4Ⅰ. Read and complete the cloze test. Then answer the question.
It's February. Anna is having a long and boring winter holiday. She doesn't want to be at home. It's not very cold, 1. it is rainy all the time. Anna doesn't like rainy days. "I think I can go and 2. my grandparents in America. It is often 3. there in February, so I can make some snowmen and go 4.. It must be fun," Anna thinks to herself. "Let me write an email to 5. this evening."
When Anna is planning(计划) her vacation in 6., she gets a call. It is 7. her friend, Susan. "Hi, Anna. Please spend your vacation in Australia with me. It's summer now. It's 8. and sunny. I know you love swimming very much. We can go to the beach every day." Susan says on the 9..
Anna doesn't know which 10. she should go to next.
()1. A. so B. but C. because D. or
()2. A. visit B. show C. call D. miss
()3. A. rainy B. sunny C. cloudy D. snowy
()4. A. fishing B. shopping C. skating D. swimming
()5. A. her B. him C. them D. us
()6. A. Canada B. England C. Australia D. America
()7. A. from B. to C. with D. for
()8. A. cloudy B. rainy C. hot D. cold
()9. A. computer B. email C. phone D. radio
()10. A. village B. station C. mountain D. country
11. What advice can you give to Anna?

Ⅰ. 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. C
10. D
11. One possible version: I think Anna can go to both places because she has a long holiday.

【解析】
1. 第1空：前后句为转折关系，“不是很冷”但“一直下雨”，故选B（but）。
2. 第2空：根据语境，此处表示“看望祖父母”，visit符合语义，故选A。
3. 第3空：由后文“堆雪人”可知美国二月多雪，snowy符合，故选D。
4. 第4空：下雪天的活动是滑冰，skating符合，故选C。
5. 第5空：指代祖父母，用宾格them，故选C。
6. 第6空：前文Anna计划去美国看祖父母，故选D（America）。
7. 第7空：“a call from sb.”表示来自某人的电话，故选A。
8. 第8空：澳大利亚夏季炎热晴朗，hot符合，故选C。
9. 第9空：前文提到接电话，所以是在电话里交谈，故选C（phone）。
10. 第10空：美国和澳大利亚是不同国家，故选D（country）。
11. 本题为开放性试题，可结合Anna的长假和兴趣给出合理建议，比如建议她两个地方都去，或根据喜好选择目的地。
【答案】
Ⅰ. 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. C
10. D
11. One possible version: I think Anna can go to both places because she has a long holiday.
【知识点】
词义辨析、地域气候差异、开放性写作
【点评】
本题结合语境与生活常识考查词汇的辨析与运用，同时通过开放性问题考查学生的逻辑表达能力，既夯实词汇基础，又培养了结合实际思考的能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅱ. Read and complete the table.
Hi, I'm Jesse Williams. This is the weather report today. It is cloudy in Brighton in the morning and the temperature is 12℃. Thick clouds cover the sky and we won't be able to see the sun. We're expecting blue skies throughout the day. It is sleeting(雨夹雪) and quite cold in Plymouth. The temperature reaches -5℃. And a heavy snowstorm is expected early in the evening. You'd better stay in. London has calm weather if we consider what is happening in Southern England. The sun is shining and it is pretty warm at 21℃. Londoners are sunbathing in Hyde Park and Greenwich. Up north in Liverpool, it is raining cats and dogs. And the temperature is around 10℃. There is thunder and lightning all over the city. The authorities are afraid of floods. Don't forget your rain jackets and umbrellas. Now, we'll go back to the local news.

【解析】
根据短文内容，逐一查找对应地点的相关信息完成表格：
1. 由“It is cloudy in Brighton in the morning”可知Brighton的天气为cloudy；
2. 由“The temperature reaches -5℃”可知Plymouth的温度为-5℃；
3. 由“You'd better stay in”可知针对Plymouth的建议是stay in；
4. 由“Londoners are sunbathing in Hyde Park and Greenwich”可知伦敦人的活动是sunbathe in Hyde Park and Greenwich；
5. 由“it is raining cats and dogs. There is thunder and lightning all over the city”可知Liverpool的天气为stormy, thunder, lightning；
6. 由“Don't forget your rain jackets and umbrellas”可知针对Liverpool的建议是bring rain jackets and umbrellas。
【答案】
1. cloudy
2. -5℃
3. stay in
4. sunbathe in Hyde Park and Greenwich
5. stormy, thunder, lightning
6. bring rain jackets and umbrellas
【知识点】
细节信息提取、天气词汇认知、表格信息匹配
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语短文细节信息的定位与提取能力，需准确对应不同地点的天气、温度等相关内容，积累天气类英语词汇可提升解题效率。
【难度系数】
0.7