Question

The weather is something no one can control. Maybe that is1there are so many expressions about the weather, especially about2.
Sometimes, when you need rain, you do not get any. Other times, you get rain when you don’t need it.3a baseball game for example, a sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game. If the game cannot continue, people who bought the tickets are given “rain checks”. These are4tickets that will let them see a5game for free.
“Rain Check” now means a second chance at something. Shops may offer “rain checks” when they sell out all of a product(產(chǎn)品) — a television set, for example, at a special low price.6all the TV sets have been sold out, the shop gives rain checks to those who wanted to buy7. The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the same low price after the shop receives some8TV sets from the factory.
“Rain Check” is also used in social situations. It’s a way of9an invitation, but for a later time.
You may ask for a “Rain Check” if you are invited to a friend’s house for dinner, but can’t be there right now. You say, “I would love to go, but I’m busy. Could I have a rain check?”10you are asking if you could have dinner with your friend at another time. It seems that your friend will probably ask you to dinner very soon next time.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      where
   3. C.
      why
   4. D.
      when
2. 2.
   1. A.
      weather
   2. B.
      cloud
   3. C.
      sky
   4. D.
      rain
3. 3.
   1. A.
      Bring
   2. B.
      Take
   3. C.
      Give
   4. D.
      Carry
4. 4.
   1. A.
      beautiful
   2. B.
      special
   3. C.
      expensive
   4. D.
      cheap
5. 5.
   1. A.
      better
   2. B.
      larger
   3. C.
      later
   4. D.
      earlier
6. 6.
   1. A.
      But
   2. B.
      Before
   3. C.
      Where
   4. D.
      After
7. 7.
   1. A.
      it
   2. B.
      one
   3. C.
      this
   4. D.
      that
8. 8.
   1. A.
      much
   2. B.
      better
   3. C.
      more
   4. D.
      less
9. 9.
   1. A.
      refusing
   2. B.
      printing
   3. C.
      sending
   4. D.
      accepting
10. 10.
    1. A.
       In fact
    2. B.
       Of course
    3. C.
       By the way
    4. D.
       At least

Answer 1

CDBBC DBCDA
1.“天氣是不受人為控制的，這也就是為什么會(huì)有那么多有關(guān)天氣的短語(yǔ)了�！盩hat is why...“這就是......的原因”。故選C。
2.根據(jù)第二段談?wù)摰氖恰坝辍笨刂疲�跟rain有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)特別多。故選D。
3.固定短語(yǔ)。take sth. for example“以......為例”。故選B。
4.“rain checks”是種特殊的票，持有者可以免費(fèi)看一場(chǎng)球賽。special“特殊的”。故選B。
5.如遇下雨，觀眾之后可以免費(fèi)看一場(chǎng)球賽。later“后來(lái)，之后”。故選C。
6.商店里的電視機(jī)買(mǎi)完后，會(huì)給顧客發(fā)rain checks以便于他們到貨后低價(jià)購(gòu)買(mǎi)。故選D。
7.考查指示代詞。It特指提到的物；one指同類(lèi)中的一個(gè)；that指代不可數(shù)名詞。故選B。
8.在原來(lái)的基礎(chǔ)上增加一些，用數(shù)詞+more或another+數(shù)詞。故選C。
9.rain check也是一種接受邀請(qǐng)的方法。故選D。
10.事實(shí)上問(wèn)的是能否另選時(shí)間一起吃飯。in fact“事實(shí)上”；of course“當(dāng)然”；by the way“順便問(wèn)一下”；at least“至少”。故選A。