Australia _____the sixth largest（最大的）country ______ the world. ______ capital of Australia is Canberra, and Sydney is its biggest（最大的）_______. Australia’s seasons ______ different from China’s. Summer is _____ December to February, and winter is _____ June, July and August. So when ______ spring in China, it is autumn in Australia. In the middle of Australia, it’s _______ dry and hot. Sometimes it’s 45 ℃. But in some places there is snow in winter. Autumn is from ______ to May. It’s the most beautiful（最漂亮的）season in Australia.

1. A. am                    B. be              C. are                 D. is

2. A. In              B. at              C. on                D. for

3. A. Its             B. The           C. A                  D. /

4. A. village          B. town           C. city                D. country

5. A. be             B. is               C. am                D. are

6. A. of             B. for              C. from            D. to

7. A. at              B. in               C. to                      D. for

8. A. it’s             B. it               C. its               D.its’

9. A. very           B. much           C. more              D. many

10. A. July          B. April            C. June              D. March

Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty(忠诚)”. So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries’ spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony(牡丹) but others liked the plum blossom(梅花). They couldn’t agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet.
People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher.
a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields.
b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.
c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They look after the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.
d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, you’re paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus, the seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper.
So you’d better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? It’s easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it’s one of the cheapest.
·Fill a box half-way with sand.
·Put the flowers on top of the sand.
·Put the box in a warm, dry place.
·Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.
·Take them out and they will be dry.
【小题1】The underlined words “national flowers” most probably means ______.

根据以上哈尔滨、北京、武汉、广州降水量年变化柱状图，选择最佳答案。

1.           has the most rainfall.

   A. Beijing                       B. Wuhan                            C. Guangzhou

2.The rainfall is heavy from            to           , covering 80% of the year’s amount (总量).

A. April ; July                  B. May ; September              C. July ; November

3.We know            from the above information.

   A. the north has much more rainfall     

B. Guangzhou gets the most rainfall in June

C. the south has much more rainfall

4.Beijing gets            rainfall than           .

   A. less ; Harbin                 B. far more ; Wuhan             C. less ; Wuhan

5.Which of the following is true?

   A. The rainfall of Guangzhou in May is as heavy as in July.

   B. The rainfall in Wuhan is about the same in May and July.

   C. There is enough rain in the east, but little rain in the west.

Please answer the questions about the prices（价格）of the two hotels（酒店）．
（注：￡＝英镑）

Most of the sandstorm in our country          in spring from March to May.

   A. happen                    B. happens              C.is happening