There are four seasons in a year. Spring comes first (第一). Summer is the second (第二). Then it’s autumn. Winter is the last season in a year. In China, the weather is not the same in winter. In Beijing, it’s very cold. It often snows. People can play with snow and they must put on coats. But in Hainan, it’s not cold. It’s very warm. People there can go swimming in the sea.

What’s the weather like today? 【小题1】 What? Recently, a video on TikTok showed fish falling from the sky and landing on a road. 【小题2】

A. Because some fish live in the sky.

B. Because a waterspout (水龙卷) can pick up fish from the lake.

C. Because when lightning hit the water, fish may fly out.

D. Because a storm influences the act of fish.

The correct answer is B. 【小题3】 It sucks up (吸) water and sometimes even animals like fish from lakes or seas. When the wind slows, everything it picked up falls back to the ground. 【小题4】

Fish aren’t the only animals that may sucked up in the waterspout at one time. 【小题5】 Why? Animals of a similar weight usually get sucked up together. As the wind slows and these animals fall, the heavier ones fall first, followed by the lighter ones. So animals with similar weights often fall in the same area.

Thousands of people die because of bad weather in the world every year. Snowstorms, strong winds, high temperatures and heavy rains are all bad weather. Almost 700 Americans died last year. The bad weather affects（影响）homeless people, or people without（没有）a home.

Homeless people live in the street. They don’t have jobs. They stay outside when it is very hot or cold. They don’t have warm clothes and blankets（毯子）for cold weather. They do not have enough food. Homeless people can sometimes stay in shelters and churches（教堂）. A shelter is a building for homeless people. They can live there for some time. But most homeless people don’t like living in the same place. And so sometimes they say “no” to any help.

Bad weather makes more people homeless. 20 million people in the world have to leave their homes every year because of it. It is very difficult to work out the problem because there is more and more bad weather.