Weather and Climate
　　What type of weather do you like?
　　I love sunny days with azure skies. So I can do a lot of outdoor activities.
　　I love cold weather and particularly enjoy it when it snows.
　　I love rainy days, because I love the feeling of walking in rain.
　　直截了當?shù)幕卮鸺雍唵蔚脑蛎枋鍪勾蠖鄶?shù)考官所喜歡聽到的內(nèi)容。以下是天氣和季節(jié)描述的基本詞匯：
　　Spring: warm, windy, dusty, sand-storm, flowers blossoming
　　Summer: Hot, rainy, wet (lots of rain), stormy, humid, sunny, stuffy, sweltering, sauna-like
　　Fall/autumn: Cool, crisp, mild, cozy, clear/azure sky, golden season
　　Winter: Cold, freezing, snowy, icy, short days, long nights
　　What type of weather do Chinese people usually like?
　　I think it really varies according to age, where they live, and what they love to do with their time. Generally most Chinese people like sunny days, though some people may like rainy days, particularly those live in arid places.
　　對13億人口的喜好進行估計確實很困難，不過考生也可以巧妙地回答。其實沒有明確給出答案也是一種回答的方式。要知道考官考察的是考生的英語交流能力而非知識水平。
　　Which is your most/least favorite season?
　　I love fall more than any other seasons. During fall, the temperature is neither very hot nor very cold, just crisp. And the humidity is neither too high nor too low. In addition, it is also a golden season, a season of harvest.
　　Well, I find winter is the hardest season of all. I just hate cold weather. To begin with, it really bothers me when I am down with flu. Plus, I have to wear a lot to keep my body warm in order not to catch a cold. It just makes me look as stupid as a bear.
　　和以上的很多題目相同，考生需要回答為什么喜歡或者不喜歡某個季節(jié)。
　　Do you do different things in summer and in winter?
　　Of course. In summer I tend to do more outdoor activities, whereas I spend most of my time at home in winter, surfing on internet, for example.
　　考生在回答時可以使用以下表達比較的句式：
　　…, whereas …
　　…, but on the contrary …
　　…, while in the meantime …
　　What do you often do on sunny/rainy days?
　　I often do a lot of outdoor activities on sunny days, such as playing basketball, hiking to the nearest lake and so on.
　　On rainy days, I would rather like to stay at home, either watching TV or taking a rest.
　　一般在晴朗的好天氣里，人們喜歡做大量的戶外活動如：散步，運動，旅游等等。而在雨天或者較惡劣的天氣里，人們更喜歡待在室內(nèi)。
　　What is the weather like in your city?
　　Beijing has a typical temperate zone climate. During most time of the year, Beijing is dry. But in summer, when the weather becomes hot, it rains a lot. And in winter, the weather becomes very windy and it causes the temperature to drop sharply. Generally speaking, the four seasons in Beijing have their distinct features.
　　Because my hometown is far from the sea, in general it is pretty dry. Winter is a bit cold, dry and windy, and with a bit of snow. Spring is short and windy. Summer is hot and slightly humid, and the temperature can go as high as 38 degrees Celsius. So it can be kind of uncomfortable in the summer unless you have air conditioning. Finally fall is probably the best season—it’s very comfortable—not windy, and not too cold or too hot like the other seasons.
　　考生可以談到自己家鄉(xiāng)天氣的概括情況，也可以談不同季節(jié)的特點等等。
　　Rain
　　Does it rain much in China/your hometown?
　　Yes and no. But generally speaking, it often rains a lot in summer while little or sometimes no rainfall in other seasons.
　　This is a hard question, because the amount of rainfall varies according to different places and different seasons. In Northern China, for example, there is less rainfall than in the South.
　　可以從地理和季節(jié)兩個方面談雨水的多少。考生要注意自己語言的運用，因為是概括，所以不應(yīng)該使用絕對的詞語。應(yīng)常使用generally, more or less, presumably, approximately等表達推測，概數(shù)的詞語。
　　What is the rain distribution in China?
　　Geographically speaking, there is a rather clear contrast between the North and the South in general that there is less rainfall in the North and inland areas than in the South and costal areas. However, when it comes to seasons, there tend to be the most rain in summer and least in winter.
　　考生可以就中國國內(nèi)降雨的分布作簡單的概括就可以，例如通過南方和北方，內(nèi)陸和沿海地區(qū)的比較來回答。
　　How does rain affect people’s lives?
　　Rain affects people’s lives in many different ways. First and foremost, it greatly limits people’s outdoor activities. The traffic will have to slow down to avoid accidents. People will have to stay inside not to be drenched. The other way that rain affects people’s lives that I know of is that rain can either cause flood or relieve drought.
　　雨對人類的生活有利有弊。從小的方面講它影響人們的戶外活動。從大的方面，它有可能導(dǎo)致洪水或者緩解旱情。然而考生的回答不必面面俱全，只要簡單的提及一兩方面即可。
　　What do you do on rainy days?
　　If it is only dribbling, I would like to take a walk in the rain. I, sometimes, just enjoy the feeling of walking in and being wetted by the rain. But if it is a heavy rain, I’d just stay inside and do something like watching TV or taking a rest.
　　I don’t really do much. I’ll just stay at home, trying to find something for myself to do, such as making a phone call or watching some TV.
　　雨天人們大多待在室內(nèi)，不過考生如果講自己喜歡在毛毛細雨中漫步也別有一番風(fēng)味。
　　Do you like rainy days? Why or why not?
　　Yes, I do. When it rains—I’m talking about light rain—I’d like to walk in the rain. It is a very interesting and different experience from other walking. I just enjoy it enormously.
　　No, I don’t. Whenever it rains, I become a bit moody. I don’t like that feeling. In addition, rain also limits my outdoor activities that I will have to stay inside, which is often boring to me. So I don’t like rainy days.
　　原因的闡述實際是考察的重點，考生可以結(jié)合下雨對自己的影響來談原因。