《2025年海淀单元测试AB卷七年级英语下册人教版》

Passage 6
“Do you like rainy days?” Maybe most of you will say no even though rain is very important to us. Some people even feel bored and sad on rainy days. In English, many expressions(表达) also use rain to show troubles or hard times.

“When it rains, it pours” is a popular expression. This means when one bad thing happens, many other bad things often follow.

“Come rain or shine” is another expression. It means you are not going to let anything stop you from doing what you want. But in fact, sometimes you can’t do that because rain does affect your plans.

Let’s say you plan a big outdoor party for all your friends. Unluckily, on the day of the party, it “rains cats and dogs”—in other words, it rains heavily.

However, when you “save something for a rainy day”, you choose to store something away for future use. Usually, we use this expression for saving money. But you can save anything for a rainy day.

Do you think these expressions about rain are interesting? Please find out more yourself!

1. In English, many expressions use rain to show ________.
A. problems
B. happy times
C. scary things
D. dreams

2. What do you say when you don’t want anything to stop you?
A. When it rains, it pours.
B. Don’t rain on my parade.
C. I should save something for a rainy day.
D. Come rain or shine.

3. (新考法·图片理解)Which picture shows “rain cats and dogs”?

4. We usually use “save something for a rainy day” for ________.
A. spending weekends B. paying money
C. saving money D. doing sports

答案： 1—4 ADBC