五、核心素养 语言能力 阅读理解。
主题群:自然生态
子主题:天气与日常生活
语篇类型:说明文
难度:★★
The weather is something that no one can control. There are so many expressions about the rain. Sometimes when you need rain, yet you do not get any. Other times you get rain when you do not want it.
Take a ball game for example. A sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game, making the players and the persons who watch the game run for cover. If the game cannot continue, people who bought tickets are given rain checks. These are special tickets that will let them see a later game for free. A rain check now means a second chance of something.
Often a rain check has nothing to do with rain. Stores may offer a rain check when they sell all of their products such as a low price TV set. The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the same low price after the store receives more from the factory. A rain check is also used in social situations. It is a way of accepting an invitation but for a later time.
There are times when no rain falls for weeks. Some places in this situation send for a rain maker, a person who is believed to have the power or technology to get rain to fall. These days some businesses look for rain makers not to make rain but to help the business make more money. They know nothing about making rain. He is an influential person who is asked to help a company to increase its business. This kind of rain maker is especially popular with law officers.
There are times when it never rains but it pours. The expression is not about rain. It is about problems that seem to happen one after another. Take Poor Joe for example. His wife left him, then he lost his job and his car was stolen. For Joe, it never rains but it pours.
1. According to the passage, there are some expressions in English which have the word "rain"
A. and have the meaning of rain
B. and have something to do with weather
C. but often have nothing to do with rain
D. and always have something to do with rain
2. According to the passage, a rain maker in a company is a person
A. who needs rain and more money
B. who makes money by making rain
C. who can make rain and offer more money
D. who helps the business make more money
3. The underlined expression "it never rains but it pours" is used when someone
A. has one bad thing after another
B. hopes it is not going to rain
C. thinks he will be caught in the rain
D. believes he can solve problems
主题群:自然生态
子主题:天气与日常生活
语篇类型:说明文
难度:★★
The weather is something that no one can control. There are so many expressions about the rain. Sometimes when you need rain, yet you do not get any. Other times you get rain when you do not want it.
Take a ball game for example. A sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game, making the players and the persons who watch the game run for cover. If the game cannot continue, people who bought tickets are given rain checks. These are special tickets that will let them see a later game for free. A rain check now means a second chance of something.
Often a rain check has nothing to do with rain. Stores may offer a rain check when they sell all of their products such as a low price TV set. The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the same low price after the store receives more from the factory. A rain check is also used in social situations. It is a way of accepting an invitation but for a later time.
There are times when no rain falls for weeks. Some places in this situation send for a rain maker, a person who is believed to have the power or technology to get rain to fall. These days some businesses look for rain makers not to make rain but to help the business make more money. They know nothing about making rain. He is an influential person who is asked to help a company to increase its business. This kind of rain maker is especially popular with law officers.
There are times when it never rains but it pours. The expression is not about rain. It is about problems that seem to happen one after another. Take Poor Joe for example. His wife left him, then he lost his job and his car was stolen. For Joe, it never rains but it pours.
1. According to the passage, there are some expressions in English which have the word "rain"
C
.A. and have the meaning of rain
B. and have something to do with weather
C. but often have nothing to do with rain
D. and always have something to do with rain
2. According to the passage, a rain maker in a company is a person
D
.A. who needs rain and more money
B. who makes money by making rain
C. who can make rain and offer more money
D. who helps the business make more money
3. The underlined expression "it never rains but it pours" is used when someone
A
.A. has one bad thing after another
B. hopes it is not going to rain
C. thinks he will be caught in the rain
D. believes he can solve problems
答案：[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了和“雨”相关的表达。
1. C 2. D
3. A 细节理解题。根据“It is about problems that seem to happen one after another.”可知,当问题似乎一个接一个地发生时,可用这个表达。
1. C 2. D
3. A 细节理解题。根据“It is about problems that seem to happen one after another.”可知,当问题似乎一个接一个地发生时,可用这个表达。
解析：
【分析】
本题是英语阅读理解的细节理解题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨（介绍与“rain”相关的英语表达），再针对每个小题的问题，回到原文定位关键信息，对比选项排除错误答案，得出正确结论。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据原文第三段第一句“Often a rain check has nothing to do with rain.”，结合文中列举的“rain check”“rain maker”等带“rain”的表达均与雨本身无关，可知答案为C。
2. 第2题：根据原文第四段“These days some businesses look for rain makers not to make rain but to help the business make more money.”，明确公司里的“rain maker”是帮助企业盈利的人，答案为D。
3. 第3题：根据原文第五段“It is about problems that seem to happen one after another.”，可知“it never rains but it pours”用于描述一个人接连遇到坏事的情况，答案为A。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、短语语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕与“rain”相关的英语表达展开，属于说明文，题目均为细节理解题，难度适中，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息、理解短语语境含义的能力，适合巩固基础阅读技巧。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题是英语阅读理解的细节理解题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨（介绍与“rain”相关的英语表达），再针对每个小题的问题，回到原文定位关键信息，对比选项排除错误答案，得出正确结论。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据原文第三段第一句“Often a rain check has nothing to do with rain.”，结合文中列举的“rain check”“rain maker”等带“rain”的表达均与雨本身无关，可知答案为C。
2. 第2题：根据原文第四段“These days some businesses look for rain makers not to make rain but to help the business make more money.”，明确公司里的“rain maker”是帮助企业盈利的人，答案为D。
3. 第3题：根据原文第五段“It is about problems that seem to happen one after another.”，可知“it never rains but it pours”用于描述一个人接连遇到坏事的情况，答案为A。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、短语语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕与“rain”相关的英语表达展开，属于说明文，题目均为细节理解题，难度适中，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息、理解短语语境含义的能力，适合巩固基础阅读技巧。
【难度系数】
0.7