It is well ? known that the English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why？________ the weather in Britain often changes quickly. It is not very usual for the same kind of weather to _________long. Spring can be rainy or windy, _________ the weather is getting warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact, there_________as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is_________ time for visitors to go to the seaside and other places of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Fall is a beautiful season __________trees in the woods and parks changing color. During fall it is still nice to be outside, too. In winter, it gets colder. It might snow, especially on high land and in the north. There are __________very strong winds in this season.

January and February are the coldest__________of the year, while the warmest_________often July and August. The difference __________temperature between winter and summer is not so great—winter is about 4. 5°C, and summer is about 15. 5 °C.

1.A. For B. As C. Because D. Since

2.A. make B. stay C. change D. take

3.A. but B. and C. or D. for

4.A. can B. can be C. have D. can have

5.A. the earliest B. the latest C. the worst D. the best

6.A. with B. like C. without D. from

7.A. also B. too C. either D. as well

8.A. seasons B. weather C. months D. days

9.A. is B. are C. was D. were

10.A. for B. on C. by D. in

The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country; it is in the south of the world. July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring; summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.

A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast (海岸地区)has rain all year, and there are no dry months there. The southeast winds blow (吹)here all the year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.

The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia ,there is no rain in winter. The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it.

1.In October, it is________ in Australia.

A. spring B. summer

C. autumn D. winter

2.It is ________in the south than in the north in Australia.

A. warmer B. hotter

C. colder D. cooler

3.The________ part of Australia has the most rain.

A. eastern B. southeastern

C. southern D. northern

4.The west winds only blow over the________ in winter.

A. north B. northeast

C. northwest D. southwest

5.There is ________rain in winter in the north of Australia.

A. enough B. a heavy

C. more D. no

With July coming, the summer holidays begin. Boys and girls in England will have a two ? month holiday. The holidays are the best time of the year for most children. They can spend most of their time in swimming, camping, and traveling with their parents.

The most enjoyable place is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea, but for those who live far from the sea, their parents will take them to the seaside for the holidays.

Why do children like spending their holidays at seaside? It's because they like the sand, the sun, the cool wind and the salty water there more than anything else. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat and exciting things to do.

1～2题为完成句子; 3题为简略回答问题; 4题为找出并写下第2段的主题句; 5题为将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.________ is the most enjoyable place in summer holidays.

2.The summer holidays will last(持续) for ____________.

3.Why do the children like spending their holidays at seaside?

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4.________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________

根据短文内容及所给提示,在文中的横线上填写一个正确的单词。

In our country, different 1. (place) have different weather. In Heilongjiang, the weather is always very 2.in winter and hot in summer. 3.in Hainan, the weather is very warm in winter and also very hot in summer. Kunming is a spring city. The weather is warm all the time.

In London, the weather 4. (change) very often. You can see a 5. (sun) day in the morning, and then a rainy or cloudy day one or two 6. (hour) later. People often talk a7.the weather in London. They often talk to you, “If you don't like the weather ,it 8. (not) matter. You can just wait! It will change in a minute. ”

Now people can do many things about weather. It's called man?made weather. We h9. one day we can 10. (decide) the weather.

连词成句

1.what, we, a, wonderful, time, had

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2.pick, are, we, to, apples, going

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3.I, to, soon, hope, talk, you, to

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4.often, play, I, watch, football, him

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5.turn, the, clean, it, your, is, to, blackboard

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书面表达

请根据下面的汉语提示,以“My Favourite Season—Winter”为题写一篇80词左右的短文。

1. 我的家乡经常下雪;

2. 我喜欢在下雪时和朋友们堆雪人、打雪仗;

3. 我认为冬季是一年中最好的季节。

My Favourite Season—Winter

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1.How to get there ___________(取决于) where you live.

2.Please ___________(注意) your pronunciation.

3.Zhao Juan and her good friend have hobbies ___________(共同)．

4.Haven't you ever heard of the saying “___________ (熟能生巧)”？

5.My brother ___________(天生具有) the voice of a singer.

“It is never too late and you're never too old to start something new！” said Ellen Rema. She began to learn ______ at the age of fifty. In just a few years，she's made much progress.

______ no evening classes were offered in the area Ellen lived in，she ______ to study online. She took an English course(课程) on the Internet.

Ellen began with easy courses and studied ______．“My son always said，‘Mom，you are a bit ______．’He couldn't understand why I spent so many hours ______，but I love it，” she said. “Maybe I wanted to do too much in a short time. I ______ all my courses after two years，but I found I still had ______ with grammar.”

Instead of giving up，she chose to ______．After another two years，she's still studying in the online classroom. But now to make her English better，she has set new goals(目标) for ______．

“Studying online is ______ boring，but you need self－discipline(自律)，” said Ellen. “If you really want to learn，never ______ when you face difficulties and when you think you haven't made any progress.”

Ellen said studying English wasn't all about hard work. “It was ______．I have learned so much ______ other cultures and traditions，” she said.

Ellen has been ______ to put her English to use by visiting England five times. “I'm very thankful to the Internet. My life has changed a lot，” said Ellen.

1.A. computer B. singing C. English D. science

2.A. Because B. Unless C. Though D. Before

3.A. refused B. advised C. volunteered D. chose

4.A. hard B. cheaply C. suddenly D. beautifully

5.A. nervous B. crazy C. lazy D. careless

6.A. preparing B. studying C. discussing D. playing

7.A. forgot B. started C. remembered D. finished

8.A. fun B. time C. trouble D. influence

9.A. continue B. remind C. hold D. lead

10.A. himself B. yourself C. herself D. themselves

11.A. never B. ever C. also D. even

12.A. cheer up B. get up C. give up D. stay up

13.A. terrible B. interesting C. boring D. meaningless

14.A. about B. without C. towards D. from

15.A. ready B. used C. afraid D. able

I can't believe ________a little bird can eat________ much food.

A. so; so B. such; such

C. so; such D. such; so

Many students write to Language Doctor to ________ advice about learning English.

A. look through B. ask for

C. give up D. worry about