36. Which of the following statements about monsoon is true?
　　A) Monsoon makes the temperature 5℃ to 18℃lower.
　　B) Monsoon blowing from May to August brings rain.
　　C) Monsoon goes from Siberia and the Mongolia Plateau.
　　D) Monsoon causes dry and cold summer in the country.
　　37. The word "current" in the first paragraph most probably means "_____"
　　A) a body of onward running water
　　B) a tendency, movement, or course
　　C) a mass of continuous moving gas
　　D) a flow of electric charge
　　38. There is a great difference in climate from region to region in China because _____
　　A) China is so large in size and complicated in landform
　　B) it’s very hot in summer and extremely cold in winter
　　C) the northern part has no summer and southern no winter
　　D) China lies in temperate zone under the influence of monsoon
　　39. According to the passage, the southern part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau_____.
　　A) has a long summer and short winter
　　B) is hot in the day and cold in the night
　　C) is cold in winter but hot in summer
　　D) is neither very hot nor very cold
　　40. This passage most likely taken from _____.
　　A) a column in an evening newspaper
　　B) an article from a news magazine
　　C) an advertisement from a booklet
　　D) a section of a geographic book