阅读理解。
Anyonewhoexperiencedwetweatherthissummerwillnotbesurprisedtolearnthatthiswasthefourth
yearrunningthattheUKsufferedfromawetsummerwhichhasneverhappenedbeforeinmodemrainfall
recordsdatingbackto1914.
Thissummerwasonlyslightlywetterthanusualthough-theUKhad248.5mm(9.78inches)summer
rainfall10percentaboveaverageaccordingtoMetOfficefigures.
Therainfallaverageoverthewholecountryshowedaninterestingweatherpicturethough.Therain
tendedtocomedowninbigshowerssettingoffflashfloods.AsaresultEastAngliaineasternUKhadits
thirdwettestAugustwithmorethandoublethenormalrainfallandtheSouthEasthadoneofitsdullest
Augustswithonlytwo-thirdsitsusualsunshine.Andyetboththeseareashadbeendryandsunnyforthe
previousfivemonthsandseemedtobeheadingforlong-lastingdrought(干旱).
Westernandnorthwesternareashadthecompleteoppositethough-extremelywetinJulyfollowedbya
dryAugust.RemarkablytheNorthWesthadsufferedfromsuchlong-lastingdroughtthatitledtobanson
usinghosepipes(软水管).
Althoughsomeweathercompaniespredictedanextremelyhotbarbecuesummeritwasonly0.6℃above
averageacrosstheUK.EvensoforthefirsthalfofthissummerGlastonburyenjoyedamud-freefestivaland
Wimbledonremainedhotanddry.Itmaynothavebrokenanytemperaturerecordsbuttherewereplentyof
barbecuesthissummer.
1.TherewasalotofrainfallthisAugustin_____.
A.EastAnglia
B.westernUK
C.northwesternUK
D.Wimbledon
2.WhatmadetheSouthEastseemtohavelong-lastingdrought?
A.ThesmallamountofsunshineinAugust.
B.ThewettestAugustofthethirdyearrunning.
C.Theextremelyhotweatherwithtoomuchrainfall.
D.Thecontinuousfivemonthsofdryandsunnyweather.
3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphofthepassage?
A.PeopleinGlastonburycelebratedamudfestivalfreely.
B.Someweathercompaniesdidnotgiveanaccurateforecast.
C.Thetempe