張新峰

Heihe is a big city in the north① of China. Its snowing this Sunday in November. Many children are still playing outside. Theyre wearing thick② clothes. Some of them are making snowmen. Some are running. Some are making snowballs. Some people are skating on the river， because the water freezes③. Skating on it is not dangerous now. They are having a good time in the snow. Its a white world.

Its sunny in Australia now. Many people go to the beach today. Some people are swimming in the sea. Some are sitting near the sea. Look！ A big ship is on the sea. Some birds are flying over the ship. Some children on the ship are throwing④ some food to the birds. Some people are taking photos of the birds.

That is winter， isnt it？ We have different seasons in a year.

Answer the questions.

1. Whats the weather like in Heihe now？

A. Its raining.? ? ? B. Its sunny.? ? ? C. Its snowing.? ? ?D. Its cloudy.

2. What are the children in Heihe doing today？

A. Theyre sweeping the floor.? ? ? B. Theyre swimming.

C. Theyre making snowmen.? ? ? D. Theyre walking in the snow.

3. The underlined word “it” means the ____.

A. snow? ? B. river? ? ? C. bridge? ? D. sea

4. Whats the season in Australia now？

A. Spring. ? ? B. Summer.? ? ? C. Autumn. ? ? D. Winter.

5. The passage tells us that ____.

A. China is really far from Australia ? ? ? ? B. it often snows in Heihe in winter

C. countries dont have the same weather ? ? D. its always hot and sunny in Australia