Question

   Britons are expecting Bank Holiday weekend will be well. The heavy rain of the last few days looks like coming to alan 1 ,leaving Britain a few much brighter days. The dry,sunny weather will be welcomed by people who were facing the 2 all the time.

   Paul Michael Waite,of Netweather was forecasting (预报) a 3 Bank Holiday. He said ,“Warmer,drier weather will start from the south-west from Friday,then north and eastwards over the weekend,and by Monday most parts of the 4 will get the effect,too. ”The temperatures will be up to 22°C for the south,along with some sunshine.

   People can 5 a dry and sunny Saturday and Sunday. But with rain forecast for tomorrow,they will still need to 6 the umbrellas. The north of the country can expect weekend 18°C and mainly 7 weather.

   Met Office spokesman Barry Gromett said ,“It seems like the Bank Holiday weekend will 8 bad weather,but goes well through the week. ”But put your umbrellas not 9 you.

  Is there a wet September and October? Other 10 say “yes”. They think it will be November before we put away our umbrellas.

() 1. A. beginning   B. end   C. rest   D. good luck

() 2. A. storm   B. snow   C. rain   D. sunshine

() 3. A. better   B. more awful   C. busier   D. more difficult

() 4. A. village   B. town   C. city   D. country

() 5. A. forget   B. prevent   C. expect   D. remember

() 6. A. sell   B. bring   C. find   D. borrow

() 7. A. wet   B. dry   C. hot   D. cold

() 8. A. look for   B. start from   C. stay at   D. wait for

() 9. A. next to   B. far from   C. across from   D. in front of

() 10. A. actors   B. fisherman   C. policemen   D. weathermen

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. D

阅读提示：本文介绍了伦敦多雨的天气，作者希望能有一个愉快的银行假日。

1. B句意“最近几天的大雨看上去似乎要结束，给英国留下了更明 朗的几天时光”，故选an end。

2. C根据上句heavy rain可知指的是英国人一直在面对雨天，故选 rain。

3. A根据下文描述的天气由下雨转为温暖干燥可知将会有一个“更 好的银行假日”。

4. D由第一段可知描述的是英国的天气状况，故选country。

5. C句意为“人们可以期待一个干燥晴朗的周六和周日”, expect “期待”，forget “忘记”，prevent“阻止”，remember“记住”。

6. B句意“明天预报有雨，人们依然需要带着雨伞”，bring“带着”。

7. B 根据本段第一句 a dry and sunny Saturday and Sunday 可知肩 干燥的天气，故选dry。

8. B句意“看上去银行假日的周末会以坏天气开始但一周都会; 错”，start from“从……开始”。

9. B根据文章最后一句可知在11月前不能把雨伞放一边，所以# 句为“但不要把雨伞放到离你远的地方”。

10. D 由上下文可知是“天气预报员”谈论天气的问题，故 选 weathermen。