In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience
（经历）four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella
（伞）or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret
（后悔）later in the day.根据短文内容选择正确答案。
(1) Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
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A
．Because they may have four seasons in one day.B
．Because they often have very good weather.C
．Because the weather is warm just like in spring.D
．Because the sky is sunny all day.(2) From the story we know that when ________ come, there is a heavy rain.
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A ．sunshine and snow |
B ．black clouds |
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C ．summer and winter |
D ．spring and autumn |
(3)
“People can also have summer in winter.”means“it is sometimes too ________ in winter.”[ ]
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A ．warm |
B ．cool |
C ．cold |
D ．rainy |
(4) In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.
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A
．their friends ask them to do soB
．it often rains in EnglandC
．they are going to sell themD
．they are their favorite things(5) The best title
（标题）for this passage is ________.[ ]
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A ．Bad Seasons |
B ．Summer or Winter |
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C ．The Weather in England |
D ．Strange English People |
Mrs. Brown lives in a small village. Her husband is dead. She has a son but no daughters. His name is John and he is twenty-five. After John finishes collage
（大学）, he gets work in a big city, New York, and he lives there. It's quite a long way from his mother's home, and she is not happy about it. But John says,“There is no good work for me in this small village, Mother, and I can get a lot of money in New York. Then I can give much to you.”One day Mrs. Brown is very angry. She takes a train to her son's house in New York. Then she says to him,
“John, why do you never call me?”“But mother,”John laughs（笑）and says,“You don't have a telephone.”
“No,”she says,“I haven't, but you have one.”
(1) Where does Mrs. Brown live?
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A ．In a small village. |
B ．In a big city. |
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C ．In New York. |
D ．In a town. |
(2) What is Mrs. Brown's son's age?
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A ．20 |
B ．21 |
C ．25 |
D ．13 |
(3) How does Mrs. Brown go to New York one day?
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A ．On foot. |
B ．By bus. |
C ．By bike. |
D ．By train. |
(4) Why does John never call his mother?
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A
．John doesn't want to do that.B
．John has no telephone.C
．His mother has no telephone.D
．His mother doesn't want to answer.(5) Which is right?
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A
．The village is near New York.B
．John works in a big city and his mother likes it.C
．In the village there is no good work for John.D
．John never gives money to his mother.