阅读理解。AnyonewhoexperiencedwetweatherthissummerwillnotbesurprisedtolearnthatthiswasthefourthyearrunningthattheUKsufferedfromawetsummerwhichhasneverhappenedbeforeinmodemrainfallrecordsdating

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