四川省芦山县2016高考英语阅读类暑假选练题(9)阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项
(原创)TheBritishpeoplelovetalkingabouttheweather
Thishotsummer,Europewascaughtintheheatwave,andmanypartsofChinawerealsobeenstrugglingwithrecord-breakingtemperatures
Therefore,there’splentyfortheBritishpeopletogetexcitedabout
Butbesidefromasimple“hot”,whatotherwaysaretheretodescribethesummerheat
Apartfromphraseslike“boilinghot”,therearemanyinterestingexpressionsthatrelatetounbearablyhotweather
DogdaysofsummerInbooksandnewspaperarticles,theperiodfromearlyJulytomid-Augustisoftenreferredtoasthe“dogdaysofsummer”
Somethinktheexpressionmeanstheweatherissohotthatdogsgowild
Butinfact,theexpressioncomesfrom16thcenturyandreferstothedaysonwhichSirius(天狼星)—theDogStar—risesatthesametimeasthesun
TheRomansassociatedthehotweatherwiththisstarandwou