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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. 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 hotter than the south.

A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast has rain all year, and there are no dry months. The southeast winds blow the whole 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.It is ____ in Australia in November.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

2. In Australia, it is ____ in the south than in the north.

A．hotter

B．warmer

C．colder

D．cooler

3.The ____ of Australia has the most rain.

A．eastern part

B．southeastern part

C．southern part

D．northern part

4. The southwest of the country has no rain in summer because ____.

A．it is dry there	B．the west winds never blow
C．the northwest winds blow	D．the west winds blow only in winter

5. There is no rain in winter ____ of Australia.

A．in the southeast	B．in the north
C．in the southwest	D．in the south

 

 

  How do we know the weather? We learn it on the radio and TV every day. Different countries have different weather. For example, the weather in Australia is different from that in China. Because the seasons* in Australia are the opposite*. Its summer is from December to February. But in our country, it’s winter this time. And its winter is in June, July and August. So when it’s spring in China, it’s autumn in Australia. Isn't it interesting?

1.People can learn the weather ____ every day.

A. on the radio          B. on TV            C. on a magazine      D. Both A and B

2.The weather in different countries is _____.

   A. the same            B. different           C. hot               D. cold

3.In China, ____ is from December to February. 

   A. spring              B. summer           C. autumn            D. winter

4.The weather in Australia is _____ in July.

   A. hot                 B. cold              C. rainy             D. sunny

5.If you go to Australia in July, you can take_____.

A. shorts               B. T-shirts           C. warm clothes       D. sunglasses

 

Japan is made up of a chain of islands that lie off the coast of Asia. People came to live in Japan from the nearby countries of China and Korea. From these older countries, the Japanese borrowed ideas, inventions and habits.

For many years, the Japanese built houses like those in China. They dressed themselves like a Chinese. From China came their way of writing and their habit of drinking tea.

In more recent times, the Japanese have borrowed things from our country, the United States. They have a government like ours. They do much work in science, as we do. Baseball is a favorite sport in Japan, just as it is here.

Things change when they come to Japan. The Japanese improve on almost everything they borrow. The art of garden making came from Korea and China, but the Japanese gardens are special. Each garden has a waterfall, a pond, and small bridges. There are few flowers in Japanese gardens. But the gardens are green during all the year round because they have many evergreens. Japanese gardens have a different kind of beauty.

1. The first paragraph of the passage tells us that ________ centuries ago.

A．the Japanese borrowed ideas only from China and Korea

B．people came to live in Japan from neighbouring Asian countries

C．Japan is much older than Korea

D．many Japanese came from the United States

2. In the third paragraph of the passage the italic (斜体)words “just as it is here” mean”________”

A．just as it is in the United States

B．just as it is in China

C．just as it is in Japan

D．just as it is in Asia

3. Why did the Japanese change the things they had borrowed?

A．They wanted very much to be different from others.

B．They didn’t like them the way they were.

C．They wanted visitors to like the change.

D．They tried to make them better.

4. From the passage we can see that ________.

A．Japanese gardens are different from those in other countries but not very beautiful

B．Japanese gardens are full of life during all the seasons

C．Japanese gardens are not very big

D．There are many flowers in Japanese gardens

5. Choose a statement from the following sentences that is NOT true.

A．The government of Japan is like that of the United States.

B．People in the United States like playing baseball.

C．The Japanese invented the habit of drinking tea.

D．Japan is made up of many islands.

 

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. 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 hotter than the south.
A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast has rain all year, and there are no dry months. The southeast winds blow the whole 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.
【小题1】It is ____ in Australia in November.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

【小题2】In Australia, it is ____ in the south than in the north.

A．hotter

B．warmer

C．colder

D．cooler

【小题3】The ____ of Australia has the most rain.

A．eastern part

B．southeastern part

C．southern part

D．northern part

【小题4】The southwest of the country has no rain in summer because ____.

A．it is dry there	B．the west winds never blow
C．the northwest winds blow	D．the west winds blow only in winter

【小题5】There is no rain in winter ____ of Australia.

A．in the southeast	B．in the north
C．in the southwest	D．in the south

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. 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 hotter than the south.

A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast has rain all year, and there are no dry months. The southeast winds blow the whole 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.It is ____ in Australia in November.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

2.In Australia, it is ____ in the south than in the north.

A．hotter

B．warmer

C．colder

D．cooler

3.The ____ of Australia has the most rain.

A．eastern part

B．southeastern part

C．southern part

D．northern part

4.The southwest of the country has no rain in summer because ____.

A．it is dry there	B．the west winds never blow
C．the northwest winds blow	D．the west winds blow only in winter

5.There is no rain in winter ____ of Australia.

A．in the southeast	B．in the north
C．in the southwest	D．in the south