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】

试题解析:本文大意：英国有一句谚语：“西班牙的雨主要降在平原上”，但作者认为“西班牙的雨似乎主要落在我身上”。为了预防万一，作者随身携带两把大伞一把小伞，但当风猛的时候，还是被淋的腿和脚是湿着到单位。尽管这样，作者还是没有抱怨，因为这里的人都很友好，认为有一点雨也是值得的。

1.考查名词。句意：我现在能告诉你那是一个谎言。story故事，warning警告，lie谎言，tradition传统。根据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，可知答案选C.

2.考查短语。句意：两把大伞一把小伞，我总是在带在身上，以防万一。at all times始终，in the future将来，for the time being目前，in time及时。根据  just in case.以防万一，可知总带着伞，故答案选A.

3.考查短语。句意：结果，我单位时经常头和肩膀是干爽的因为有伞保护着，但脚和腿是湿的。 In addition另外，After all毕竟，In all总计，As a result结果。根据The wind is so strong that even the best umbrella in the world becomes useless. 风太猛了以致于即使世上最好的伞也变的无用，I often arrive at work with a dry head and shoulders (protected by my umbrella., but with wet feet and legs.我单位时经常头和肩膀是干爽的因为有伞保护着，但脚和腿是湿的，可知风太猛的结果是雨把我还是浇湿了，可知答案选D.

4.考查动词。句意：但是我没在抱怨。 studying学习，complainin抱怨，dreaming做梦，questioning问题。根据It is because of all this rain that the countryside here is so green and beautiful. 因为所有的乡村的雨都是环保和美丽的，可知尽管被淋，还是喜欢雨，故答案选B.

5.考查动词。句意：Galicia有一个非常美丽的海滩，尽管此刻可能没有人在。somebody某人，anybody任何人，everybody每个人，nobody没有人。根据As I write, there is a heavy rain outside.正当我写作时，外面就下着雨呢，可知外面下雨，海滩上没人，故答案选D.

6.考查名词。句意：所以我认为有点雨也是值得的。money 钱，wine 红酒，rain雨，work工作。根据语境可知作者经常被大雨淋湿，但还是喜欢这个地方，故案选C.

考点：故事类短文阅读。