Question

The season 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 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 there. The southeast winds blow all the 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 winter. The northwest winds bring it.

1.It is _________in Australia in November.

A. spring       B. summer

C. autumn        D. winter

2.The ________of the Australia has the most rain.

A. eastern part   B. southeastern part

C. southern part   D. northern part

3. 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 winds blow only in winter

4.There is no rain in winter__________.

A. in the southeast of Australia

B. in the north of Australia

C. in the southwest of Australia

D. in the east of Australia

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：澳大利亚的季节不一样。中国是冬天，澳大利亚是夏天。澳大利亚是世界南部的一个国家。六月，七月和八月是冬季；九月，十月和十一月是春天；夏天在十二月，一月和二月；三月，四月和五月是秋季。北方比南方更热。

1.细节理解题，根据文中September, October and November are spring可知九月，十月和十一月是春天。所以选A。

2.细节理解题，根据文中The east coast has rain all year, and there are no dry months.可知东海岸的一年有雨，没有干月。所以选A。

3.细节理解题，根据文中The rain comes in winter. The northwest winds bring it.可知冬天的雨是西北风带来的。所以选C。

4.细节理解题，根据文中In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter.可知在澳大利亚的北部，冬天没有雨。所以选B。

考点：科普类阅读。