五、（跨地理·英国的气候）根据短文内容，从方框中选择合适的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确。
cooler get around land receives summers
In Britain, the weather stays mild all year without terrible heat or cold. As an island country, it experiences warm winters and cool 1. .
During winter, the sea stays warmer than the 2. , letting ocean winds bring warm air across the country. In summer, the opposite happens—the sea remains 3. , providing refreshing breezes. These winds 4. the country all year, mainly coming from the southwest across the Atlantic Ocean. They keep Britain rainy throughout the year. On average, the west 5. more rain than the east, making it the wettest part of the country.

1. summers 2. land 3. cooler 4. get around 5. receives

六、（跨地理·树木年轮中的气候信息）任务型阅读。
Trees can keep a record of the earth's climate for a very long time. In fact, trees can live for hundreds and sometimes even thousands of years!
If you see a stump(树桩), you may find that the top of the stump has many rings. These rings can tell us how old the tree is, and what the weather is like during each year of the tree's life.

In most places, daily weather records have only been kept for the past 100 to 150 years. So, scientists can use trees to learn about the climate hundreds to thousands of years ago.
根据短文内容，回答问题。每题答案不超过10个词。
1. How old is the tree in the picture?

2. When did the light-coloured rings grow?

3. What happens to a tree if it has experienced hard times, such as a drought?

4. How long have the daily weather records been kept in most places?

5. What do you think of the tree rings?

1. About 16. 2. In the spring and early summer. 3. It might hardly grow at all in those years. 4. For the past 100 to 150 years. 5. They are useful in some ways.
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