Question

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage

There is a saying in England which goes; ‘the rain in Spain(西班牙. falls mainly on the plain’. I can tell you now that it is a        . The rain in Spain seems to fall mostly on me. I am spending a year in Galicia and, although it is certainly a beautiful part of the world, I think it rains more than in England.

There are no plains here. It is a coastal area, and clouds and storms directly get pushed in from over the ocean with force. As I write, there is a heavy rain outside. I have three umbrellas. Two big ones and a little one which I keep on me          ,  just in case. Believe me what I tell you is all true.

The problem is that very often, umbrellas offer no help at all. The wind is so strong that even the best umbrella in the world becomes useless.        , I often arrive at work with a dry head and shoulders (protected by my umbrella., but with wet feet and legs. The rain falls hard and fast, and there is no escaping it.

When people from England think of Spain, they imagine beaches and sunshine. Those things are a world away from my experiences here in Galicia. But I’m not        . It is because of all this rain that the countryside here is so green and beautiful. In the town a very nice white wine is made. And there are beautiful beaches here in Galicia, although there probably is         on them at the moment.

And most important of all is the people. They are very friendly here. Most people I have spoken to are helpful. So I think that’s worth having a bit of         for. Anyway, I love my life here in Galicia.

1.A. story                    B. warning                       C. lie                              D. tradition

2.A. at all times          B. in the future          C. for the time being D. in time

3.A. In addition          B. After all                            C. In all                                  D. As a result

4.A. studying              B. complaining           C. dreaming                         D. questioning

5.A. somebody           B. anybody                           C. everybody                       D. nobody

6.A. money                          B. wine                                  C. rain                                   D. work

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.C

【解析】

試題解析:本文大意：英國有一句諺語：“西班牙的雨主要降在平原上”，但作者認為“西班牙的雨似乎主要落在我身上”。為了預(yù)防萬一，作者隨身攜帶兩把大傘一把小傘，但當(dāng)風(fēng)猛的時候，還是被淋的腿和腳是濕著到單位。盡管這樣，作者還是沒有抱怨，因為這里的人都很友好，認為有一點雨也是值得的。

1.考查名詞。句意：我現(xiàn)在能告訴你那是一個謊言。story故事，warning警告，lie謊言，tradition傳統(tǒng)。根據(jù)the rain in Spain(西班牙. falls mainly on the plain西班牙的雨主要降在平原上，The rain in Spain seems to fall mostly on me. 西班牙的雨似乎主要落在我身上，可知答案選C.

2.考查短語。句意：兩把大傘一把小傘，我總是在帶在身上，以防萬一。at all times始終，in the future將來，for the time being目前，in time及時。根據(jù)  just in case.以防萬一，可知總帶著傘，故答案選A.

3.考查短語。句意：結(jié)果，我單位時經(jīng)常頭和肩膀是干爽的因為有傘保護著，但腳和腿是濕的。 In addition另外，After all畢竟，In all總計，As a result結(jié)果。根據(jù)The wind is so strong that even the best umbrella in the world becomes useless. 風(fēng)太猛了以致于即使世上最好的傘也變的無用，I often arrive at work with a dry head and shoulders (protected by my umbrella., but with wet feet and legs.我單位時經(jīng)常頭和肩膀是干爽的因為有傘保護著，但腳和腿是濕的，可知風(fēng)太猛的結(jié)果是雨把我還是澆濕了，可知答案選D.

4.考查動詞。句意：但是我沒在抱怨。 studying學(xué)習(xí)，complainin抱怨，dreaming做夢，questioning問題。根據(jù)It is because of all this rain that the countryside here is so green and beautiful. 因為所有的鄉(xiāng)村的雨都是環(huán)保和美麗的，可知盡管被淋，還是喜歡雨，故答案選B.

5.考查動詞。句意：Galicia有一個非常美麗的海灘，盡管此刻可能沒有人在。somebody某人，anybody任何人，everybody每個人，nobody沒有人。根據(jù)As I write, there is a heavy rain outside.正當(dāng)我寫作時，外面就下著雨呢，可知外面下雨，海灘上沒人，故答案選D.

6.考查名詞。句意：所以我認為有點雨也是值得的。money 錢，wine 紅酒，rain雨，work工作。根據(jù)語境可知作者經(jīng)常被大雨淋濕，但還是喜歡這個地方，故案選C.

考點：故事類短文閱讀。