Ⅶ. A) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words or the given words in their proper forms.
阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Different countries have different weather. For example, the weather in Australia is different from that in China because the two countries have different 1 (season) in a year.
It's December now. The weather is very cold in the north of China. It's snowy and 2 (wind). People are wearing hats and sweaters but they are having fun. Many people are playing with snow. Some of them 3 (build) snowmen. Li Mei is a skating lover. She 4 (skate) on the river right now. She dreams of being a great skater, so she 5 (practice) skating hard quite often. But in Australia, it's summer now. The weather is usually dry, hot and 6 (sun) in the east of Australia. Look! Many people 7 (sunbathe) at the beach. Tom is playing beach volleyball with his friends right now. They want to swim in the sea after having a rest. All of them are 8 high spirits.
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B) Read again and choose the best answers.
再读，选择最佳答案。
() 9. Why is the weather in Australia different from that in China?
A. Because of the temperature.
B. Because China is in the north.
C. Because they have different seasons in a year.
() 10. What's the weather usually like in the east of Australia in December?
A. Hot and dry.
B. Warm and windy.
C. Cold and snowy.

1. seasons
2. windy
3. are building
4. is skating
5. practices
6. sunny
7. are sunbathing
8. in
9. C
10. A

1. 根据句意“两个国家一年有不同的季节”，different后接可数名词复数形式，season的复数为seasons。
2. and连接并列成分，与snowy形式保持一致，wind的形容词是windy。
3. 主语为“Some of them”是复数，时态为现在进行时，build的现在分词是building，所以填are building。
4. 根据“right now”可知时态为现在进行时，主语是“She”，skate的现在分词是skating，所以填is skating。
5. 根据“quite often”可知时态为一般现在时，主语是“she”，所以practice用第三人称单数形式practices。
6. and连接并列成分，“dry, hot”都是形容词，sun的形容词是sunny。
7. 根据“Look!”可知时态为现在进行时，主语“Many people”是复数，sunbathe的现在分词是sunbathing，所以填are sunbathing。
8. “in high spirits”是固定短语，意为“情绪高涨”。
9. 原文“the weather in Australia is different from that in China because the two countries have different seasons in a year.”明确说明了原因，所以选C。
10. 原文“But in Australia, it's summer now. The weather is usually dry, hot and sunny in the east of Australia.”明确说明了天气情况，所以选A。

Ⅷ. A) Read the posts and complete it with the words or phrases in the box. Each can be used only once.
阅读帖子，选择恰当的单词或短语填空。每选项限用一次。
| A. tourists | B. works of art | C. feel like | D. a magical world | E. share your experience |
My summer holiday is coming. I'm thinking of going on holiday. Are you on holiday now? Where are you and what are you doing? Can you 1 to help me?
From Mike
I'm having a great time in Thailand with my family. It usually rains there in June but it's cloudy today. The temperature is between 25℃ and 32℃. We're visiting the Grand Palace in Bangkok (曼谷), the capital of Thailand. The golden spires (塔尖) are shining in the sun. We also see many temples (庙) which are not only places of worship (礼拜场所) but also 2. Everything is amazing!
From Sally
I'm visiting my uncle in Hainan these days. He works here. It's sunny. The temperature is over 30℃. I'm sitting at the beach and my two cousins are playing beach volleyball. My uncle and aunt are taking photos of the sea. Going to the beach is my favourite thing in summer. I 3 I really have a great holiday.
From Eric
My family and I fly to Florida (佛罗里达) to visit Walt Disney World Resort (迪士尼世界度假区). It's big and beautiful. Lots of 4 from all over the world visit there every year. I meet some classic Disney characters (角色) like Snow White and Mickey Mouse. It feels like 5.
From Jane
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B) Read again and answer the questions.
再读，回答问题。
6. Why does Mike write his post?

7. What's the weather usually like in Thailand in June?

8. How's the weather in Hainan these days?

9. Who are playing beach volleyball?

10. What does Jane think of the Walt Disney World Resort?

1. E
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. Because his summer holiday is coming and he is thinking of going on holiday, and he wants others to share their experience to help him.
7. It usually rains.
8. It's sunny.
9. Eric's two cousins.
10. It's big and beautiful.

1. 根据上下文，Mike想让别人帮忙，所以选E“分享你的经验”。
2. 寺庙不仅是礼拜场所，也是艺术品，选B。
3. Eric表达感觉，用C“feel like”。
4. 迪士尼世界有很多游客，选A。
5. 迪士尼像一个神奇的世界，选D。
6. Mike提到暑假要来了，想度假，所以写帖子是为了寻求度假建议。
7. Sally说泰国六月通常下雨，直接提取信息。
8. Eric说海南这些天是晴天，直接回答。
9. Eric提到他的两个表兄弟在打沙滩排球。
10. Jane说迪士尼世界又大又漂亮，直接引用。