The seasons 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. July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring, the summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.

A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast (海岸地区)has rain all year, and there are no dry months there. The southeast winds blows(吹) here 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 summer. The northwest winds bring it.

1.In October, it is ______ in Australia.

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

2.It is ____ in the south than in the north in Australia.

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

3.The ______ part of Australia has the most rain.

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

4. The west winds only come over the ____ of the country in winter.

A. east B. west C. northwest D. southeast

5.There is _____ rain in winter in the north of Australia.

A. enough   B. a heavy   C. more   D. no  

 

Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China．Usually it is in January or February．It’s the most important(重要的)festival in China．So before it comes，everyone buys many things，and they often make a special kind of food called dumplings-It means“come together”．Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents．On the Spring Festival eve(除夕)，all the family members come back home. They sing, dance and play cards．When they enjoy the meal，they give each other the best wishes for the coming year．They all have a good time。
【小题1】Which is the most important festival in China?

A．The Mid-Autumn Festival	B．The Spring Festival
C．Children’s Day	D．May Day

【小题2】The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in．        ．

A．January or February	B．February or March
C．September or October	D．December or January

【小题3】What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in
China?  

A．Fruit

B．Fish

C．Dumplings

D．chicken

【小题4】The food dumplings means“         ”．

A．be nice

B．be hungry

C．come together

D．come back

    Do you always understand the instructions on a bottle of medicine? Here’s one for John. John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed(咳嗽) day and night. He went to see a doctor and was given some cough medicine. Please read the following instructions and if you can understand them.

Cough Medicine: The medicine is for a person with a cough. Shake it well before use. Take it three times each day before meals or before sleep. Dose (药量): Age: over 14     2 teaspoonfuls 8~13      1 teaspoonful 4~7       1/2 teaspoonful Dot fit for children below the age of three or old persons with heart trouble. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st, 2004.

【小题1】John should take ____________ a day.

A．2 teaspoonfuls

B．3 teaspoonfuls

C．4 teaspoonfuls

D．1 teaspoonful

【小题2】John should ___________ before he takes it.

A．shake the medicine well

B．eat nothing

C．do some exercises

D．drink a cup of tea

【小题3】When people are ____________ years old, they cannot take this medicine.

A．eighty

B．thirty

C．two

D．twelve

My favorite physicist (物理学家) is Qian Xuesen. He was born in Shanghai on December 11, 1911. He was a little fat and of medium height. And his eyes were wise. He liked music, art and science (科学).
He studied the important implementation (实施) plan for the Chinese rocket (火箭) and the missile (导弹). He worked very hard for our country. I liked him very much.
Qian Xuesen had famous words: I am very tiny (微小的). It is the Chinese people that are truly great!
Qian Xuesen died on October 31, 2009. I’m very sad to hear the news, and Chinese people are the same as me. He is our hero. We should learn from him and I think I won’t forget the great scientist for ever.
【小题1】Qian Xuesen died at the age of _______.

A．68

B．78

C．88

D．98

【小题2】According to the passage, what’s Qian Xuesen’s hobby?

A．He liked playing the piano.	B．He liked piano and science.
C．He like maths, art and science.	D．He liked music, art and science.

【小题3】Which of the following sentence is NOT true?

A．Qian Xuesen was born in Beijing.

B．Qian Xuesen died on October 31, 2009.

C．Chinese people are sad about Qian Xuesen’s death (死).

D．Qian Xuesen was too fat.

【小题4】What did Qian Xuesan work as?

A．A Scientist.

B．A teacher.

C．A farmer.

D．An artist (艺术家).

When July comes, children know they’ll have the final exams and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and they’ll leave school by train or by car to return home to see their fathers and mothers.

The summer holiday is the best time of the year for most students. The weather is good, so they can spend most of their time playing outside .If one lives in the country, he can go on a trip into the woods or in the fields. If one lives in a big city, he can go to a park to play.

The best place for a summer holiday is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.

Now, what makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat and interesting things to do. But the feeling of the sand under their feet, the salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on their backs make them happier.

1. Every year, school children have the final exams in ____, and the exam means the school year will end.

A．May

B．January

C．July

D．December

2.According to the passage, if a child comes from a big city, he can often ____ in the summer holidays.

A．stay at home	B．go on a trip to the woods
C．go on a trip in the fields	D．go to a park to play

3.It’s the best way for children to go to the ____ to spend their summer holidays.

A．park

B．seaside

C．city

D．country

4. ____ make children like the seaside so much?

A．The beautiful parks	B．The new things
C．The sand, the sea and the sun	D．The people near the sea

5.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．After the final exams ,school children will stay at school for extra classes.

B．The summer holidays is a good time to go out for a trip.

C．The children from the countryside can have a good time in the woods in the summer holiday.

D．If some children go on a trip to the seaside, they will have many things to talk about.