— I call him Xiao Mao. The structure of the underlined sentence is______.
— _______. We're getting into the rainy season now.
— It's .
— _______. It is too hot these days.
— Yes. Shall we go to the park this afternoon?
In England winter is not very cold and summer is not very 1. There is not a great 2 between summer and winter. Why is this?
England has a warm winter and a 3 summer because it is an island(岛) country. In winter, the sea is 4 than the land. The winds from the sea 5 warm air to England. In summer, the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to England.
The 6 winds blow over England all the year round. They blow from the southwest. They are 7 winds. They bring 8 to England. England has a lot of rain all the year round. The west of England is 9 than the east. More rain falls there.
The four season are all 10 months long. If you want to visit England, you can go there in each season.
B
Here is a TV report of the weather in Britain.
Most of England and Wales will have a cold dry day. It will be sunny at times. There will be a little rain in the north only. The wind will be weak in the east, but quite strong in the west.
In most parts of Scotland, the temperature will be above zero in the day. But at night it will fall below zero again, and the roads will again be very dangerous because of ice. There will also be more snow in the night. The snow will be very heavy in some places in the hills.
The south of England will be cold, and there will be a little rain.
In the east of England, the wind will be weak.
The roads in Scotland will be dangerous at night because of ice.
C
Autumn is a good time for children to go outside and see the changing colors of nature. The wind is cool, the days are short and the leaves are changing colors. Autumn is a great season for kids to play outside. What outdoor activities do children like?
In China, students often have an autumn picnic held by their school. Usually, they will go to an amusement(娱乐) park or to places that are close to nature.
What kinds of autumn activities are there for children in other countries?
Japanese students often go hiking. It is a perfect way to get exercise while enjoying the scenes(景色). Mountain climbing in such nice weather is also a good choice(选择).
Children in the USA like to go for bike rides in autumn. Take a mountain bike ride and you can explore new trails (探索新路). Playing in a leaf pile is popular, too. Kids jump into the leaf pile to see the colorful leaves fly all around. They also make leaf rain and leaf beds — all a lot of fun.
In the UK, school kids like to camp outside with their parents. They make snacks over the fire and tell ghost stories.
Students' Favourite Autumn Activities in D________ Countries
Countries | Activities |
China | Schools often organize students to have an autumn ________ in an amusement park, or in places that are close to ________. |
Japan | Students like to go hiking because it is a good way to get ________ to enjoy the________. Students also like climbing the ________ in such nice weather. |
the USA | Children like to go to the mountains to ________ a bike. It is also popular to play in a pile of ________. |
the UK | Kids like to go ________ with their parents. They make snacks over the fire and tell ________ stories. |
A
In China, the best months of the year are October and November. At this time the sun shines brightly and often wind blows to keep the temperature down. The weather is never too cold or too hot. The temperature is usually between 16℃ and 22℃.
In winter, wind blows strongly and the temperature falls. By January and February the temperature falls to its lowest. It seldom rains. In March and April, the temperature goes up, and there is often fog and light rain. It gets warm in May and June, but it's not too hot. There is often heavy rain in June and sometimes it rains for three or four days.
July and August are the hottest months. It often rains hard until late August. The average（平均的）temperature is 33℃. In September the temperature begins to fall. The highest temperature is near 29℃.
How long may the rain sometimes last in June?
Which of the following is NOT true?
D
Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth(再生) and new life. The long, cold winter is over. The weather is warmer and sunnier. The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming(开). The season represents(代表) hope, joy and beauty. At this time, many people think of this classical music piece — “Spring”, which shows happiness. Italian composer(作曲家) Antonio Vivaldi wrote it in the seventeen hundreds.
However, not all songs about spring are happy. This song written and sung by K.D Lang is about dreaming of spring in cold dark places. She recorded “I Dream of Spring” in 2008.
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote “It Might as Well Be Spring” for the movie State Fair in 1945. Frank Sinatra sings it. It is a feeling of restlessness(焦虑) or excitement brought on by the coming of spring. Richard Rodgers also wrote “Spring Is Here”, this time with Lorenz Hart. Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about feeling lonely during this season.
Frank Loesser wrote the sad song, “Spring Will be a Little Late This Year”. Why has the season been delayed(延迟)? Because the singer's lover has left her. Sarah Vaughn released(发行) her version of the song in 1953.
By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy(牛仔) song? Gene Autry was one of America's most famous singing cowboys. He recorded “When It's Spring time in the Rockies” in 1937.
And finally, we'll leave you with a sunny song called “Up Jumped Spring”. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz(爵士) song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.
If you are not happy, you'd better listen to “ ”.
“It Might as Well Be Spring is a song” that .
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
Which of the following songs was first written or recorded?
What's the purpose of the author to write the passage?
I felt very uncomfortable because I had a high f_________.
The t_________ of the tea in the glass is about 70℃.
Every morning the sun r_________ in the east.
Lin Tao _________(踢)the door and left angrily.
There are some dark _________ (云). Maybe it is going to rain.
I bet you'll look cool and feel cool________ ________ ________.
________ ________ ________ time________ fly a kite now.
In autumn, leaves turn yellow and ________ ________ ________ ________ the ground.
They play________ ________, then________ ________ the April showers
Farmers are busy________ ________ and soon it will be a new year________ ________.
There are four seasons in the year. Then I will i________ the four seasons of the year.
In the year, the f________ season is spring. Spring is a beautiful season.
Summer comes a________ spring. It's the h________in a year. In summer there are some persons at home and t________ on the air-conditioner(空调). Summer is hot and sunny. But I like summer very much. Because I can eat some ice-creams and go s________.
I think autumn is better than summer. Autumn is a wonderful season and a h________ season. In autumn I can eat so many fruit and food. And the trees are golden.
Winter is the l________ season of the year. In winter I can play s________ with my friends.
In my city, every season has three m________. The weather of the season is different from that of any other.
Millie likes spring best. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ does Millie like best?
You'd better go to school quickly. It's late. (改为同义句)
_________ _________ for you_________ go to school quickly. It's late.
It is very sunny today. (改为感叹句)
_________ _________ _________ _________it is today!
It's fine today. (对划线部分提问)
_________ the weather_________ today?
I didn't go to work because I was ill. (改为同义句)
I didn't go to work_________ _________ my_________.
提示：
①春天, 风和日丽, 是放风筝的好时节, 蜜蜂和蝴蝶在花丛中飞舞；
②夏天, 最高温度可达40°C左右, 懒散的下午, 你喜欢坐在树荫下吃冰淇淋；
③秋天, 随着白天变短, 温度下降了, 农民们忙于收获庄稼；
④冬天, 比较冷, 经常下雪, 大家不得不穿上厚实衣服来保暖, 但可以和好朋友一起玩雪。
要求：
①短文应包括要点中所给信息, 可以适当发挥；
②句意连贯, 语句通顺；
③80个词左右。
