5 The Weather In England In no country other than England, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day! Day may break as a warm spring morning. An hour or so later black clouds may have appeared from nowhere and the rain may be pouring down. At midday conditions may be really wintry with the temperature down by about eight degrees or more centigrade．And then，in the late afternoon the sky will clear, the sun will begin to shine，and for an hour or two before darkness falls，it will be summer． In England one can experience almost every kind of weather except the most extreme．The problem is that we can never be sure when the different types of weather will occur．Not only do we get several different sorts of weather in one day，but we may very well get a period of winter in summer and a period of summer in winter. This uncertainty about the weather has had a definite effect upon the Englishman's character；it tends to make him careful，for example．The foreigner may laugh when he sees the Englishman walking on a brilliantly sunny morning wearing a raincoat and carrying an umbrella，but he may well regret his laughter later in the day！The English weather has also helped to make the Englishman adaptable． 英国的天气 据说，只有在英国，人们才能在一天中经历四季的变化。天亮时也许是和煦的春天早晨。大约一个小时之后，也许天空就突然阴云密布，大雨倾盆。中午真可能就到了冬天，气温下将八摄氏度或更多。然后，下午晚些时候天空变晴，阳光开始照耀。在天黑之前一两个小时，气候就像夏天一样。 在英国，人们几乎可以经历最极端的情况以外的各种各样的天气。问题在于我们根本不能肯定什么时候天气会发生什么变化。我们不仅会在一天中经历几种不同的天气，而且很可能在夏天遇到一阵冬天的天气，或在冬天里遇到一阵夏天的天气。 英国天气的这种不确定性确实已经影响了英国人的个性，例如，它使英国人小心翼翼。一个外国人看到英国人在一个阳光灿烂的早晨穿着雨衣，拿着雨伞走时，很可能觉得可笑。但这一天的晚些时候，他又很可能为他的笑而后悔。英国的天气也使英国人很容易适应环境。 参考译文 词汇： Pour 流出，倾泻 centigrade 百分度的，摄氏温度的 Extreme 极度的 occur 发生，存在 Definite 明确的 laughter 笑声 Adaptable 适应性强的 I．听全文录音，判断正(T)误(F) 1 ．In no country other than England can one experience four seasons every day． 2 ．Many English people can be sure when the different types of weather will occur. 3 ．The English people’s character is also affected by the weather. 4 ．Many English people are adaptable． II．听录音，补全下列段落 In no country other than England，it has been said, can one 1 four seasons in the course of a 2 day！Day may 3 as a warm 4 morning．An hour or so later black clouds may have appeared from 5 and the rain may be pouring down. At midday conditions may be really 6 with the temperature down by about 7 degrees or more centigrade．And then，in the late after- noon the sky will 8 ，the sun will begin to 9 ，and for an hour or two before darkness falls，it will be 10 . 答案： I ．1 ．F 2．F 3．T 4. T II ．l. experience 2.single 3.break 4.spring 5.nowhere 6. wintry 7.eight 8.clear 9.shine 10.summer 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/114a2722f48a6529647d27284b73f242336c318b.html