三、任务型阅读
以下是对于中国几个城市的气候描述,请根据描述选出正确的城市,并回答第 30 题。
A. Turpan(吐鲁番) B. Lhasa(拉萨) C. Haikou D. Ningbo
26. It is the driest city in China. The city is at a high altitude(海拔). It is sunny most of the time. The sun is so strong that the rain in summer does not long. If you travel to it, you might feel quite dry. You need to drink a lot of water because you will often feel thirsty. And you should walk slowly to avoid(避免) being tired.
27. It is in the south of China. It's near the sea. It's warm all year round and there is lots of sunshine. It's a good place for people to take vacations, especially(尤其) in winter.
28. It is a city in Xinjiang. It is very hot in summer. In it the sun shines for a long time every day, and there is little rain. It is like a desert(沙漠). The highest temperature in summer can be $49.6°\mathrm{C}$. It's burning hot. You can even boil an egg on the ground.
29. It is a city in Zhejiang. Both summer and winter last four months a year while both spring and autumn last only two months. The place enjoys a temperate climate with well-marked seasons(四季分明). There is much rain from March to August.
30. Among the four cities, which one do you like best? Why?

26.B 27.C 28.A 29.D
30. I like Haikou best. Because it is warm all year round, I can escape the cold winter in my city and enjoy sunshine and seaside scenery there even in the cold season, which is very relaxing for me.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）

【解析】
26. 题干描述该城市海拔高、气候干燥、日照强烈，符合拉萨的气候地理特征，对应选项B。
27. 题干描述该城市位于中国南部、临海、全年温暖，是冬季度假的好去处，符合海口的特征，对应选项C。
28. 题干描述该城市位于新疆、夏季极端高温、炎热少雨，符合吐鲁番的特征，对应选项A。
29. 题干描述该城市位于浙江、四季分明、3-8月多雨，符合宁波的特征，对应选项D。
30. 本题为开放性试题，结合城市特征表述合理即可，示例答案：I like Haikou best. Because it is warm all year round, I can escape the cold winter in my city and enjoy sunshine and seaside scenery there even in the cold season, which is very relaxing for me.
【答案】
26. B
27. C
28. A
29. D
30. 示例：I like Haikou best. Because it is warm all year round, I can escape the cold winter in my city and enjoy sunshine and seaside scenery there even in the cold season, which is very relaxing for me.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）
【知识点】
阅读理解匹配
地理常识应用
开放性表达
【点评】
该题将英语阅读与中国城市地理气候常识结合，既考查学生从文本提取关键信息匹配对应城市的阅读能力，又兼顾常识积累，最后一道开放题引导学生结合自身喜好合理表达，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.8