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     The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in china, it is summer there. Australia is a

southern country, it is in the south of the world. July and August are the winter months; September, October

and November are spring, the summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are

the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.

     A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast (海岸地区) has rain all year, and there

are no dry months there. The southeast winds blows (吹) here all the year. They bring rain from the sea.

There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the

southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.

     The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter

only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter.

The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it.

1. In October, it is ______ in Australia.

A. spring

B. summer

C. autumn

D. winter

2. It is ______ in the south than in the north in Australia.

A. warmer

B. hotter

C. colder

D. cooler

3.The ______ part of Australia has the most rain.

A. eastern

B. southeastern

C. southern

D. northern

4. The west winds only come over the ______ of the country in winter.

A. east

B. west

C. northwest

D. southeast

5. There is ______ rain in winter in the north of Australia.

A. enough

B. a heavy

C. more

D. no