“Since late July, there have been large-scale and high-intensity high temperatures in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River due to an【小题1】(normal) strong subtropical high pressure system in the western Pacific,” Chen Tao said. “【小题2】 (base) on our analysis, the system will continue and high temperatures will persist in those regions for the coming two weeks.”

Chen Lijuan, chief forecaster at the National Climate Center said, high temperatures 【小题3】(stay) in many parts of southern China since June. “While this year’s duration of regional high temperatures is set to break the record and become the【小题4】(hot) year since 1961,” she said. Shanghai,【小题5】entered its 41st day of temperatures above 35℃ on Sunday, has experienced six days with high temperatures above 40℃ this summer. The city’s temperature hit 40.9℃ on July 13,【小题6】(equal) the highest temperature in Shanghai since records began in 1873.

Affected by the high temperatures, some areas in the Sichuan basin and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have already experienced drought and may continue or get 【小题7】(bad), said Chen Tao. The high temperature weather has a certain unfavorable impact 【小题8】agricultural production in the southern region, and continuous high temperatures are not 【小题9】(benefit) to the 【小题10】(grow) and development of some crops.

Beijing embraces second snow this winter. The second snowfall of Beijing hit the capital Sunday evening, 【小题1】 (affect) traffic routes and scenic areas on Monday.

Starting at about 7 pm on Sunday, the snow fell from the city’s south, 【小题2】 (gradual) covering the entire capital 【小题3】 turning to moderate snow Monday morning, according to the Beijing Meteorological Bureau. The snowfall ended at noon and the blue alert 【小题4】 (issue) for a blizzard (暴风雪) was removed in the afternoon.

More than 50,000 workers and over 6,500 snow removal 【小题5】 (vehicle) were set up 【小题6】 (ensure) road safety. Flights and subway lines, as well as bus routes, have been affected when 【小题7】 snow hit the capital.

On Sunday Beijing issued a blue alert for a blizzard, the first blizzard alert this winter. A yellow alert for 【小题8】 (ice) roads was issued as well. China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed 【小题9】 orange, yellow and blue.

In late November, the capital 【小题10】 (experience) its first snow of the winter.

During my recent travels in China, I went from the top to the bottom of the country. I was astonished at 【小题1】 different the weather was in different cities.

The weather was 【小题2】 (freeze) cold in Harbin, but felt much warmer in Shanghai, Guilin, Qingdao and Yangshuo. Each place has a different feel and allows you 【小题3】 (experience) different things.

In Qingdao, we ate seafood, drank beer and even swam in the sea. In Harbin, we wore our warmest jackets and saw the 【小题4】 (amaze) ice and snow sculptures (雕塑).

Shanghai reminded me 【小题5】 a city in Europe or America. There are lots of Western cafes.

Guilin was a good place to be touring around during Spring Festival. Fireworks 【小题6】 (fill) the sky and the streets were busy with happy people. I visited several old buildings and walked around a beautiful lake.

But Yangshuo 【小题7】 (be) my favorite place so far. I could not stop taking 【小题8】 (photo) of the beautiful mountains and the Lijiang River. I rode a bicycle along the Yulong River in the warm sun. I ate strawberries and drank tea that came from farms in the mountains.

Now, I am back in Beijing. I am looking forward to 【小题9】 next trip. I think I 【小题10】 (go) to another warm place!.