In Britain the weather never gets too hot or too cold. There is not a great difference between summer and winter. Why is this?

  Britain has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an island country. In winter the sea is warmer than the land. The winds from the sea bring warm air to Britain. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to Britain.

  The winds from the west blow over Britain all the year. They blow from the southwest across the Atlantic Ocean. They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain all the year, Britain has a lot of rain ail the year. The west of Britain is wetter than the east. The winds must blow across the high land in the west. The east of Britain is drier than the west.

 

(1) What's the weather like in Britain?

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AIt's either too hot or too cold.

BIt's both too hot and too cold.

CIt's neither too hot nor too cold.

DWe don't know.

(2) When do the winds bring cool air to Britain?

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Ain spring

Bin summer

Cin autumn

Din winter

(3) Why is the weather in summer and in winter almost the same?

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AThere is no difference between summer and winter in Britain.

BThere is sea air around this country.

CThere are winds from the high land.

DThere is much rain in the Atlantic Ocean.

(4) Which of the following is right?

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AThere is more rain in the east than in the west.

BThere is as much rain in the west as in the east.

CThere is less rain in the east than in the west.

DThere isn't so much rain in the west as in the east.

(5) The passage tells us ________.

[  ]

Athe seasons in Britain

Bthe rain in Britain

Cthe weather in Britain

Dthe winds in Britain

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