Passage Five
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later’ black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.

A:sunshine and snow B:black clouds C:summer and winter D:spring and autumn

During the Olympic Games, people from all over the world come together in peace and friendship. The first Olympic Games that we have (21) of were in Greece in 776 B.C. The games lasted one day. The only (22) in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the length of the stadium. In 1896 the games were (23) again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks (24) a new stadium for the competition. 311 (25) from thirteen countries (26) in many events. The (27) became national heroes. After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the (28) . In 1908, in London, England, the first gold (29) were given to winning athletes. The Olympic Winter Games (30) in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Athletes competed in (31) events such as skiing, ice skating and ice hockey. Today the Winter Games take place (32) four years. Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be (33) athletes. All of the athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs. Today, (34) , many of the Olympic athletes are professionals who play their sports (35) money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea.

A:summer B:spring C:winter D:fall

During the Olympic Games, people from all over the world come together in peace and friendship. The first Olympic Games that we have (1) of were in Greece in 776 B. C. The games lasted one day. The only (2) in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the length of the stadium. In 1896 the games were (3) again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks (4) a new stadium for the competition. 311 (5) from thirteen countries (6) in many events. The (7) became national heroes. After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the (8) . In 1908, in London, England, the first gold (9) were given to winning athletes. The Olympic Winter Games (10) in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Athletes competed in (11) events such as skiing, ice skating and ice hockey. Today the Winter Games take place (12) four years. Until recently, Olympic competitors could not he (13) athletes. All of the athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs. Today, (14) , many of the Olympic athletes are professionals who play their sports (15) money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea.

A:summer B:spring C:winter D:fall

Passage Five In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later’ black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day. In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes. When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.

A:sunshine and snow B:black clouds C:summer and winter D:spring and autumn

There are animals which do not attempt to leave at the first sign of winter cold. Their instinctive means of defense is to dig out a deep burrow, made soft and warm by padding out with straw, leaves, moss and fur. In it they have a "secret place" containing food which they hope will last the winter through! Animals which fall into this class include the Arctic fox, the rabbit and the ermine, and the little field-mice.
Arctic foxes dig out a deep burrow when winter comes as

A:the place to escape from the winter cold. B:the place to store food for their children. C:the place to give birth to children. D:the place to escape other animals’s laughter.

How Animals Keep Warm
Man has invented ways to keep warm, but how do animals defend themselves They cannot reason in the sense that man can, but nature has taken care of the animal kingdom by providing animals with special instincts. One of these instincts is known as hibernation.
"Sleeping like a dormouse" is not only a common saying but is a reality. When winter comes, the dormouse and other hibernating animals have reached a well-nourished state. They eat very well in warmer days laying down fat in the tissues of their bodies and during hibernation this keeps them alive. Safe in their nests, or burrows, they sleep soundly until the warmth of spring arrives.
Bats, tortoises, snakes, frogs, even insects like butterflies, hibernate more or less completely. Some, like the squirrels, sleep during coldest weather but are roused by a warm spell. During hibernation, the temperature of an animal’s body drops drastically. Breathing and heart-beats almost cease.
Another instinctive method of avoiding intense cold is to escape by means of migration. Wild swans, seagulls, swallows and cuckoos are a few of the very many kinds of birds which fly thousands of miles, twice a year, to avoid cold. Many animals, especially those of the Arctic reindeer of Europe, move southward towards the forests when winter approaches. They return to the northern area when the warmth of spring begins to be sensed.
There are animals which do not attempt to leave at the first sign of winter cold. Their instinctive means of defense is to dig out a deep burrow, made soft and warm by padding out with straw, leaves, moss and fur. In it they have a "secret place" containing food which they hope will last the winter through! Animals which fall into this class include the Arctic fox, the rabbit and the ermine, and the little field-mice.
According to the passage, what is "migration"

A:Moving from one place to another with the season. B:Living in burrows in winter. C:Traveling in the winter months. D:Leaving one’s own country for another.

If you judge by the number of people who go to see the games and by the number of those who actually play it, basketball is probably the most popular sport in the United States. It is mainly an indoor game, and the season extends from late fall, through the winter to early spring. There are many professional teams, but for the most part basketball is a second sport. There is hardly a high school or college in the country that does not have its loyal following of fans.
During what time of the year is basketball popular in the United States

A:From late autumn to winter. B:From winter to spring. C:From autumn through the winter to whole spring. D:From late autumn through the winter to early sprin