Question

The weather is something no one can control. Maybe that is1there are so many expressions about the weather, especially about2.
Sometimes, when you need rain, you do not get any. Other times, you get rain when you don’t need it.3a baseball game for example, a sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game. If the game cannot continue, people who bought the tickets are given “rain checks”. These are4tickets that will let them see a5game for free.
“Rain Check” now means a second chance at something. Shops may offer “rain checks” when they sell out all of a product(产品) — a television set, for example, at a special low price.6all the TV sets have been sold out, the shop gives rain checks to those who wanted to buy7. The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the same low price after the shop receives some8TV sets from the factory.
“Rain Check” is also used in social situations. It’s a way of9an invitation, but for a later time.
You may ask for a “Rain Check” if you are invited to a friend’s house for dinner, but can’t be there right now. You say, “I would love to go, but I’m busy. Could I have a rain check?”10you are asking if you could have dinner with your friend at another time. It seems that your friend will probably ask you to dinner very soon next time.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      where
   3. C.
      why
   4. D.
      when
2. 2.
   1. A.
      weather
   2. B.
      cloud
   3. C.
      sky
   4. D.
      rain
3. 3.
   1. A.
      Bring
   2. B.
      Take
   3. C.
      Give
   4. D.
      Carry
4. 4.
   1. A.
      beautiful
   2. B.
      special
   3. C.
      expensive
   4. D.
      cheap
5. 5.
   1. A.
      better
   2. B.
      larger
   3. C.
      later
   4. D.
      earlier
6. 6.
   1. A.
      But
   2. B.
      Before
   3. C.
      Where
   4. D.
      After
7. 7.
   1. A.
      it
   2. B.
      one
   3. C.
      this
   4. D.
      that
8. 8.
   1. A.
      much
   2. B.
      better
   3. C.
      more
   4. D.
      less
9. 9.
   1. A.
      refusing
   2. B.
      printing
   3. C.
      sending
   4. D.
      accepting
10. 10.
    1. A.
       In fact
    2. B.
       Of course
    3. C.
       By the way
    4. D.
       At least

Answer 1

CDBBC DBCDA
1.“天气是不受人为控制的，这也就是为什么会有那么多有关天气的短语了。”That is why...“这就是......的原因”。故选C。
2.根据第二段谈论的是“雨”控制，跟rain有关的短语特别多。故选D。
3.固定短语。take sth. for example“以......为例”。故选B。
4.“rain checks”是种特殊的票，持有者可以免费看一场球赛。special“特殊的”。故选B。
5.如遇下雨，观众之后可以免费看一场球赛。later“后来，之后”。故选C。
6.商店里的电视机买完后，会给顾客发rain checks以便于他们到货后低价购买。故选D。
7.考查指示代词。It特指提到的物；one指同类中的一个；that指代不可数名词。故选B。
8.在原来的基础上增加一些，用数词+more或another+数词。故选C。
9.rain check也是一种接受邀请的方法。故选D。
10.事实上问的是能否另选时间一起吃饭。in fact“事实上”；of course“当然”；by the way“顺便问一下”；at least“至少”。故选A。