春天（Spring）

又稱為春季，是一年中的第一個季節(jié)，北半球為公歷3、4、5月。而南半球卻是在十一月開始，如澳大利亞。春天氣候溫暖適中，中國內(nèi)陸大部分地區(qū)少雨，萬物生機萌發(fā)，氣候多變，乍暖還寒。

立春是春季的開始。自秦代以來，我國就一直以立春作為春季的開始。立春是從天文上來劃分的，而在自然界、在人們的心目中，春是溫暖的，鳥語花香；春是生長的，耕耘播種。在氣候?qū)W中，春季是指候（5天為一候）平均氣溫10℃至22℃的時段。時至立春，人們明顯地感覺到白晝長了，太陽暖了。氣溫、日照、降雨在這時常處于一年中的轉(zhuǎn)折點，趨于上升或增多。小春作物長勢加快，油菜抽苔和小麥拔節(jié)時耗水量增加，應(yīng)該及時澆灌追肥，促進生長。農(nóng)諺提醒人們“立春雨水到，早起晚睡覺”，大春備耕也開始了。雖然立了春，但是華南大部分地區(qū)仍是很冷“白雪卻嫌春色晚，故穿庭樹作飛花”的景象。這些氣候特點，在安排農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)時都是應(yīng)該考慮到的。春的信息在哪里呢？那柳條上探出頭來的芽苞，“嫩于金色軟于絲”；那泥土中躍躍欲出的小草，等待“春風(fēng)吹又生”；而為著奪取新豐收在田野中辛勤勞動的人們，正在用雙手創(chuàng)造真正的春天。

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later clouds come, and then it rains hard. In the afternoon, the sky will be clear, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be sunny at this time of the day.

In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (傘) or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.

1. The best title (標題) for this passage is ________.

A. Bad Seasons???????????????????????? B. Summer or Winter
C. The Weather in England????????? D. Strange English People

2. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

A. sunshine and snow??????????????????? B. black clouds
C. summer and winter??????????????????? D. spring and autumn

3. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."

A. warm???? B. cool??? C. cold??? D. rainy

4. In the sunny morning, why do some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them?

5. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

答案：

1. C

解析：通讀全文可知本文討論的是英國的天氣，選C

2. B

解析：烏云來是要下雨了，選B

3. A

解析：在冬天里過夏天當然是說有時天氣很暖和，選A

4. Because it often rains in England.

解析：因為英國經(jīng)常下雨

5. Because they may experience four seasons in one day.

解析：In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. 文首一句告訴我們答案。

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