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1. 阅读理解
It is widely known
that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the
weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson's famous comment that "When two
English meet, their first talk is of weather." Though Johnson's
observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most
commentators(评论员)
fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.
Bill Bryson, for
example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession
with it can hardly be understood. He argues that" To an outsider, the most
striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of
it." Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is
almost unknown in the British Isles.
Jeremy Paxman,
however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature
attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, "because the English preference for
the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena(现象)." The interest is less in the
phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty." According to him, the weather
in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well
as the outsider.
Bryson and Paxman
stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English. Both
commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation
is not really about the weather at all. English weather-speak is a system of
signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and
actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with
weather-speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine
greetings, conversation starters or the blank "fillers", In other
words, English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.
（1）The author mentions Dr. Johnson's comment to show that________.
A . most commentators agree with Dr. Johnson
B . Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observation
C . the comment was accurate two hundred years ago
D . English conversations usually start with the weather
（2）What does the underlined word "obsession" most probably refer to?
A . A social trend.
B . An emotional state.
C . A historical concept.
D . An unknown phenomenon.
（3）According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that________.
A . Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather
B . there is nothing special about the English weather
C . the English weather attracts people to the British Isles
D . English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty
（4）What is the author's main purpose of writing the passage?
A . To explain what English weather-speak is about.
B . To analyze misconceptions about the English weather.
C . To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.
D . To convince people that the English weather is changeable.
