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Unit 11
Dates, months and seasons
Passage 1 阅读理解一 A Letter 149 Scarborough Street Sydney New South Wales March 14, 1997 Dear Li Lei, I hope you are well. Thank you for your letter. You said, "Happy Spring Festival!" So its spring in China now! Here in Australia it is nearly autumn. It is beginning to get colder. But it never gets really cold here. You asked me when it was the best time to go to Australia. Australians will tell you any time is a good time! But many people think the best time is in summer. It gets very hot at that time of year. Some people say it gets too hot. But I like summer best. In summer. I go swimming in the warm sea nearly every day. Its great. Swimming is very popular in Australia. The sea is very blue and very beautiful. Some people swim in the sea all the year round. But I dont swim in July and August. I think the sea is too cold. All the best, John 根据短文内容选择正确答案 ( )1John lives in Australia and wrote this letter on _____ . A. May 14, 1997 B. March 14, 1997 C. April 14, 1997 D. July 14, 1997 ( )2It was _____ in Sydney when John wrote this letter. A. spring B. autumn C. summer D. winter ( )3It gets_____ in autumn in Australia. A. very cold B. cool C. colder D. warm ( )4 _____ people swim in the sea in Sydney in July and August. A. Few B. Many C. Some D. No ( )5Which of the following is wrong? A.This letter is from John to Li Lei. B.It never gets really cold in Australia. C.John doesn't like summer. D.Swimming is very popular in Australia.
Passage 2 阅读理解二Why does the weather never get too hot or too cold In Britain the weather never gets too hot or too cold. There is not a great difference between summer and winter. Why is this? Britain has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an island country. In winter the sea is warmer than the land. The winds from the sea bring warm air to Britain. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to Britain. The winds from the west blow over Britain all the year. They blow from the southwest across the Atlantic Ocean. They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain all the year, so Britain has a lot of rainy weather. The west of Britain is wetter than the east. The winds must blow across the high land in the west. 注释Atlantic Ocean n.大西洋 根据短文内容选择正确答案 ( )1Whats the weather like in Britain? _____. A. Its not too hot or too cold B. Its too hot and too cold C. Its very bad D. We dont know ( )2When do the winds bring cool air to Britain? In _____. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter ( )3Why is the weather in summer and in winter almost the same? There _____. A.is no difference between summer and winter B.is sea air around this country C. are winds from the high land C.is much rain in the Atlantic Ocean ( )4Which of the following is right? _____. A.There is more rain in the east than in the west B.There is as much rain in the west as in the east C. There is less rain in the east than in the west D.There isnt so much rain in the west as in the east ( )5This passage mainly tells us _____. A. the season in Britain B. the rain in Britain C. the weather in Britain D. the winds in Britain
Passage 3 完形填空 In England, people often talk about the __1___ because they can have four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in __2___. After ____3_ hour black clouds come and then it rains __4___. The weather gets a little cold. In the __5___ the sky will be clear, the sun will begin to shine, and itll be summer __6___ this time of day. In England people can also have summer in winter ___7__ have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take __8___. When you go to England, you will see that some English people always take a(an) ___9__ or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not___10__ them. If you dont take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the daytime. 注释regret v.遗憾 通读短文选出一个最佳答案 ( )1 A. weather B. date C. time D. news ( )2 A. summer B. spring C. autumn D. winter ( )3 A. a B. the C. an D. / ( )4 A. hard B. heavy C. quick D. a little ( )5 A. morning B. noon C. night D. afternoon ( )6 A. in B. at C. on D. into ( )7 A. and B. so C. or D. nor ( )8 A. skirt B. overcoat C. shirt D. cap ( )9 A. cat B. umbrella C. cap D. book ( )10 A. laught at B. laugh C. look D. look at
Passage 4 判断正误 Edna lived near a large lake. One day a car stopped and a man asked, "Do you have any worms to sell?I want to go fishing."Edna told the man she didnt have any worms.Soon other people stopped and asked for worms.Edna told them she didnt have any worms. Then Edna thought, "If I dig up some worms. I can sell them." Edna began working. She dug up many worms. Other people stopped for worms. Edna sold the worms for three cents each.Soon she made over five dollars. 注释 1.worm n.虫子 2.dig up挖 3.dollars n.美元 根据文章内容判断正误 ( )1 There is a lake near Ednas home. ( )2 The man wanted the worms for eating. ( )3 Some people wanted to buy worms. ( )4 Seeing these people wanted to buy worms, Edna wanted to help them. ( )5 Edna made five dollars.
参考答案
Passage 1 1.B英文书信习惯上把写信人的地址和写信时间，写在信纸的右上角，因此本题的答案就在右上角。 2.B三月份是澳大利亚的秋天。文章中也提到了现在澳大利亚几乎是秋天。 3.C在澳大利亚，秋天天气开始变冷，从文中可以看出。 4.C在澳大利亚，一些人全年都在海里游泳，当然包括七、八月份。 5.C从文中第二段最后一句可以看出作者最喜欢夏天。
Passage 2 1.A在英国，天气永远也不会太冷或太热。 2.B夏天来自海上的风把凉爽的空气带到英国。 3.B英国是一个岛国，冬天海洋比陆地温暖，海风把温暖的空气带到英国，夏天，海洋比陆地凉爽，海风把凉空气带到英国，因此说，英国冬天和夏天天气几乎是相同的，是因为周围海洋空气引起的。 4.C从文中第二段可以看出，英国东部比西部雨量要少。 5.C这篇文章主要告诉我们英国的天气情况。
Passage 3 1.A在英国，人们经常谈论天气。本题的答案可以从文章中第一句话的从句中分析得出。"一年中有四季"那么人们应该谈论天气。 2.B天气暖和，就像是在春天，所以选B。 3.C一小时之后，"hour"元音开头，用an修饰前面不定冠词。 4.A雨下得很大，修饰动词rain，应该用副词hard。heavy是形容词，quick a little与题意不符，因此不能选。 5.D前面介绍上午天气，接着应介绍下午。 6.B在一天中的这个时刻，介词用at。 7.C或者。 8.B根据英国的天气，夏天有时也很冷，应带上暖和的衣服。overcoat意思是"大衣"。 9.B从文章最后二段可以看出，英国人总是带着一把伞或一个雨衣。 10.A短语"嘲笑"。
Passage 4 1.T在爱德娜家附近有一个湖，从文中第一句可以看出。 2.F这个人想要虫子来做鱼饵，而不是吃。 3.T一些人想买虫子。 4.F看到这些人想买虫子，爱德娜想挖一些虫子来卖，而不是为了单纯地帮助他们。 5.F爱德娜挣了五美元多。over在文中是"超过"的意思。 |
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