Summer in your country may not be the same as summer in other countries，Summer is different all around the world!
______ In the Northern Hemisphere （the half of the Earth above the equator） summer is in the months of June，July and August，but in the Southern Hemisphere （the half of the Earth below the equator） summer happens in December，January and February.
The time the sun rises and sets is different around the world too.In places that are in the extreme north or south of the Earth，such as Antarctica or Lapland，there is sunshine 24 hours a day during summer!This is called the 'midnight sun' because you can see the sun at midnight during the summer.
The weather can be different in summer too.In countries with tropical（ 熱帶） climates，such as Thailand or Bangladesh，the weather in summer is very hot and humid（潮濕的） with lots of rain.Some countries，such as Spain，have hot and dry summers.In some countries，summer isn't very hot at all.In Iceland the average（平均的） summer temperature is around 15℃。
Even the sounds of summer are different!In some countries such as China you can hear the really loud buzzing sound of cicadas（蟬） all summer long.
Summer traditions are also different all around the world.In Mexico，people eat ice lollies called paletas that can be made from fruits such as strawberry，mango or even avocados!In Japan people eat flavoured shaved ice called Kakigori and cold noodles in the hot summer weather.
（1）Where can we most probably read the passage？ DD
A．In a story book.
B．On a fashion website.
C．In a food advertisement.
D．In a geography magazine.
（2）Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank "______" in Paragraph 2. BB
A．Summer lasts longer in some parts of the world.
B．Summer happens at different times in different places.
C．Summer can happen at the same time in both hemispheres.
D．Summer ends at the same time in different parts of the earth.
（3）Which country is the coolest in summer？ CC
A．Spain.
B．Thailand.
C．Iceland.
D．Bangladesh.
（4）Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage？ BB
A．
B．
C．
D．
（5）What is the writer's purpose according to the passage？ BB
A．To introduce different summer activities.
B．To tell us how summer is different in the world.
C．To show us summer traditions in different countries.
D．To explain why summer is different around the world.
【考點】說明文；季節(jié)與天氣．
【答案】D；B；C；B；B
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