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The Climate (气候) of Britain (英国)
In Britain, winter is not very cold and summer is not very hot. There is not a great difference between
summer and winter. Why is this?
Britain has a mild (温和的) winter and cool summer because it is an island country. In winter the sea is
warmer than the land. The winds from the sea bring warm air to Britain. In summer the sea is cooler than the
land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to Britain.
The west winds blow over Britain. They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain. Britain has a lot of rain
all the year. The west of Britain is wetter than the east. The winds must blow over the highland (高地，高原)
in the west. They drop more rain there. The east of Britain is drier than the west.
The four seasons are all three months long. Winter is in December, January and February. Spring is in
March, April and May. Summer is in June, July and August. Autumn is September, October and November.
1. In Britain winter is ______________.
A. longer than summer
B. shorter than summer
C. not very different from summer
D. very different from summer
2. Winter in Britain is not very cold because ______________.
A. there is more sunshine there
B. there are warm winds from the sea
C. there is a lot of rain there
D. there is no wind there
3. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. In winter the winds from the sea bring cool air to Britain.
B. The winds blow over Britain from the east all the year.
C. The west winds bring rain to Britain.
D. The east of Britain is wetter than the west.
4. From the text we know that there is _______________.
A. less rain in Britain in winter
B. no rain in the east of Britain
C. little rain in the west of Britain
D. more rain in the west of Britain than in the east of Britain
