三、阅读理解
There were once four seasons in the year called Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Each season was very different, and two of them didn’t get along very well. Which two were they? Well, Winter and Summer. Summer didn’t like cold days or snow, but Winter didn’t like hot days or rain.
One day, the four seasons got together to solve the problem. During the meeting, Spring and Autumn said Winter and Summer should be friendly to each other, because the four seasons were all important to the circle of life on earth.
Spring said, “Winter, all living things are able to live because of you. There is much water when the ice melts and that helps plants grow in my season. And Summer, there’s life on earth because of you and your sunlight. The heat makes water turn into clouds. Ice crystals in clouds stick together and fall as snow when Winter comes. So you are both important.”
After hearing the words, Winter and Summer started to think, and then Winter said, “You are right. Now I understand. Let’s cooperate for all life.” Winter and Summer finally realized that being united was the only way that they could keep the balance on earth.

() 1. The four seasons held a meeting to .
A. have a good time together
B. make the weather gentle
C. show four seasons are important ones
D. make Winter and Summer get along well
() 2. The underlined word “cooperate” means in Chinese.
A. 敌视 B. 出现 C. 合作 D. 珍惜
() 3. Which of the following is true?
A. Spring and Autumn thought they were the most important.
B. The four seasons did different work to support life on earth.
C. Summer said its sunlight kept the balance on earth.
D. They didn’t solve the problem at the meeting.

四、根据首字母提示完成短文,每空一词
Snow is one of the elements (元素) that make winter lovable for many people, and it should not be far away when the Greater Snow (大雪) arrives.
The Greater Snow, the 21st Solar Term of the year, falls mainly in December.
It m ______ 1 ______ the beginning of the mid-winter. D ______ 2 ______ the Greater Snow, the
temperature drops greatly and there may be more snowy days.
There's a Chinese saying, "A fall of snow gives promise of a fruitful year (丰年)."
F3 welcome snow because snow can protect crops from cold fronts and keep the fields warm. When it melts, it can p4 enough water for the crops in spring.
The snowy season is also good for skiing and s ______ 5 ______ . There are many places famous for natural snow and ice in the n ______ 6 ______ part of China. For example, Heilongjiang and Jilin often begin to have heavy snow in N ______ 7 ______ , which makes it common for people to play ice sports. But people in the south u ______ 8 ______ stay indoors to enjoy the winter, such as drinking hot tea.
T9 we have lots of fun because of the snow, people should pay attention to their health. When it's the Greater Snow, it is much colder and d10, so people should drink more water. We can also drink hot soup with ginger (生姜) to fight against the cold.
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