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17．Summer Rain
 The worst days of any summer are the rainy ones．We spend all year looking forward to nice weather and long，hot days．All of winter，with its cloudy days and bitter cold，we dream of those endless days at the beach，lying on the sand and enjoying the bright and burning sun．And then，summer comes，and it rains．
 As a child，I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying．It wasn't fair．We suffered through months of school and experienced bad weather for those short ten weeks of freedom and pleasant weather．
 On those rainy summer days，I had nothing fun to do and could only sit inside，staring out at the rain like a bird in a cage．I was an only child，so there was no one else to play with．My father worked from home，so I was not truly alone，but he could not actively play with me since he was at work．It was those days that I would watch whatever was on television or read any books that I could find lying around．I'd drag through the day and pray each night that the rain would not be there the next day．
 As an adult，though，my opinion of summer rain has changed．When you have to work every day，summer is not as exciting．Everything seems dull．Such a mindset makes you cheer for anything new or different．I spend the winter dreaming of summer and the summer dreaming of winter．When summer comes，I hate how hot it is．And then I look forward to the rain，because the rain brings with it a cold front，which makes me comfortable．Rainy days are still the worst days of the summer，but summer rain today means positively beautiful-and considerably cooler-weather tomorrow．
56．When the author was a child，heA．
A．hated rainy days        
B．liked staying indoors
C．preferred cooler weather    
D．dreamed on summer days
57．We can learn from the passage that the authorA．
A．had no brothers or sisters    
B． was often left alone at home
C．could enjoy the brilliant sun in winter  
D．preferred reading to playing outside
58．As an adult，the author views summer rain differently becauseB．
A．he knows it won't last long
B．rain makes the weather cooler
C．his summer holiday is very short
D．he can better deal with his downtime．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于夹叙夹议类阅读，作者写出了自己小时候很讨厌下雨天，作为家里唯一的孩子他只能在家中待着且没有人陪他玩，而长大后作者对于雨天的看法改变了，他觉得夏天的雨意味着第二天的美丽和凉爽的天气．

解答 56．A  细节理解题，根据As a child，I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying．It wasn't fair．可知作者小时候是讨厌下雨天的，故选A．
57．A  细节理解题，根据I was an only child，so there was no one else to play with．可知作者是家里唯一的一个孩子，没有兄弟姐妹，故选A．
58．B  细节理解题，根据 Rainy days are still the worst days of the summer，but summer rain today means positively beautiful-and considerably cooler-weather tomorrow．可知作者长大后改变了对雨天的看法是因为下雨之后会感到很凉爽，故选B．

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