C. one hundred and fifty miles

　　D. six hundred miles

2. England is a country ________.

　　A. with a cold and wet climate

　　B. with a surprising climate

　　C. with a pleasant climate

　　D. with a variety of climate

3. According to the passage ________.

　　A. flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier

　　B. farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere

　　C. people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowers

　　D. vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers

4. In the north of England and the Midlands, ________.

　　A. it is cold and wet all the year round

　　B. the climate is pleasant as a whole

　　C. it is warm most of the time in a year

　　D. only the summer is not cold and not wet

　　Ⅱ.阅读填句

　　There are many reasons for people to study abroad. One is that you can have the chance to make yourself know about the culture of the place. Although we humans belong only to the same one species, we are divided into several races. __1__ And when countries are divided by oceans, naturally the way of life in that country is different from ours.

Once you are studying in a foreign country, you will slowly learn to speak the language of the place. __2__ If you want to ask for directions