1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How high was the Seine River in 1910?

A．Around 5 feet high.

B．Around 28 feet high.

C．Around 20 feet high.

2. What had to get moved to higher floors?

A．Artworks.

B．Many residents.

C．Power equipment.

3. What does the woman want to see the most?

A．The Louvre.

B．The Eiffel Tower.

C．The Musée d’Orsay.

2 . What caused the man feeling so hot?

A．The stronger sunshine.

B．The heat given off by his car.

C．The pollution in the air.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did the woman enjoy doing during the flight?

A．Sleeping.

B．Watching films.

C．Seeing the views outside.

2. How was the weather when the speakers arrived in South Africa?

A．Rainy.

B．Sunny.

C．Windy.

3. What animals did the man like best?

A．Elephants.

B．Lions.

C．Monkeys.

4. What did the speakers do on Sunday?

A．They went boating.

B．They went swimming.

C．They walked in the desert.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What will happen on Wednesday?

A．There will be“blood rain”.

B．There will be shooting stars.

C．There will be bright sunshine.

2. What level of thunderstorm warning has been reported?

A．Red.

B．Yellow.

C．Orange.

3. What will the temperature reach in the southwest of the country on Thursday?

A．24℃.

B．22℃.

C．20℃.

4. What will the weather be like on Friday night?

A．Cloudy.

B．Rainy.

C．Clear.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What can we say about the weather on Sunday?

A．It was fine.

B．It was hot.

C．It was changeable.

2. What do the locals think of small balls of ice in midsummer?

A．It’s beyond their expectations.

B．It’s a common phenomenon.

C．It’s caused by climate change.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What are the highest temperatures in Northern India now?

A．About 35℃.

B．Almost 40℃.

C．Over 45℃.

2. How many Indian people died in 2016 due to heat-related illnesses?

A．About 200.

B．About 1,000.

C．About 2,000.

3. What will be done under extremely high temperatures?

A．Government projects will be done at night.

B．Bottles of water will be sold at low prices.

C．School days will be reduced.

4. What will the weather be like late this month in India?

A．Cooler.

B．All the same.

C．Hotter.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下对话。
1. What did Jane like to do as a child?

A．Make snowballs.

B．Go skating.

C．Sweep away the snow.

2. What’s the weather like today?

A．Snowy and cold.

B．Cloudy and windy.

C．Snowy and warm.

8 . Autumn is the best season to travel in Xinjiang. I promise the tour won’t disappoint you! Here is the schedule (日程). Please have a look.

Day 1（cloudy）	●Arrive in Urumqi and check in at the hotel. ●Visit the International Grand Bazaar (大巴扎). ●Climb the Red Hill. ●Have dinner at Silk Road Restaurant.
Day 2（rainy）	Remember to take umbrellas. ●Go to Fukang and visit the Tianchi Lake. ●Go to a hot spring in Wujiang Hotel.
Day 3（windy）	Remember to prepare sweaters and jeans. ●Fly to the city of Altay. ●Go to Keketuohai. ●Fly back to Urumgi the next day.
Day 4（sunny）	Remember to wear shorts and T-shirts. ●Go to the city of Turpan. ●Visit the Flaming (火焰) Mountain. ●Go to the Grape Valley (谷) and pick up grapes. ●End of your tour and go back to Urumqi.

1. The weather will be ________ in Urumqi.

A．cloudy

B．rainy

C．windy

D．sunny

2. Before going to Altay, tourists need to prepare ________.

A．umbrellas

B．sweaters

C．shorts

D．T-shirts

3. Tourists will NOT ________ in Turpan.

A．have dinner at Silk Road Restaurant	B．go to the Grape Valley
C．visit the Flaming Mountain	D．pick up grapes

9 . Why the East Coast has had such a weak winter

Overall, winter across the East Coast this year has been pretty weak. “I was in shorts and a T-shirt,” said Jeff Weber, a research meteorologist (气象学家) at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Meteorologists descended upon Boston in mid-January for the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society. January is Boston's coldest month, but during the weather conference, meteorologists experienced 75 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures.

A major reason is that the polar vortex (极地涡旋) — which is a circulating stream of air that forms over the Arctic during winter — has stayed rigid and in place, keeping its cold air mostly locked up north. Consequently, little of this exceptionally chilly air has got into the U.S. this winter.

Arctic blasts (北极寒流), like those in January 2019, happen when the polar vortex becomes unstable, allowing frigid air to spill south. “But this winter, instead of a weak polar vortex, we’ve had strong polar vortex conditions,” said Andrea Lang, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Albany who researches changes in seasonal winter weather.

The polar vortex has stayed strong because other weather systems, sometimes originating from the Pacific. Ocean, haven’t come along and knocked the spinning vortex out of place.

A frequent culprit (问题的起因) in disturbing the polar vortex is a powerful stream of air traveling some 30,000 to 35,000 miles up in the atmosphere (where jets fly) which we commonly call the jet stream. The jet stream shoots from west to east around Earth at speeds of 120 to 250 miles per hour, but can become dramatically wavier when it’s disturbed by strong storm activity or encounters masses of hot or cold air.

But this winter season, the meandering (蜿蜒前进的) jet stream has not knocked the polar vortex off its pole, explained Lang. Instead, the jet stream has bent dramatically south, right through the heart of the central U. S.

Atmospheric scientists are deeply interested in why a perturbed polar vortex has become more frequent. There’s evidence that the incessantly warming Arctic — the fastest-warming place on Earth — has led to a weaker and less stable polar vortex, which means more outbreaks of freezing Arctic air. Just not this winter — so far, anyway.

1. What does Jeff Weber mean by saying what he wore?

A．To introduce his dressing style.	B．To express his feeling then.
C．To prove the abnormal weather.	D．To show his love of winter.

2. What do we know about the weather in Boston in January 2019?

A．It was as warm as that of this year.

B．It was very cold owing to the arctic blast.

C．The polar vortex stayed rigid and in place.

D．The polar vortex was weak and unstable.

3. Which of the following best explains the underlined word “perturbed” in the last paragraph?

A．Fixed.

B．Frozen.

C．Heated.

D．Disturbed.

4. How does the jet stream usually affect the polar vortex?

A．By bending north and knocking it off.

B．By moving from east to west around Earth.

C．By waving and meandering powerfully.

D．By turning to the south dramatically.

10 . Have you ever noticed that sometimes you may be ill suited or perfect for the same thing?     1     Here are ways weather can affect your mood that you never noticed.

You’re more helpful on sunny days. Sun makes you happy!     2     Therefore, on sunny days, you’re more likely to help those in need than on days filled with clouds and gloom. Next time you want to volunteer, try to pick a sunny day— you’ll be more helpful to the people.

    3     Summer sales, here we come! Get ready to open your wallet if you go out to a mall during a nice, sunny day. Research shows that you are more likely to spend money when it’s sunny. My theory is that the sun makes us feel happier and less stressed about our life (including our financial life) -therefore we spend more money! Thus, try not to go shopping on shiny days if you want to save money.

Cold temperatures impact complex physical tasks.     4     It’s like you don’t want to move. Have you ever tried untying (解开) a knot while your hands were cold? Be careful when trying to perform complex physical tasks in the cold weather— too much time in low temperatures can cause hypothermia (体温过低) !

Lack of sunlight makes you eat more. Bears hibernate (冬眠) while humans just start swallowing everything in sight. Well, bears eat much too, before they go to sleep.     5     Your body needs extra fuel to fight off the cold. Unfortunately, often you don’t actually need the extra food because a lack of sun doesn’t necessarily mean you’re cold.

A．Sunlight makes you spend more money.

B．Sunny days make you feel more tired.

C．The secret lies in distinct weather conditions.

D．Being less stressed leads to a poor life.

E．Happy people tend to be more willing to help others.

F．The cold, dark winter months make it much easier to overeat.

G．When you’re cold, your muscles feel slow and dull.