初中英语课外阅读材料：Four_seasons.pdf

1 / 3阅读材料： Four seasons Part 1 We have four seasons in a year. They are: spring, summer, autumn and winter.Spring is the loveliest season in the year. In this season, flowers bloom andbirds sing. The world is full of life. The weather is warm and the swallows begin tocome back to live with us again. Poets describe spring as s season full of hope. Summeristhewelcomestseasontoschoolchildren.Theyhavealongsummervacation. They may go to swim and play. They can go to seaside or go camping inthe mountains. Autumn is a good season for picnics and games. In this season, leaves beginto fall and flowers begin to wither away. This is why some people say that autumn isa seasonofsadnessandloneliness,butIdontthinkitistrue.Itistheseasonfor harvests. The world is full of laughing and singing. Winter is cold. In some northern countries, snow begins to fall and mostpeople have to stay indoors. But in tropical countries the weather is still warm and thepeople go out of doors as usual. Winter is the season draws near the new year. Whenwinter slowly passes, a new year will be born. Part 2 1.Inspring,thedaysgrowlongerandwarmer.Thetreesturngreen,and 2 / 32.Summer is the warmest time of year. The days are long, and it does not getdark until late. Everything grows well. 3.Inautumn,thedaysbegintogetshorterandcolder.Plantsstopflowering,and leaves begin to fall from the trees. 4.Winter is the coldest season. The days are short, and it gets dark very early.There is snow in many countries. Part 3 Spring is green. Do you know why? It is because when spring is here, the plantsand the trees sprout(发芽) new leaves and turn green. The flowers start toblossom(开花). It is so beautiful and green everywhere. Summer is bright. Can you guess the reason? It is because when summer arrives,the sun is shining. For the very strong sunlight, everything is bright. Howbeautiful and bright it is! Autumn is golden. Why is this? Its because when autumn comes, the wind blowsthrough the golden trees and carries the golden leaves away, flowing slowly downto the ground one after another and thickly covering the ground. It is goldeneverywhere. 3 / 3Winteriswhite.Why?Itsbecausewhenwinterreachesus,thewhitesnowflakes(雪花) fly slowly down, so pure and white. The wide fields and the greathigh mountains all wear white coats. Oh!Thefourseasonsareallbeautifulandcharming(迷人的 ).Ilike spring,summer, autumn and winter, but spring, the best! For spring is full of life.Part 4 There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter. When spring comes, the weather is getting warmer and warmer. The crops begintogrow,treesturngreenandflowerscomeout.Someanimalswakeupfromhibernation. It is the best season of the year. Summer is the hottest of all the seasons. The sunshine is much stronger. Its aseason for swimming. In autumn, its neither too hot nor too cold. Its harvest-time. Farmers are busygetting in the crops. Winter is the coldest season. Some of the animals have to go to hibernation andothersstillliveanactivelife(过着快活的生活 ).Sometimesitsnows.People canenjoy themselves in skating. 。