五、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
The weather is not the same in many places. In some places it is always dry, 1 in other places it is always wet. If the weather is too dry, the land (土地) is not good for animals or plants. The living things won't 2 without enough water. In wet weather there is too much 3, and the water in rivers can wash crops (庄稼) away. People won't have lots of food to eat. In some other places, the weather is very 4. There is always lots of snow. When it 5, all the things look white.
In winter, days are short and 6 are long. On cold winter nights, 7 there are no clouds or winds, the moon and the stars are very beautiful. People go out to see 8. When they 9 back to their houses, they are often happy to have hot coffee and nice cakes in the warm houses. Weather sometimes can 10 our lives. Do you think so?
() 1. A. and
B. but
C. so
D. because
() 2. A. live
B. jump
C. run
D. walk
() 3. A. lightning
B. wind
C. rain
D. sun
() 4. A. warm
B. cool
C. cold
D. hot
() 5. A. rains
B. snows
C. blows
D. shines
() 6. A. mornings
B. afternoons
C. evenings
D. nights
() 7. A. what
B. when
C. why
D. before
() 8. A. it
B. them
C. him
D. her
() 9. A. talk
B. give
C. take
D. come
() 10. A. affect
B. cause
C. drop
D. make

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. A

1. 前句“In some places it is always dry”与后句“in other places it is always wet”存在转折关系，所以选择but。
2. 根据前文“If the weather is too dry, the land is not good for animals or plants”以及“without enough water”可知，没有水生物无法生存，live符合语境。
3. 由“the water in rivers can wash crops away”可知，潮湿的天气里雨水多，rain符合题意。
4. 根据“There is always lots of snow”可知，天气寒冷，cold符合语境。
5. 这里描述的是下雪时的情景，snows符合题意。
6. 根据“days are short”以及生活常识，冬天白天短晚上长，nights符合题意。
7. 这里表示当没有云和风的时候，月亮和星星很美，when引导时间状语从句。
8. 这里指代前面的“the moon and the stars”，是复数，用them。
9. “come back”表示回来，符合人们看完月亮星星后回到房子的语境。
10. 整篇文章讲述了天气对生活和环境的影响，affect符合题意。