二、勾选(√)正确答案完成句子
1. —How is the weather today?
—It's colder than (usual/usually). I
need to wear a thick coat.
2. (November/December) is the eleventh
month of the year.
3. There was a (storm/quake) last night.
The heavy rain with strong wind hit
many houses.
4. The students will (perform/performed)
a play about natural disasters in the
school hall tomorrow.
5. The dark clouds brought loud
(thunder/rain). We'd better go home
immediately.

1. usual 2. November 3. storm
4. perform 5. thunder

三、按要求完成句子
1. The rain is falling heavily. (改为感叹句)
the rain is falling!
2. The typhoon started at 9 p.m. (对画线
部分提问)
the typhoon start?
3. You'd better take the news about aliens
(外星人) seriously. (改为否定句)
take the
news about aliens seriously.
4. A sandstorm happened in the desert.
(改为同义句)
A sandstorm in
the desert.
5. He runs faster than any other student in
his class. (改为同义句)
He runs in his class.
6. I was reading a book when the storm
came. (对画线部分提问)
you
when the storm came?

1. How heavily 2. When did
3. You'd better not 4. took place
5. fastest 6. What were; doing

一、根据句意及中文提示完成句子
1. We should know ourselves in hot weather.
(如何保护)
2. It's dangerous to stand during a thunderstorm. (在树下)
3. They stopped their outdoor activities yesterday the high temperature. (因为)
4. is a good choice for people living far away.
(乘坐公交车)
5. says it will be sunny and hot tomorrow. (天气预报)
6. The students the heatwave by buying water yesterday.
(为……准备)

一、1. how to protect 2. under a tree
3. because of 4. Taking a bus
5. The weather report 6. prepared for

二、阅读理解
根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
What will the weather be like in the next few days? 1. Listening to the weather report on TV is a good way. But if we are not at home or we don't have TV, how can we predict the weather?
People long ago had clever ways to tell the weather according to signs in nature. The sky gives great clues (线索). For example, a red sunset (日落) often means nice weather is coming — sailors used to cheer when they saw this. But a red sunrise (日出) might bring storms.
2. Dark clouds hanging low in the sky? That's a sign that rain is on its way. 3.
Animals and plants can also help.
4. If they fly close to the ground, rain may come soon. Ants moving to higher spots could mean rain is coming too, because the air pressure is dropping. 5.
Nowadays, scientists use tools to predict the weather, and we can find it on our phones easily. But nature's ways are still wonderful. Keep your eyes open, and you might become a weather expert in no time!
A. After rain, a rainbow in the west means the sun will shine again.
B. How can we know it?
C. Radio stations tell us the weather, too.
D. On clear nights with lots of bright stars, you can say the next day is going to be sunny.
E. Unfortunately, we can only guess the weather.
F. When birds fly high, the weather will be fine.
G. Even flowers smell stronger when the air is wet!

二、1. B 2. D 3. A 4. F 5. G