In western countries, people always talk about the weather, but nobody can do anything about it. That is the truth. They usually begin their talks with "A nice day, isn't it?" "Do you think it will rain?" "What a fine day!" etc.
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they can never agree with one another. One man may say, "Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow." Another man would say, "No, it's going to be fine tomorrow.” People are often looking for the weather that they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something that could tell him it's going to rain; he won't believe anything else. When friends want to have a travel, they are sure that the weather is going to clear up very quickly. Almost everyone listens to what the weather man says. But he doesn't always tell us what we want, and once in a while he makes a mistake. Still, he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else.
1. "Nobody can do anything about the weather" means ____.
A. nobody can change weather B. nobody can talk about weather
C. nobody can make weather D. nobody likes weather
2. ____ is a common way to start a talk.
A. Smile B. Talking about weather
C. Keeping silent D. Asking each other's names
3. Many people hope the weather will be ____.
A. cloudy B. like what they like to be
C. rainy D. fine
4. A weatherman probably is a man who ____.
A. can see weather B. can change weather
C. reports weather D. is made of weather
5. When it is cloudy in the east, you know that ____ tomorrow.
A. it will be still cloudy B. it will be fine
C. it is going to rain D. A or B or C
发表于 2016-8-4 09:06:25
