一、词汇运用
1. We'd like to travel to Sichuan to see some ______（被雪覆盖的）mountains.
2. Be careful when driving! It's a ______（有雾的）day today.
3. What ______（令人愉快的）music! Is your sister playing the guzheng?
4. Is it going to be ______（有雨的）? You'd better take a raincoat with you.
5. A ______（有风的）day is a perfect time to fly kites in the open space.

snowy
; foggy
; pleasant
; rainy
; windy

二、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次
drop leaf wind go swimming be covered with
Spring is a good season because its temperatures are comfortable. It's often 1. ______ and warm. Take a walk in a park, and you'll see flowers grow and hear birds sing.
Summer is great because it's a perfect time to 2. ______. The temperature is higher than that in spring, so swimming in the pool and enjoying ice cream are my favourite activities.
Autumn is also a wonderful season because of all the colourful 3. ______. You can walk with friends and enjoy beautiful sights. The temperature 4. ______ and it becomes much cooler.
Winter is a nice season because everything 5. ______ snow and looks so beautiful.
I cannot choose just one of the seasons as my favourite. Each of them is special in one way or another. I love them all.

windy
; go swimming
; leaves
; drops
; is covered with

( ) 1. — When is ______ best time to visit the Taihu Lake?
— Spring. You can enjoy the beautiful views and have ______ good time there.
A. the; the
B. a; a
C. the; a
D. a; the

C

( ) 2. — The trip to Xiamen was very ______. — Yes. All of us enjoyed ourselves there.
A. lonely
B. boring
C. important
D. pleasant

D

( ) 3. — ______ is the weather in Wuxi today? I want to drive there this afternoon.
— There is too much ______ here. You may come next week. It'll be sunny then.
A. How; rainier
B. What; rain
C. How; rain
D. What; rainier

C

( ) 4. The weather in Picture ______ is snowy.
A.
B.
C.
D.

D

( ) 5. — The weather report says it is going to rain next Sunday.
— ______. We're going hiking that day.
A. I hope it will
B. I'm afraid not
C. I don't think so
D. I hope not

D

四、还原信息
The weather is getting cooler; the trees are turning brown—It's autumn!
Why do leaves turn yellow?
In autumn, leaves go from green to orange, yellow and brown. A chemical called chlorophyll（叶绿素）plays a role. 1. ______ This feeds the trees and keeps the leaves green. But as autumn comes, the chlorophyll becomes less. The green colour goes away, and we can see the other colours.
2. ______
In autumn, apples are good for you and there are lots of other anti-inflammatory(抗炎的) foods to try as well, such as cabbage, garlic, peas and all kinds of lettuce.
Is it autumn or fall?
3. ______ Both of them were born in Britain. What exactly（确切地）you should call that season depends on where in the world you are and whom you ask. In Great Britain, it usually has only one name: autumn. 4. ______
Do some outdoor activities!
Autumn is a perfect season, with comfortable temperatures for people to do some outdoor events. 5. ______ Just give yourself a break to enjoy nature.
A. Most people are very busy in autumn.
B. What are the special foods in autumn?
C. What do people usually wear in autumn?
D. Chlorophyll helps trees make sugar from sunlight.
E. The third season of the year has two names, autumn and fall.
F. Climb the mountains or bike down the roads in the countryside.
G. But if you go to the US, you'll find they use both words when talking about this season.

D
; B
; E
; G
; F