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专题02 阅读理解之说明文
学易金卷:5年(2019-2023)中考1年模拟英语分项汇编
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(2023·河南·统考中考真题)
According to Ken Croswell, the Sun and the Moon are different. We often think that the Sun rules the day and the Moon rules the night. That’s kind of right, but not totally.
The Sun shines all the time. It shines during the day when we see it, and even at night when we don’t.
As the Earth turns, sometimes we face the Sun. That’s when we get day. When the Earth’s spin (自转) turns us away from the Sun and we are in the Earth’s shadow, we get night. When people on the opposite side of the Earth face the Sun, those people have day while we have night.
The Moon is a different story. Unlike the Sun, it doesn’t make its own light. Moonlight is actually the Sun’s light reflecting(反射) the Moon back to us.
The Sun lights up only the side of the Moon that faces the Sun. At Full Moon, the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. Then the side of the Moon facing the Earth is all lit up. During Full Moon, the Moon rises around sunset, shines all night, and sets around sunrise. Since he moonlight is so bright, you can sometimes see it during the day, too. A few days before Full Moon, if you look east in the afternoon, you may see the Moon in the sky. After Full Moon, you may find it if you look west in the morning.
The Moon is most difficult to see at New Moon, when its orbit(轨道) puts it between the Earth and the Sun. Then, the side of the Moon facing the Earth is dark and we can’t see the Moon at all.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.What can we know about the Sun?
A.The Sun rules the Moon.
B.The Sun shines during both day and night.
C.The Sun lights up all the sides of the Moon.
D.The Sun shines everywhere on the Earth at the same time.
2.Which of the following in the dictionary best explains the underlined word “shadow” in Paragraph 3?
shadow n.
①the shape of the Earth
②the force from the Sun
③the dark area on the Earth
④the opposite side of the Sun
A.① B.② C.③ D.④
3.What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?
A.How t