Question

【题目】

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】短文大意：澳大利亚的季节不像中国的季节。当中国是冬天，澳大利亚是夏天。本文主要介绍了澳大利亚各部分的气候特点。

【1】根据第一段第三行September, October and November are spring可知，澳大利亚的十月份是春天。故选：A。

【2】根据第一段最后一句 The north of the country is hotter than the south.可知，澳大利亚南部气候比北部冷。 故选：C。

【3】根据第二段的第二句The east coast (海岸地区)has rain all year, and there are no dry months there.可知，澳大利亚东部多雨。故选：A。

【4】根据第三段第二句The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only.可知，西风只在冬天吹向西南。故选：D。

【5】根据最后一段的倒数第三句 In the north of Australia ,there is no rain in winter.可知，在澳大利亚的北方，冬天没有雨。故选：D。