牛津版（深圳·广州）初中英语七年级上册Module 2 Unit 3同步练习

—Because everything can be expensive.

—The weather is snowy. I like it very much.

—Many people like to take a trip in spring.

—Relatives often do.

—Because it is of great convenience.

—It's ________.

—Really? I hope to ________ there with my parents one day.

It is hot and dry and it is cold and wet .

Mary spends two hours her homework.

It is interesting to in winter.

Children love to in winter.

there because summer is cool and winter is warm.

    There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In spring, the weather is warm. It is good time for walking. And the Sun always (shine) brightly. Summer comes spring. It is very hot. The children like to go (swim). It often rains. Sometimes it rains (heavy). In autumn it is cool. It's also a time (take) a walk. The farmers are busy (harvest). The leaves fall the trees. Winter is a very cold season in a year. The wind blows (strong). Sometimes it snows, and we can make (snowman).

    As we know, there are four seasons in a year. When spring 1, it's getting warmer and warmer. Everything comes back to life. Trees turn 2. There are beautiful flowers and grass here and there. Children can 3 kites in the sky. 4 summer, the weather becomes hot. 5 people can take part in more activities outside, such as running in the morning, taking a walk in the evening, going camping, 6 in the river, travelling with family, and so on. 7 comes after summer. It's a harvest season. We can taste 8 of fresh fruits. The weather is neither too hot nor too cold. People feel comfortable. It usually snows in winter in my home town. Snowing 9 me excited. Children are 10 in making snowmen outside. A heavy snow will predict a good year. The four seasons bring us happiness and pleasure. We should love and treasure (珍惜) them.

    Somebody says that it is raining cats and dogs. We know it means it is raining heavily. Here you can know why people say like this.

    There are many large rats (老鼠) in a country. People need cats. But there are many mountains in the country. It's hard for a plane to land. So the cats come down by parachute (降落伞). In another country, the people need dogs to help people to find the people in the snow. Where can they get them? You can guess. The dogs come down by parachute. Both cats and dogs are coming down by parachute, just like the raindrops coming from the sky. So there is the saying "It is raining cats and dogs".

    These cats and dogs help the people. And the people often say it rains cats and dogs. This kind of old saying is very interesting.