Many US farmers are worried about 1.hot and dry weather this summer.2.It is hard for them to get a good harvest.An early

Many US farmers are worried about 1.hot and dry weather this summer.2.It is hard for them to get a good harvest.An early summer heat wave comes across the West.That makes farmers need more water to save dry plants.But in many places,water is not enough.They also need water to fight fires in western states like California,Nevada and Washington.The dry weather there brings fires.Temperatures have gone up to about 38℃ in parts of Colorado,Montana and Wyoming.It’s higher than in the past.People say that the northern part of Alabama is the driest in about one hundred years.Because grasslands are becoming fewer and fewer,many farmers in Mississippi,Georgia and Tennessee have no food for their cows.So they have sold about half of their farm animals earlier than usual.Drought is not the only weather problem now.Recently,too much rain falls in the southeastern places.To the east,rains of 25cm or more trouble the western Gulf of Mexico.3.It is really bad for the wheat.1.从文章中找出一个单词来代替划线 1_________ 2.写出划线2的同义句 ______________________________________________ 3.California,Nevada and Washington are in the __________ of the US.4.Many farmers in Mississippi,Georgia and Tennessee have sold about half of their farm animals earlier than usual because________________________ 5.划线3中“it”是指 _______________________________________________ .