今天是二十四节气里的寒露。寒露是二十四解其中的第十七个节气,是深秋的节令,在二十四节气中最早出现“寒”字,是凉爽向寒冷的转折。知道了节气的有关知识,我们再来做几道和天气相关的英语测试题吧。
1: She is putting some money away for a ________ day.
rainy
snowy
stormy
dark
答案是:rainy。A rainy day 是一个比喻用法,意思是存点钱以备急用。
2: Emily was on _______ nine after she bought her new car.
wind
cloud
rainbow
sun
答案是:cloud。这是一句约定俗成的成语。 On cloud nine 表示极度兴奋心满意足的意思。
3: The President won the election by ________.
an avalanche
an earthquake
a landslide
a tornado
答案是:a landslide。此处使用landslide山崩来比喻总统竞选的投票结果,中文翻译为压倒性多数。
习惯上不用avalanche雪崩、earthquake
地震、tornado飓风这几个词。
4: When you don't feel very well you could say you feel ______the weather.
under
above
besides
into
答案是:under。这是一个固定成语,Feeling under the weather 意思是身体不舒服或生病了。
5: British politician, Ann Widdecombe, once said, ‘When it comes to talking about the weather
the British people are a nation of_______.’
umbrellas
competitors
complaints
grumblers
答案是:grumblers。grumblers 就是牢骚满腹的人。
umbrellas:不对。人不可能变成雨伞。competitors:不对。竞争者在此处不合逻辑。complaints:不对。虽然这个词所表达的意思是对的,但是词性错了。
6: In many cold countries, homes have specially designed windows to keep the house warm. What are these Windows commonly called?
double layering
double glazing
single glazing
tinted Windows
答案是:double glazing。Double glazing 就是双层玻璃,对保暖非常有帮助。
Single glazing 单层玻璃对保暖没有太大的帮助。
tinted windows:茶色玻璃 tinted Windows 更适合于天气热的国家。
寒露天里作答天气测试题