一、完形填空
$When two Englishmen meet, the topic of their small talk is often about the weather. One person might say, "It's a fine day, isn't it?" \underline{1} might answer, "\underline{2}, it's fine and we don't have many fine days, do we?" The topic on the weather has been \underline{3} among people. It is said that, one \underline{4}, the famous writer George Bernard Shaw walked in the street. There came an old man and said to him, "Good afternoon, Mr. Shaw! Such a lovely day, \underline{5} it?" Shaw answered, "Oh, yes. But today twenty people have told me about it in the past two hours. Thank you all the \underline{6}." Why do the British like to discuss the weather while meeting? There are two \underline{7}. First, the British do not like talking about \underline{8} things, so they can only talk about the \underline{9}. Second, Britain is famous for its \underline{10} weather—thick fog, heavy rain and icy snow.$
1. A. Another
B. The other
C. Others
D. The others
2. A. Yes
B. No
C. OK
D. All right
3. A. interesting
B. popular
C. difficult
D. boring
4. A. morning
B. night
C. noon
D. afternoon
5. A. isn't
B. doesn't
C. is
D. does
6. A. same
B. difference
C. similar
D. time
7. A. ways
B. rules
C. facts
D. reasons
8. A. school
B. family
C. personal
D. public
9. A. traffic
B. weather
C. children
D. people
10. A. good
B. fine
C. terrible
D. clear

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. A
7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C

【分析】
本文围绕英国人见面常聊天气的文化现象设题，解题时需结合上下文语境、固定句式（反义疑问句）、词汇辨析及固定搭配逐一分析：1. 两人对话场景对应固定搭配one...the other；2. 反义疑问句回答需结合后文语境；3. 聊天气是受欢迎的话题，对应词汇辨析；4. 时间线索来自后文的Good afternoon；5. 反义疑问句遵循“前肯后否”原则；6. 固定搭配all the same的用法；7. 前文提问Why对应reasons；8. 英国文化中不喜欢聊私人话题；9. 主题是天气；10. 后文描述的恶劣天气对应terrible。
【解析】
1. 选B：固定搭配“one...the other”用于两者之间，此处指两人见面时的另一个人，符合语境。
2. 选A：反义疑问句的回答需根据实际情况，后文提到“it's fine”，是肯定情况，故用Yes。
3. 选B：根据语境，聊天气在人们中是很受欢迎的话题，popular符合文意。
4. 选D：后文出现“Good afternoon”，可知时间是afternoon，故选D。
5. 选A：反义疑问句遵循“前肯后否”原则，陈述部分是“Such a lovely day”（肯定），疑问部分用“isn't it”，故选A。
6. 选A：固定搭配“all the same”意为“仍然”，此处指Shaw感谢大家仍然和他聊天气，符合语境。
7. 选D：前文提问“Why do the British...”，对应此处应填“reasons”（原因），故选D。
8. 选C：根据英国文化常识，英国人不喜欢谈论私人的事情，personal符合文意。
9. 选B：全文主题是聊天气，此处指他们只能聊天气，故选B。
10. 选C：后文提到“thick fog, heavy rain and icy snow”，说明英国天气很糟糕，terrible符合语境。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空语境理解、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文以英国文化中聊天气的现象为载体，考查学生对词汇、语境及固定表达的掌握，贴近生活，难度适中，有助于学生了解西方文化。
【难度系数】
0.5

二、阅读理解
In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by "small talk". Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather, "Nice day, isn't it?" "Terrible weather, isn't it?" But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching, "Great game, isn't it?" At bus-stops, people may comment about the transport system, "The bus service is terrible, isn't it?"
Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.
1. Small talk is .

A.to let people disagree about something
B.a kind of conversation with short words
C.a greeting when people meet each other
D.something we talk about to start with
a conversation
2. The favorite topic of small talk is about .
A. games
B. politics
C. languages
D. the weather
3. The passage suggests that when we learn a language .
A. we should know the culture about the country
B. we should only master the grammar and vocabulary
C. we should grasp the importance of the language
D. we should learn about the transport system of the country
4. When we say, "Great game, isn't it?" we in fact .
A. have a conversation
B. begin a small talk
C. greet each other
D. ask a question
5. What we learn from the passage is that .
A. in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weather
B. different language has different grammar
C. small talk is an important part in a language
D. small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation

 DDABC