完形填空

　　Last summer, I traveled to Meixian County with my friends．It is a small county at the foot of Taibai Mountain in Shanxi Province．We stayed there for one week and I 　　1　　 my vacation because of the beautiful scenery at the top of the mountain．?

　　I will 　　2　　 forget the day when we climbed the main peak(山顶)．The 　　3　　 in that area changes very quickly：it was sunny in the early morning when we set out, 　　4　　 it began to rain heavily when we were only half way up．Soon, we were all 　　5　　 and some of us wanted to go home．They said：“There is nothing 　　6　　 here．We came to see the scenery, 　　7　　 the pouring rain!” However, the guide 　　8　　：“Since we have got wet already, why not just go on with our journey?”?

　　So we carried on up the mountain and, 　　9　　 we even noticed, the rain stopped and the sun was smiling again．When we reached the top of the peak, the view was unique．The sky was 　　10　　 and the air fresh．The gentle wind made us feel cool．All the clouds were just like waves in the ocean, 　　11　　 and falling under our feet．We could only see the peaks of mountains, as if they were 　　12　　 floating sparsely(稀疏的)in the ocean．It was a really magical experience．

　　While we were enjoying the scene, the guide said 　　13　　, “You see, I knew that there would be no rain above the clouds．” It is 　　14　　．While it may rain below the clouds, the sun is still there above them．

　　You will never see the sun 　　15　　 you don’t try your best to climb to the top of the mountain．If we had stopped and gone home when the rain was very heavy, we would never have seen the beautiful scenery 　　16　　 the clouds．I think this is also true in 　　17　　．

　　As the song says：“You won’t see the rainbow unless you have gone through the thunder and storm．” I think in the 　　18　　, whenever I have any difficulties in my life, I will remember the 　　19　　 from the top of Taibai Mountain and the 　　20　　 which touched my heart deeply：there is no rain above the clouds．

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．