春天（Spring）

又称为春季，是一年中的第一个季节，北半球为公历3、4、5月。而南半球却是在十一月开始，如澳大利亚。春天气候温暖适中，中国内陆大部分地区少雨，万物生机萌发，气候多变，乍暖还寒。

立春是春季的开始。自秦代以来，我国就一直以立春作为春季的开始。立春是从天文上来划分的，而在自然界、在人们的心目中，春是温暖的，鸟语花香；春是生长的，耕耘播种。在气候学中，春季是指候（5天为一候）平均气温10℃至22℃的时段。时至立春，人们明显地感觉到白昼长了，太阳暖了。气温、日照、降雨在这时常处于一年中的转折点，趋于上升或增多。小春作物长势加快，油菜抽苔和小麦拔节时耗水量增加，应该及时浇灌追肥，促进生长。农谚提醒人们“立春雨水到，早起晚睡觉”，大春备耕也开始了。虽然立了春，但是华南大部分地区仍是很冷“白雪却嫌春色晚，故穿庭树作飞花”的景象。这些气候特点，在安排农业生产时都是应该考虑到的。春的信息在哪里呢？那柳条上探出头来的芽苞，“嫩于金色软于丝”；那泥土中跃跃欲出的小草，等待“春风吹又生”；而为着夺取新丰收在田野中辛勤劳动的人们，正在用双手创造真正的春天。

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 clouds come, and then it rains hard. In the afternoon, the sky will be clear, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be sunny at this time of the 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 (伞) 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 (后悔) later in the day.

1. The best title (标题) for this passage is ________.

A. Bad Seasons                         B. Summer or Winter
C. The Weather in England          D. Strange English People

2. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

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

3. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."

A. warm     B. cool    C. cold    D. rainy

4. In the sunny morning, why do some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them?

5. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

答案：

1. C

解析：通读全文可知本文讨论的是英国的天气，选C

2. B

解析：乌云来是要下雨了，选B

3. A

解析：在冬天里过夏天当然是说有时天气很暖和，选A

4. Because it often rains in England.

解析：因为英国经常下雨

5. Because they may experience four seasons in one day.

解析：In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. 文首一句告诉我们答案。

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