牛津版高一英语下册1~2单元练习试题
The trouble with the TV weather report is that it brings out the worst news to all of us.
The other evening I was watching my weatherman on the late night news, and he said, “A cold wind is coming down from Canada and will __36__ across the Great Plains, carrying __37__ temperatures, snow and ice.”
“What are you smiling at?” my wife wanted to know.
“We are __38__.” I said.
“But the people in the Great Plains are Americans too.”
“They’re __39__ to it.” I replied. “This kind of weather is soft to them.”
The weatherman was waving his hands all over the __40__. “A storm now over the Pacific will __41__ six inches of rain in Southern California and Arizona.”
“__42__ them right!” I said. “They’re always saying how __43__ their weather is and it’s __44__ they got a taste of the weather.
The weatherman continued. “__45__ low temperatures will be brought to Texas.”
“Don’t cry __46__ Texas,” I said.
“Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia can __47__ freezing rain because of this high pressure system coming up from Mexico,” the weatherman continued.
I said, “So the __48__ of their rose garden!”
My wife was angry, “You’re being very __49__.”
“Look,” I said, “the only reason they tell you about the __50__ in other parts of the country is that people who aren’t affected by it can __51__ it. Bad news is good news if it doesn’t __52__ you.”
The weatherman went on saying, “And we can expect two inches of __53__ in the Washington area by tomorrow’s rush hour.”
I couldn’t believe what I had just __54_, and looked up to heaven, “Why __55__?”
36. A. drive B. bring C. jump D. sweep
37. A. high B. cold C. hot D. low
38. A. tired B. strong C. lucky D. happy
39. A. natural B. used C. comfortable D. nice
40. A. map B. screen C. city D. country