Question

The British usually expect one or two snowfalls each year but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life. However, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has seen in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day.
The bad weather caused a lot of trouble. More than 3000 schools had to close as teachers and pupils were unable to get to school. School children weren’t too unhappy about it, though, as they headed out to play in the snow: building snowmen; having snowball fights; and some even snowboarding and skiing.
In London, bus services were withdrawn for a day and tubes and trains were cancelled. Major motorways in the country had to close. Many people were unable to get to work and it is thought the cost of this lost labor is around￡1 billion to businesses and the economy.
Anyone wanting to leave the country had problems too. Runways were closed at all the UK’s major airports because of the snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled leaving many passengers stranded at airports.
So why is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, explained that there aren’t enough snow-ploughs and other equipment and it doesn’t make sense to buy such equipment when it snows so infrequently.
The south-east of England was the hardest hit at the beginning of the week but the snow is now moving northwards where the chaos continues. More ice and snow is forecast throughout the week and the advice from travel and weather organizations is to stay indoors unless you really need to venture out!

1. 1.
   The bad weather caused the following troubles except
   1. A.
      school children headed out, playing in the snow
   2. B.
      more than 3000 schools had been closed
   3. C.
      bus services were withdrawn in London
   4. D.
      hundreds of flights were cancelled
2. 2.
   The underlined word “stranded” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to______.
   1. A.
      hungry
   2. B.
      sleepy
   3. C.
      trapped
   4. D.
      excited
3. 3.
   We can infer from the passage that______.
   1. A.
      few people will travel around in the future days
   2. B.
      heavy snow will hit Britain more frequently in the future
   3. C.
      only school children benefit from the heavy snow
   4. D.
      employees are glad to be free because of the snow
4. 4.
   From what Boris Johnson said we can learn that______.
   1. A.
      the UK will always be ill-prepared for heavy snow
   2. B.
      the snow now moving northwards will cause no trouble
   3. C.
      London can’t afford to buy snow-ploughs and other equipments
   4. D.
      London doesn’t have enough snow-ploughs and other equipments
5. 5.
   Which of the following statements can be the best title of the passage?
   1. A.
      Hardest snow hit south-east of England
   2. B.
      Heavy snow caused chaos in Britain
   3. C.
      Unexpected snowfall, pleasant time for children
   4. D.
      Great loss to businesses and the economy in Britain

Answer 1

ACADB
试题分析：本文是一则新闻报告，介绍了英国的这一场18年来最大的雪灾对英人的生活带来的影响。
1.细节题。根据第二段后3行school children weren’t too unhappy about it though as they headed out to play the snow, building snowmen, having snowball fights, sledging and some even snowboarding and skiing.说明孩子们不上学，而在家里玩耍，他们很开心的，说明这不是坏天气造成的麻烦，故Ａ正确。
2.猜词题。根据第四段的句子：Hundreds of flights were cancelled leaving many passengers stranded at airports. 可知很多航班被取消，使乘客滞留在机场，故C正确。
3.推理题：从第三段和第四段的内容，可知公共汽车，高速公路和航班都被延误，所以很多人不会四处走动的，选A
4.细节题。根据文章第五段So why is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, explained that there aren’t enough snow –ploughs（铲雪机）and gritters（撒沙机）and it doesn’t make sense to buy such equipment when it snows so infrequently.说明伦敦市没有这么多的机器来处理积雪，选D。
5.主旨大意题。本文是一则新闻报告，介绍了英国的这一场18年来最大的雪灾对英人的生活带来的影响。故B正确。
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