

   A. in order to start a conversation

   B. in order to do something about it

   C. because they’re afraid it’s going to rain

   D. because Mark Twain once said something about it

() 2. People like to tell what the weather will be like ,.

   A. but only a few are sure of it     B. but they are never sure of it

   C. but they nearly always disagree   D. but they always make mistakes

() 3. Which of the following statements is true?

   A. People think they can change weather.

   B. People prefer fine days to rainy days.

   C. Farmers like rainy weather more than sunny weather.

   D. No one can really tell what the weather is going to be like.

() 4. “Once in a while” in the last paragraph probably means.

   A. always   B. sometimes   C. hardly ever   D. seldom

() 5. The writer thinks that the weatherman.

   A. has made too many mistakes       B. seldom makes any mistakes

   C. does better than common people   D. does no better than common people

Answer 1

1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.C

五、1.A  2.C  3.D  4.B  5.C