In English the weather is changeable. It is a ___1____ subject of conversation. Isnt it a nice day? Do you think it will rain? I think its going to snow. People often ___2____ a conversation ___3_____ these words(话).
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like, but they hardly (几乎不) ever agree with each other.
____4___ may say,Do you see ____5____ in the east ? Its going to rain tomorrow . Another man will say,No . Its going to be fine . People often ____6___ the weather they want. When a farmer needs water , he looks for something to tell him. Its going to rain. He wont believe (相信) anything else. When friends have a picnic (举行野餐) , they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can ____7___ under the blue sky . Almost (几乎) everyone ____8____ what the weather (气象预报员) will say. But he doesnt always __9___ us what we want , and sometimes he makes mistakes (犯错误) . Still he usually _10_ closer to being correct (正确) than anyone else.
1.A. important B. common C. interesting D. difficult
2.A. set off B. start C. began D. stops
3.A. off B. by C. with D. for
4.A. One people B. A man C. Other men D. Another man
5.A. it is cloudy B. cloudy is it C. cloudy it is D. is it cloudy
6.A. look for B. look up C. look at D. ask for
7.A. sits B. sitting C. sit D. to sit
8.A. hears B. listens C. hears from D. listens to
9.A. ask B. tell C. speak D. say
10.A. come B. comes C. is coming D. to come
参考答案：
1.B
2.B
3.C
4.B
5.A
6.A
7.C
8.D
9.B
10.B
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了天气在英国人交际和生活中的重要作用。
1.形容词辨析。A.重要的;B.一般的，共同的;C.有趣的;D.困难的。结合语境可知此处指的是，在英语中天气是个一般的话题。故选B。
2.联系前文描述，可知此处指的是他们常用这些话来开始一场对话。在表示开始这一含义时，start的动作性较强，而bigin更注重于状态的开始，结合语境可知选B。
3.结合语境可知此处指的是用这些话开始一场对话。By多表示通过方式，with表示用某种工具，结合语境可知选C。
4.联系下文Another man will say,可知此处指的是一个人可能说，英语中一般不用people来泛指一个人，多用man泛指任何一个人，故选B。
5.英语宾语从句中一般用陈述语序，故选A，阴天了。
6.短语辨析。A.寻找;B.查阅，向上看;C.看;D.请求。联系下文描述，可知此处指的是，人们常寻找他们想要的天气，故选A。
7.联系前文情态动词can，可知本句中动词用原形，故选C，坐。
8.动词辨析。A.听见;B.听;C.受到的信;D.听。结合语境可知此处指的是几乎每个人都听天气预报员怎么说。本句中强调的是听的动作，listen是不及物动词，后面需搭配介词to，故选D。
9.动词辨析。A.问;B.告诉，讲述;C.说某种语言;D.说。结合语境可知此处指的是但是他并不是总是告诉我们想要的东西。故选B。
10.根据前文频度副词usually通常，可知本句描述的是经常性的动作，故用一般现在时态，选B，come close to接近。