三、阅读理解(共13小题;每小题2分，满分26分

A

Everyone talks about the weather，but no one does anything about it.It is true people usually begin their talks with “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “What a fine day!

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like.But they hardly agree with each other. One man may say，“Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow,” Another man will say，“No，it’s going to be fine tomorrow.’’

People often look for the weather they want.When a farmer needs water，he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain. He won’t believe anything else.When friends have a travel，they are sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly. Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says，but he doesn’t always tell us what we want，and sometimes he makes a mistake.Still，he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else.

(  ) 21.English people usually begin their talks with  “ _______”

A.How are you?      B.How do you do?    C.Hi!            D.What fine weather !

(  ) 22.“No one does anything about the weather” means  _______.

A.No one can make weather     B.No one can talk about weather

C.No one can change weather    D.  No one likes weather

(  ) 23. _______is a common(普通)way to start a talk.

A.Talking about weather      B.Keeping silent   C.Asking each other’s name    D.Smile

(  ) 24.Many people hope the weather will be________.

A.fine       B.rainy     C.cloudy     D.1ike what they like it to be

(  ) 25.A weatherman probably is a man who__________.

A. reports weather  B.can see weather   C. can change weather    D.can make weather

B

The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia 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 the country has no rain at all. The east coast has rain all the year. There are no dry months there. The southeast winds blow all the year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeast part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.

The southwest part of Australia also 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.

(   )26. It is____in Australia in November.。

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

(   ) 27. In Australia, it is _______in the south than in the north.

A. hotter  B. warmer  C. colder  D. cooler

(   )28. The ____of Australia has the most rain.

A. eastern part  B. southeastern part  C. southern part  D. northern part

(   )29. 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

(   )30. There is no rain in winter_________.

A. in the west of Australia      B. in the north of Australia

C. in the southwest of Australia  D. in the east of Australia

C

There are only two seasons in countries---the dry seasons and the rainy season .They are India , Vietnam and some countries in Afaica .It’s never cold there and it doesn’t snow .In the dry seasons it is as warm as in the rainy season . When it is the dry season , it doesn’t rain ay all. It’s very very hot .All grass and leaves in the trees are yellow .Animals and people are very thirsty .It is a very difficult time for them !When it is the rainy season, the rain doesn’t stop ; it rains day and night . There is a lot of water around ! Some animals likes it ,but some don’t.

There is a place where there are no seasons at all .It is the Antarctic (南极). It is very cold all the year round . There are no countries and no cities there. There are some village in the Antarctic .Who lives there? The people from all countries come there to learn about  the coldest place ,its animals and birds . But there are no trees , no flowers no fruit there ,no people can live there long.

(   )31. What’s the weather like in Vietnam ?

A. It’s very cold all the year round .         B .It’s never cold and it doesn’t snow.

C .It’s very cold and it snows all the year.     D It is never cold and it snows all the year .

(   )32.When is a difficult time for people and animals in India ?

A. The rainy seasons .  B. Spring .     C. The dry season.        D. Winter.

(   )33.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage .

A. The leaves on the trees are yellow in the dry season.

B. All countries in Africa have two seasons .

C. Some animals like  the rainy season.

D. There are some animals and birds in the Antarctic .