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

A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast has rain all year round,and there are no dry months. The southeast winds blow the whole year. They bring rain from the sea.

The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over it in winter only.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1. It is in Australia in November.

2. The southwest of the country has no rain in summer. Why?

B(选做题)

 In some foreign countries,some people do not like the number 13. They don't think 13 is a lucky number. For example,they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor.

My friend Jack has got the same idea One day,he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived,he asked them to sit around the dinner table. He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Suddenly,he cried out, “〇h,there are thirteen people here!” Everybody's face turned white except (除了) Mr Brown. He said slowiy with a smile on his face,

"Don't worry,dear friends!We have fourteen people here. My wife will have a baby in a few weeks. She,s in the family way now."

All of them became happy again. “Congratulations (祝贺) ！’ they said to Mr and Mrs Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening.

(  )1. were asked to dinner that day.

   A. Jack and I

   B. Some of Mr Brown's friends

   C. Some of Jack's friends

(  ) 2. Jack began to count the people .

   A. before dinner

   B. at dinner time

   C. after dinner

(  )3. My friend Jack the number 13.

   A. likes B doesn’t ike   C. wants

(  )4. Why did their faces turn white when Jack said there were 13 people?

   A. Because the table was too small.

   B. Because they needed another person.

   C. Because they thought 13 was an unlucky number.

(  ）5. The words “in the family way” mean “

   A. 在回家的路上

   B. 要成家了

   C. 怀孕了

D) 阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确的答案。

In England,people donM usually talk much. You can go on a bus,or a train,and everyone sits looking out of the window. Often they read. They read books and papers,but they don't talk much. When you meet English people,they often talk about one thing—the weather. So when you meet somebody in England,you can say , “Nice weather for the time of year!” “But it was a little cold yesterday,somebody may answer. “But it got a bit warm later ,” you can say. Talk like this and the English will think, “How friendly you are!”

() 1. English people often on a bus.

   A. talk much   B. talk little

   C. eat something

() 2. When you meet English people,you can talk like this：

“ ”

   A. Nice to meet you. B. How are you?

   C. Nice weather!

() 3. If you talk with the English people about the weather,they will think .

   A. you are friendly   B. you are right

   C. you are English

) 4. English people always hope the weather will get .

   A. better   B. hot   C. cold

() 5. Which is right?

   A. English people like to talk on a bus.

   B. English people don't enjoy the good weather.

   C. English people don't talk much on the bus,

C) 阅读短文，判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，用“T”或“F”表示。

Last holiday,I took a big trip with my aunt. We went to Australia by plane. It was in August. We left Beijing on August 3rd. It was winter in Australia But in Beijing,it was summer. I like winter,because I like playing with snow. I went ice-skating there and took many pictures. I bought many presents for my friends too. I was excited,but I was tired too. I should relax before I go back to school.

() 1. I went on a big trip with my family.

() 2. We flew to Australia.

() 3. I went to Australia when it was summer there.

() 4. I played football and ate good food in Australia.

() 5. i was excited,but very tired in the end.

B) 根据首字母提示完成短文，每空格填一词。

I have an e in the UK. She usually s me some photos about the country. Now I know many interesting t about it. I know the w is s rainy in the UK. I know the c , London and Oxford. can find Big Ben,the London Eye and Tower Bridge in the c .

A) 根据上下文提示完成对话，每空格填一词。

A： Good morning. What are you ?

B: I'm reading a book about different .

A: What country do you like?

B： I like

A： Why do you like it?

B: Because the is warm and sunny,and the animals are

A： What do you like?

B： I like and kangaroos.

A： Oh,I see. They are lovely.

C) 听录音，根据你所听到的短文，选出正确的答案。(听两遍)

1. Where is Tom going to visit?

   A. China. B. Australia. C. Canada.

2. What sport does Tom like? .

   A. Swimming. B. Skating. C. Skiing.

3. Where is John going to visit?

   A. China. B. Australia. C. Canada.

4. Does John like swimming?

   A. Yes,he does. B. No,he doesn’t.

   C. I don't know.

5. It's warm in Australia,and it's in Canada.

   A. warm   B. cool   C. cold

B) 听录音，选择正确的应答。(听两遍)

(  ) 1. A. come from London. B. Sure.

   C. Yes,Tm British.

(  )2. A. I like it very much. B. I know a lot.

   C. Yes,I do.

(  )3. A. America. B. Australia. C. England.

(  ) 4. A. I’II cook fish. B. I cooked fish.

   C. rm cooking fish.

(  ) 5. A. Yes,he does. B. He cooks a lot of food.

   C. 丫es,he is.

D) 听录音，补全下列短文。(听两遍)

 My name is John. I in Sydney. It's a beautiful in Australia. 丫ou can see the ，our kangaroos and koalas.The football games are very . People here welcome . Do you want to it?

A) 听录音，选出你所听到的内容。(听一遍)

（  ) 1. A. letter   B. phone   C. photos

（  ）2. A. interesting   B. Internet   C. interest

（  ）3. A. Australia   B. America   C. England

（  ）4. A. newspaper B  message   C. news

（  ）5. A. kangaroos   B. koalas   C. kite

（  ) 6. A. see   B. Sydney   C. singing

（  ) 7. A. visit   B. view   C. visitor

（  ）8. A. excited   B. exciting   C. excite