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【题目】听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。

1How was the rain last month?

A.It had been raining for half a month.

B.It rained heavily and washed away the soil.

C.The rainfall was half of the monthly average.

2What is the season now?

A.Autumn.B.Summer.C.Spring.

【答案】

1C

2C

【解析】

【原文】

W: I think a drought has set in. It hasn’t rained a drop for months.

M: I think so, too, but didn’t it rain last month?

W: It did rain last month, but the rainfall was only half the monthly average.

M: Oh. That’s bad!

W: That’s right. It’s really bad. I’m really concerned though not panicked yet.

M: I don’t blame you. The pastures have browned out even before the summer hasn’t arrived.

W: Yeah, and the soil has been baked so hard that the plow can’t even break the soil.

M: Looks like it’s going to be an ongoing thing that would get worse each day.

W: Yeah. If it doesn’t rain, it’s going to get critical.

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