Question

Weather Facts around the world

The wettest place: Tutunendo, Colombia, has an average of 11,700 mm of rain every year.

The hottest place: The average temperature in Dallol, Ethiopia, is 34℃.

The foggiest place: There is fog in some place on the new foundland coast of Canada for an average of 120 days a

Year The cloudiest place: For 182 days every year there is no sunshine at the South Pole because clouds cover the area. The Sunniest place: In Yuma, Arizona, in the United States, the sun shines 90 per cent of the time.

The windiest place: In parts of Antarctica, winds often reach 320 km an hour.

The driest place: Arica, in the north of Chile, has less than 0.1 mm of rain each year.

The coldest place: The average temperature in one area of America is -58℃.

1.Which place has the least rain ?

A. Africa    B. Ariaona  C. Tutunendo   D. Arica

2.Why do we say Tutunendo is the wettest place in the world?

A. Because there is a lot of water around it.

B. Because it rains very often there.

C. Because there is rain for an average of 120 days a year there.

D. Because it’s near Antarctica.

3. If you’d like to have a good holiday and enjoy the sunshine, where will you go?

A. Dallol.    B. Yuma.

C. Tutunendo  D. The new foundland coast.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：文中列举了八个天气方面的世界之最。

1.D细节理解题。依据短文中的句子“The driest place: Arica, in the north of Chile, has less than 0.1 mm of rain each year.”可知，智利北部的爱瑞卡是世界最干燥的地方。雨水最少。故答案为D。

2.B细节理解题。依据短文中的句子“The wettest place: Tutunendo, Colombia, has an average of 11,700 mm of rain every year.”可知，Tutunendo每年的平均降雨量为11700毫米。那个地方经常下雨。故答案为B。

3.B细节理解题。依据短文中的句子“The Sunniest place: In Yuma, Arizona, in the United States, the sun shines 90 per cent of the time.”可知，在Yuma，阳光最充足，有百分之九十的日照时间。喜欢阳光的话，你可以选择去那儿。故答案为B。

考点：文化类短文阅读。