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　　It is well known that the English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? (1)_____ the weather in Britain often changes quickly. It is not very usual for the same kind of weather to (2) ______ long.
　　Spring can be rainy or windy, (3)_____ the weather is getting warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact, there (4)______ as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is (5)______ time for visitors to go to the seaside and other places of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season, (6)______ trees in the woods and parks changing colour. During autumn it is still nice to be outside, too. In winter, it gets colder. It might snow, especially on high land and in the north. There are (7)_____ very high winds in this season.
　　January and February are the coldest (8)______ of the year, while the warmest (9)____ often July and August. The difference (10)_____ temperature between winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average temperature for winter is about 4.5℃, and for summer about 15.5℃.
　　( )1. A. For B. As C. Because D. Since
　　( )2. A. make B. stay C. change D. take
　　( )3. A. but B. and C. or D. for
　　( )4. A. can B. can be C. have D. can have
　　( )5. A. the earliest B. the latest C. the worst D. the best
　　( )6. A. with B. like C. without D. from
　　( )7. A. also B. too C. either D. as well
　　( )8. A. seasons B. weather C. months D. monthes
　　( )9. A. is B. are C. was D. were
　　( )10.A. for B. on C. by D. in
名师解析
　　这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了英国的天气变化情况。
　　1.C. 前面用why来问，当然要用because来回答。
　　2.B. 同一种天气情况在英国是不会持续较长时间的，这是英国天气的主要特征。
　　3.A. 根据前后句义可知这里是一个转折。
　　4.B. 这是一个there be 结构。
　　5.D. 根据下句“The weather can be sunny and nice.”这句话可知夏天是人们度假旅游的最佳时机。
　　6.A. 这里是一个伴随状况，用with 即可。
　　7.A. 用于系词之后，实义动词之前的表示”也”的词是also。
　　8.C. January 和February 是两个月份。
　　9.B. 根据后面的表语July and August可知这里的系词应用复数。
　　10.D. 表示”在某一方面”应用介词in。