Question

There are four seasons in most of the countries. But the weather is not always the same. In England, winter is not very cold and summer is not very hot. There is not a great __31___between summer and winter. Do you know why?
England has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an ___32___country.In winter the sea is warmer than the land. The winds __33___the sea bring __34___air to England. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to England. The west winds blow over England all the year around. They blow from the southwest. They are wet winds. They also bring ___35___to England. So England has ___36___rain all the year .Sometimes it rains heavily. The west of England is wetter than the east.
In Canada they have four seasons, too. But the average( 平均 )temperature is very low. Spring is usually very ___37___in most part of the country. It comes in February. People can still go skating in some places. Summer is usually very cool. Early in the morning the weather is so cold that people usually wear sweaters. Autumn comes ___38___summer. Canadians like to watch maples(枫叶) in the park or on the hills. They are really
beautiful. Winter is the__39___ season of the year. It’s often freezing cold. There is thick ice on the river or lake. Children like to go skating there. Of course, they should wear warm, thick coats, __40___they will catch a cold.

【小题1】

A．different B．difference C．same D．unlike

【小题2】

A．land B．island C．big D．small

【小题3】

A．from B．to C．come D．go

【小题4】

A．hot B．cold C．warm D．cool

【小题5】

A．wind B．snow C．rain D．wet

【小题6】 

A．a little

B．a few

C．a bit of

D．a lot of

【小题7】

A．warm B．hot C．cool D．cold

【小题8】

A．after B．before C．with D．in

【小题9】

A．cold B．colder C．coldest D．warmest

【小题10】

A．and B．or C．but D．so

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】C
【小题6】D
【小题7】D
【小题8】A
【小题9】C
【小题10】B

解析试题分析：本文重点介绍了英国和加拿大的四季的天气状况及其成因。
【小题1】此题考查名词，根据语境可知此句的含义是在英国夏天和冬天没有很大的区别，故选B，difference，表示不同或区别。
【小题2】此题考查名词，根据冠词an可知选择island因为其他名词的首音素是辅音音素。此句的含义是英国是个岛国。
【小题3】此题考查介词短语表示来自，故用from选择A。此句的含义是来自海洋的风。
【小题4】此题考查形容词，根据语境可知在冬天海洋的空气是暖的，故选C。
【小题5】此题考查名词，根据生活常识可知潮湿的空气会带来雨水，故选C。
【小题6】此题考查形容词，根据下文.Sometimes it rains heavily的提示可知，英国全年雨水很多，故选D。
【小题7】此题考查形容词，根据下文People can still go skating in some places.的提示可知，加拿大的春天还是比较冷，故选D。
【小题8】此题考查介词，根据语境可知秋天在夏天的后面，故选A。
【小题9】此题考查形容词，根据下文It’s often freezing cold的提示可知在加拿大冬天是最冷的，故选C。
【小题10】此题考查连词，根据语境可知在冬天要多穿衣服，否则就会很容易感冒，故选B。
考点：说明文的阅读。
点评：答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章的主要内容。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。