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阅读理解 　　The weather in Britain changes very quickly．One day may be fine and the next day may be wet．The morning may be warm and the evening may be cool．You may go to bed with the stars shinning brightly, and wake up with rain falling heavily．This is what we mean when we say that the weather is very “changeable”． 　　In some parts of the world you can be quite sure what the weather is going to be like．You can make your plans for the next day or even for the next week, knowing exactly what sort of weather to expect．It is much more difficult to do this in Britain．It may be fine today and you may arrange to go to the countryside tomorrow．But when tomorrow comes you may find that you have to give it up because it is too wet．Making plans for activities out of door in Britain is therefore rather difficult． 　　People talk about the weather more in Britain than in most parts of the world．When two Englishmen are introduced to each other, if they can’t think of anything else to talk about, they talk about the weather．The weather is also considered a safe topic of conversation．If you do not know each other well enough to talk about personal matters, you can at least sound friendly by talking about the weather．When two people meet in the street and they have no time to stop and talk, they will often say something about the weather as they pass, just to show their friendliness． 　　As the weather is so changeable, it is of course quite important．It plays a big part in the lives of the British people．It has even been said that it is partly responsible for the character of the people．The British have to change their plans very often according to the weather and this has made them good at dealing with difficulties．But even if you can’t believe this story, you won’t have stayed in Britain long before you believe that the weather is certainly an important part of British life．Every daily newspaper publishes something about the weather．Both the radio and the television give reports on the weather several times each day． (1) When the British say that the weather is “changeable”, they mean ________． [　　] A． it is sometimes too wet and sometimes too dry B． it often snows for a while and then clears up quickly C． the weather can be quite different within days or hours D． it rains heavily in the night when the stars shine brightly (2) People always talk about the weather because ________． [　　] A． they don’t want to talk about other topics B． everyone accepts the topic C． it is changeable D． everyone knows a lot about the weather (3) In Britain, talking about the weather ________． [　　] A． has saved people a lot of time B． is sometimes a form of greeting C． is a way to strengthen friendly feelings among people D． has enable people to know each other well (4) When the author says that the weather has made the British good at dealing with difficulties, he ________． [　　] A． knows no one shall believe it B． knows some people may not believe it C． is quite sure that everyone shall believe it D． only wants to be humorous

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．C;4．B;
解析：

(1)	本题是细节题。根据文章第一段中的最后两句话：当你睡觉的时候还是满天的星星，可是当你醒来的时候会下很大的雨，这才是“changeable”的意思，所以C项是正确的。A项不是对这个词的解释；B项在文中没有提到；而D项根本不符合原文叙述的内容。
(2)	本题是细节题。通过对第三段的整体理解，运用排除法，就可确定B项是正确答案。
(3)	本题是推理题。参照本文第三段最后两句话可知：彼此不了解的两个谈话时，通过谈论天气可以让人感觉到你的友好；当两个人在街上相遇却没有时间停下来闲聊时，可以通过谈论天气来表达彼此友好的感情。因此选C项。
(4)	本题是结论推理题。根据最后一段的中间部分，只有B项的描述符合文章原意。