Weather in Kunming

张晓飞

Kunming is in the south of China. The winter is short and dry with cool nights. It never gets very hot in summer. You can see beautiful flowers everywhere all year round. So people call it “The Forever Spring City①.”

In spring， its warm and sunny. The temperature changes a lot in the day. It can be about  12℃—20℃. It often rains in summer. The rainy days are from May to October. The rest of the year is dry. Its a little cold after the rain so people have to wear sweaters in rainy days.

Its a bit hot in June and July. It may be 22℃ in the day. At night the temperature is about  19℃. It is kind of dry from November to April. From December to January it is cold and the temperature is about 8℃ in the day. It drops to 6℃ at night.

Kunming is the center of Yunnan. People can enjoy delicious fruit， beautiful flowers and all kinds of festivals. Welcome to Kunming anytime！

Answers the questions.

1. Whats the weather like in winter in Kunming？

A. Warm and sunny.      B. Hot and dry.  C. Rainy and cool.       D. Cool and dry.

2. The underlined word “change” means ____ in Chinese.

A. 變化      B. 下降    C. 反弹      D. 上升

3. Lu Wei visits Kunming in January， he should wear ____.

A. a T-shirt      B. raincat      C. a skirt      D. a sweater