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　　In Great Britain (大不列颠), December, January and February are the winter months. In winter the days are short and the nights are long. There are only about 8 hours of daylight (日照). So the weather is often very cold. But in summer the days are longer. There are more than 16 hours of daylight in the middle of summer. The weather is usually warm in summer. It is sometimes hot, but it is not often very hot. There are often cool days.

　　The weather in summer here is often too hot. The temperature (温度) is sometimes more than 40℃. In Britain when the temperature is about 80(26℃), English people say it is hot. Winter starts in November in China and goes on to January. It's often very cold.

1．It is ________ in Britain than that in China in summer.

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2．40℃ is ________ 40.

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3．January is one of the winter months ________.

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A．in Britain and in China

B．in Britain

C．in China

D．in some other countries

4．English people have longer hours of daylight ________.

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5．The passage is about ________.

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A．the weather in China

B．the weather in Britain

C．the weather in China and in Britain

D．some differences about the weather in the two countries

The sun comes up in the east and goes down in the west. When the sun rises， It is morning. When the sun sets， it is evening. When the sun is shining， it is day. Morning is the time between sunrise and twelve o'clock， or between sunrise and lunch. At twelve o'clock， the sun is the highest in the sky over our heads. The sun is overhead at noon. The sun shines during（在……期间）the day. The moon and the stars shine during the night. When the sun rises， it is light. It's light during the day. During the night， if the moon is not shining， it is dark. What are the days and nights like in summer? In summer the days are longer and the nights are shorter. What about in winter? In winter， the days are shorter and the nights are longer.

1.The sun rises in the ____ and sets in the ____west.

2.Morning is the time between sunrise and ____.

3.At noon the sun is ____.

4.When the moon shines， it is during the ____.

5.In summer， the days are ____ than the nights.

The sun comes up in the east and goes down in the west. When the sun rises， It is morning. When the sun sets， it is evening. When the sun is shining， it is day. Morning is the time between sunrise and twelve o'clock， or between sunrise and lunch. At twelve o'clock， the sun is the highest in the sky over our heads. The sun is overhead at noon. The sun shines during（在……期间）the day. The moon and the stars shine during the night. When the sun rises， it is light. It's light during the day. During the night， if the moon is not shining， it is dark. What are the days and nights like in summer? In summer the days are longer and the nights are shorter. What about in winter? In winter， the days are shorter and the nights are longer.

1. 1.

   The sun rises in the ____ and sets in the ____west.

   1. A.
      west，east
   2. B.
      south，north
   3. C.
      east，west
   4. D.
      north，south
2. 2.

   Morning is the time between sunrise and ____.

   1. A.
      supper
   2. B.
      breakfast
   3. C.
      eleven o'clock
   4. D.
      lunch
3. 3.

   At noon the sun is ____.

   1. A.
      high up in the sky
   2. B.
      setting
   3. C.
      shining
   4. D.
      not overhead
4. 4.

   When the moon shines， it is during the ____.

   1. A.
      day
   2. B.
      night
   3. C.
      dark
   4. D.
      evening
5. 5.

   In summer， the days are ____ than the nights.

   1. A.
      longer
   2. B.
      short
   3. C.
      long
   4. D.
      shorter

    There are many reasons for it. When the sun __2__, it is day. When the sun sets, it is night. Days are warmer than nights. This is __3__ the sunshine falls on the earth during the day. The sunshine makes the land, the water and the air warm. At night when the sun is not there, it is __4__. In the mornings and in the evenings the sunshine is slanting(斜射). So it is not very hot. At noon the sunshine falls __5__ on the earth, and it is very hot.

    We know that the earth goes __6__ the sun. When one half of the earth is close to (就近) the sun, the other half is __7__ from it. The part of the earth closer to the sun is summer. Here the days are warmer and longer. And the part of the earth away from the sun is winter. Here the days are cooler and __8__. For example, when it’s winter in China, it is summer in Australia.

    People can __9__ the weather, too. We know the temperature on the earth is getting warmer and warmer. This is because the environment has been polluted and destroyed . Now the weather is much worse than before. It’s very terrible. If we want to __10__ our environment, something useful should be done immediately.

(    )1. A. must　　   B. can’t　　       C. may　　        D. should

(    )2. A. rose　　    B. rises　　        C. rising　　       D. sets

(    )3. A. why　　  B. because　　    C. how　　        D. when

(    )4. A. cooler      B. coolest　　      C. hot　　　　     D. hottest

(    )5. A. straight     B. straightly        C. slant　　       D. slanting

(    )6. A. over　　  B. in　　　　      C. round　　      D. below

(    )7. A. off　　   B. wide　　       C. high　　        D. away

(    )8. A. long　　    B. short　　       C. shorter　　     D. longer

(    )9. A. get　　     B. be　　　　     C. become　　    D. change

(    )10. A. improve  B. improves        C. improved        D. improving

The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 in the morning and sets at 6 in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜) toward the sun. in those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than night. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

51. When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having___________.

   A. both day and night                            B. day

   C. neither day nor night                          D. night

52. The underlined word “spinning” in the passage means____________.

   A. 旋转       B. 推动     C. 拉动     D. 带动

53. At the equator day is as long as night____________.

   A. sometimes    B. never    C. usually    D. always

54. When the North pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets________ sunlight.

 A. less         B. more     C. all       D. no

55. What’s the best title of the passage?

   A. The equator.

   B. The Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

   C. The two meanings of “day”.

   D. The spinning of the earth.