三、阅读短文,从方框中选出最佳选项填入对应空白处,使短文通顺、连贯。(选项中有一项多余)
Winter is the season that comes after autumn and before spring. 1 It brings cold, snow and ice. Here are some different ways to know it’s winter.
2 The winter solstice (冬至) is the day of the year wtih the fewest hours of daylight.
The sun doesn’t seem warm in winter. 3 People and animals don’t like to go outside.
Trees and plants usually go to sleep or go away. So when you look outside, you’ll see a lot of brown things, not the green ones. 4 Some animals hibernate (冬眠), but others keep food in autumn to eat in winter, because it is difficult to find food. Many birds fly from the north to warm places for the winter. This is called migration (迁徙). 5
A. The days are shorter and the nights are longer.
B. There are no leaves on most of the trees.
C. Winter is usually the coldest time of a year in some places.
D. People don’t like winter at all.
E. They will come back when spring comes.
F. There is lots of rain or snow in winter.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______

1. C 2. A 3. F 4. B 5. E