Question

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

1.It's the most popular topic of conversation（谈话）. For example, people may say to each other "Isn't it a nice day?" "Do you think it's going to rain?" or "I think it is going to snow." All these are the common ways to start a conversation. Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like.2.One man may say, "Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It is going to rain tomorrow." But another man may say, "Yes, it's cloudy in the east, so we are going to have a fine day tomorrow."

3.When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it is going to rain; he won't believe other things. When people are having a picnic, but it begins to rain, they will be so sure about something that shows the weather is going to be fine very quickly.4.They won't believe that they will finish their lunch in the rain.

Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he does not always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake.5.

A. People often hope for the weather they want.

B. However, he still probably comes closer to being correct than most people.

C. But they don't always agree with each other.

D. Everybody talks about the weather.

E. They often have the same opinion about the weather.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.E

5.B

【解析】

本文主要讲了，谈论天气是人们流行的话题，许多人认为他们会知道未来的天气怎么样，人们经常期望他们想要的天气，几乎所有人都会看天气预报。

1.句意：所有人都在谈论天气。

根据空后“It's the most popular topic of conversation这是最流行的话题”，结合选项可知，人们谈论天气是流行的话题；“所有人都在谈论天气”符合语境。故选D。

2.句意：但是他们总是不赞同彼此。

根据后文的One man may say, "Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It is going to rain tomorrow." But another man may say, "Yes, it's cloudy in the east, so we are going to have a fine day tomorrow.可知，有人说：“你看见东方多云吗?明天要下雨了”；但是另一个人可能会说：“是的，东方多云，所以我们明天会有一个好天气。”根据句意可知两人的话是相反不同的，也就是不赞同彼此。故选C。

3.句意：人们经常期望着他们想要的天气。

根据后面“When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to show it is going to rain. ”可知农民需要水，就期望雨天，故“人们期望他们想要的天气”符合上下文语境。故选A。

4.句意：他们对天气常有相同的看法。

根据前面的“they will be so sure about something that shows the weather is going to be fine very quickly.”可知，当他们野餐时下雨，他们相信天气会好起来，结合空后“They won't believe that they will finish their lunch in the rain.”，他们不相信会在雨中吃完午饭，结合选项可知，“他们对天气常有相同的看法”能承前启后，符合语境。故选E。

5.句意：然而，他仍然有可能比大部分人更接近正确。

根据空前“But he does not always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake.”但是他也不能总是告诉我们想要的，有时也会有错误；根据but表示转折，天气预报员也会犯错，后句应该与转折相关联，虽然有错误但大部分还是正确的。故选B。