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, people can also have summer in winter, 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 (伞)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.

1.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.

D.Because the sky is sunny all day.

2."People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too _____in winter."

A.hot B.cool C.cold D.rainy

3.In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.

A.their friends ask them to do so B.it often rains in England

C.they are going to sell them D.they are their favourite things

4.The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.

A.Bad Seasons B.Summer or Winter

C.The Weather in England D.Strange English People

Max Valverde has designed a special cap to deal with bad hair days. The inventor came up with the super hat for people to solve the problem, who wake up with a loose hairstyle in the morning.

The morning-head invention is shaped just like a shower cap. It is made of an absorbent material that acts like a sponge (海绵) when it is placed under a tap. It can wet hair in seconds. Once the hair is wet, it can be dried and combed (梳头) into place without any mess.

Mr Valverde said, “I shower every night, and every morning I wake up with terrible bed hair. I would either have to take another shower, which was wasteful and taking much time, or wet my hair in the sink, which never really worked properly and made a mess."

After wetting my hair in the sink for more than ten years, I spent a weekend trying to find a most effective way to wet the hair and cure the bed head. I needed to find a material that could hold a lot of water and then release that water when pressure was applied. You add water to the inner of the cap and wait a couple of seconds for that water to be taken in by the cap. You then put it on your head, rub it around for a few seconds and your hair is then wet as if you just toweled off after a shower.

The main users of the cap are people who shower at night, parents getting their kids ready for school, and people riding motorcycles or bicycles. It can also be used on people who take naps and people with hat hair.

1.Why did Max Valverde design the cap?

A.To keep track of fashion. B.To deal with a bad hairstyle.

C.To save money of having hair cut. D.To improve people’s memory.

2.What's the special about the cap?

A.It looks like a shower cap. B.It is intended for lazy men.

C.It can wet hair without water. D.It's made of sponge material.

3.According to Mr Valverde, ________.

A.he was too busy to wash his hair regularly

B.it took him ten years to create the morning-head cap

C.he would like to give people the caps for free

D.the cap can comb the hair within seconds

4.The last paragraph mainly shows us ______.

A.the different sizes of the cap B.the advantages of the cap

C.the users of the cap D.the price of the cap

5.How does the writer develop the text?

A.By asking questions. B.By listing reasons.

C.By giving an example. D.By comparing data.

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