Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather惟独没有考虑到天气

Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather惟独没有考虑到天
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Lesson38 Everything except the weather 惟独没有考虑到天气My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a fine house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
Notes on the text:
1 dreamed of 梦想、幻想、向往
2 settle down in the country 在乡下定居
3 no sooner .. than.. 表示“……就……”
4 as if 常用来引导表示方式的状语从句
5 even though 即使，这一结构引出让步状语从句
6 more than he could bear 超乎他所能忍受的程度
Multiple choice questions:
1 What was harrison looking forward to doing?
A conplaining about the weather
B spending his old age in england
C buying a house somewhere
D living in the mediterranean
2 Harrison probably couldn't stand the english climate because________.
A it never stopped raining
B it was always cold
C he had spent so long in the mediterranean, he had forgotten what it was like
D he had never lived in england before
3 Harrison had made plans____________ he returned to england.
A before
B when
C as soon as
D after
4 He acted ________ he had never lived in england before .
A as though
B like
C as
D even if
5 It was more than he could bear. He couldn't bear it ________.
A more
B longer
C any longer
D no more
6 He had hardly had time to settle down ______ he sold the house and left the country .
A than
B when
C as soon as
D after
7 When did he ______ ? he left immediately.
A live
B left
C leaves
D leave
8 Harrison retired in england . so_______ a job .
A he was going to get
B he would have
C he didn't have
9 He wanted to settle down in the country . he wanted to_______.
A rest there
B live there permanently
C live there for a while
D go there for a visit
10 It rained continually. It ________.
A stopped occasionally
B never stopped
C hardly rained at all
D never rained。