English weather,

Everybody talks about the weather in England and this is not surprising. It changes from minute to minute, so it's always interesting. Someone once wisely remarked (评论) that other countries have a climate, but England just has weather!Gretel was amused by all this talk at first, but she has got used to it now.

Last week Gretel really understood why everyone is so concerned (关注) about the weather: you can never be certain what's going to happen. Though it was spring, there was a very heavy snowfall. As usual, no one expected it. The pipes in many houses were frozen; trains failed to run; cars went shrunk; there were many accidents on the roads; lots of people slipped on the icy pavements and got hurt; the weather forecast was very bad. Everyone complained gloomily (沮丧地) , “What awful weather we're having!Haven't seen anything like it!” and so on. And then, suddenly, the sun came out, the snow melted and it was spring again.

“Typical (典型的)!Just typical!” Gretel remarked.

“From the way you talk about the weather, Gretel,” Mr Clark said, “anyone would think you were English.”

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

1.What does everybody talk about in England?

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2.The weather is always interesting, isn't it?

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3.What did someone once wisely remark?

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4.Can you be certain what's going to happen?

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5.What happened even though it was spring?

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Tibet (西藏) is among the most popular places for Chinese tourists. The number of travellers of Tibet has grown by 10% every year for a few years. Since July 1,2006,when the first train ran 1,956 kilometres from Xining to Lhasa, more and more people have been to Tibet.

The train stops at several famous places along the way, such as Qinghai Lake, Kunlun Mountain, and the Potala Palace. Passengers can also enjoy many activities during the journey, like Tibetan dancing and Karaoke.

On the train, passengers can have tea, eggs and noodles for breakfast, and fried chicken and green vegetables for lunch and dinner. Unlike most other Chinese trains which have open?hole toilets, this one has special toilets which can collect the waste. There is also a special rubbish system (系统) in the train that keeps the environment clean. All the windows on the train can protect people from the bright sunlight.TV and electrical sockets (插座) for computers and mobile phones can be found on the train.

Because there isn't much oxygen there, trains will have oxygen masks (氧气罩) for those who need them. It makes passengers feel more comfortable when they have enough oxygen on the famous “roof of the world”. There are also doctors on the train to make sure that all of the travellers are safe.

1.Which of the following is NOT among the places of interest?

A. Qinghai Lake. B. Karaoke. C. Kunlun Mountain. D. The Potala Palace.

2.The train is unlike most other Chinese trains in its ______.

A. windows B. toilets C. sockets D. A,B and C

3.The underlined word“them”in the last paragraph refers to ______.

A. oxygen masks B. doctor C. oxygen D. passengers

4.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. flying to Tibet is impossible B. train to Lhasa is too clean to take

C. train trip to Tibet is popular with travelers D. taking train to Lhasa causes a lot of trouble

5.What's the best title of the passage?

A. Tibet—roof of the world. B. Magic train to magic Tibet.

C. Beautiful views in Tibet. D. A comfortable trip to Tibet.

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