I live in north Celebes which is near Philippines. Since early December 2010 most tropical regions have been frequently hit by rain. Just like my hometown, tropical regions only have two seasons, including the dry season that usually starts from April to September and the wet or rainy season which usually happens from October to March. But, it could be indeterminate. Sometimes the rainy season can come a month earlier or later. It can be prolonged even more than 4 months and so can the dry season. Even during the dry season, rain can occur several times in certain areas.
The prolonged dry season in tropical areas usually causes a lot of losses. It will be very harmful to local farmers, because most of the tropical areas sre regions of the developing countries. Sometimes agricultural and plantation crops will be damaged because of so much dry land and the fact that the river used to flow the water for rice fields are also dry. Rain is very important for plants because rain contains many nutrients that plants are in great need of.
What’s more, if the prolonged rainy season arrives and then floods usually occur in certain areas of low lands. Even for the capital city of Jakarta floods have struck several times during the prolonged rainy season. In addition to floods, the rainy season can cause many diseases. During the dry season, diseases are usually caused by mosquitoes such as dengue fever. While in the rainy season, people who have the weak immune will be more easily attacked by some diseases such as flu, fever, diarrhea, and much more.
If you live in the other places and want to travel to the tropical regions, make sure that you have known much about the season and the effect for these months in which you want to travel as tourists. Only in that way, can you at least prepare to deal with tropical weather.
1.The underlined word “indeterminate” in paragraph 1 can be replaced by “ _____”
A．uncertain B．unknown C．untrue D．unbelievable
2.The second paragraph mainly tells us something about _____.
A．the effects of the dry season. B．the benefits of the rainy season.
C．the growth of dry land D．the diseases in the dry season
3.We can learn from the passage that in the wet season, _____
A．the capital of Jakarta is flooded every year
B．more crops will die after being flooded for so long.
C．mosquitoes will spread more diseases among the crowd.
D．people with weak immune might be attacked by some diseases
4.The main purpose of this passage is to introduce _____.
A．some interesting facts of tropical regions
B．some knowledge about tropical regions to travelers
C．some knowledge about how to live well in different regions.
D．some differences between dry and wet seasons in tropical regions.
One of my next-door neighbors is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back home from a trip. As I was 1 my clothes in my room, I heard a(n) 2 ,violent knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and 3 the peephole（猫眼）, and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.
I quickly 4 the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept 5 , “please help me, I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I 6 told her that everything would be okay, and 7 her to her house to see what was going on 8 the fire alarm.
She 9 that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently for the past two hours, and that her 10 to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table, 11 it, and looked at the fire alarm.
After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes 12 causes it to make strange noises. She seemed 13 but was exactly shaking out of fear. I asked her 14 she was okay, and she said she was 15 , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her _16_ for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.
We then 17 and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay, and safe to sleep. She was so generous with 18 for being with her, but I thanked her for 19 me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n) 20 hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.
1. A．collecting B．designing C．unpacking D．setting
2. A．continual B．flexible C．rhythmic D．impressive
3. A．looked through B．made out C．cut up D．turned to
4. A．closed B．moved C．locked D．opened
5. A．thinking B．repeating C．complaining D．screaming
6. A．frequently B．briefly C．immediately D．roughly
7. A．required B．accompanied C．inspected D．observed
8. A．for B．to C．by D．with
9. A．predicted B．warned C．mentioned D．proved
10. A．attempt B．suggestion C．responsibility D．permission
11. A．pressed B．revolved C．crashed D．climbed
12. A．power B．dust C．paper D．switch
13. A．determined B．terrified C．relieved D．devoted
14. A．when B．how C．why D．if
15. A．afraid B．tired C．sleepy D．pleased
16. A．casually B．tightly C．automatically D．abruptly
17. A．broke down B．sped up C．sat down D．turned around
18. A．suffering B．regret C．shame D．gratitude
19. A．advising B．reminding C．encouraging D．advocating
20. A．simple B．special C．official D．sudden
The central provinces have floods in some years, and _____.
A．droughts in others B．droughts are others
C．while other droughts D．others in droughts
–What do you think of the match?
–_____, I don't think we have a chance of winning.
A．To be honest B．Good enough
C．I have no idea D．It is hard to say
-- Tom did make it eventually.
--Yeah, really, but somebody said he was _____ than successful.
A．more lucky B．much luckier C．luckier D．luck
He excitedly told the reporter that _____ the Nobel Prize for physics was beyond his wildest dreams.
A．given B．to give C．giving D．being given
