【正文】 umber of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋轉(zhuǎn)）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（長度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o39。clock in the morning and sets at 6 o39。clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole（北極）is tilted（傾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere（半球）. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.（1）When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having ______.A.both day and nightB.dayC.neither（既不）day nor nightD.night（2）A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.A.the pushingB.the pullingC.the spinningD.the passing（3）At the equator day is as long as night ________.A.sometimesB.neverC.usuallyD.always（4）When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.A.lessB.moreC.allD.no【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】短文大意：day這個單詞有兩層含義，當我們談論一年中有多少天時，我們用“天”表示24小時，但是當我們談到“白天”和“夜晚”時，我們用“天”表示日出和日落之間的時間。（1）細節(jié)推理題，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. 當?shù)厍虻囊话胧前滋鞎r，另一半?yún)s是夜晚，可以推斷“當西半球是白天時，東半球是夜晚”，故選D。（2）細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋轉(zhuǎn)）of the earth. 可知選C。（3）細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（長度）. 可知在赤道，有時白天和夜晚一樣長，故選A。（4）細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)For six months the North Pole（北極）is tilted（傾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere（半球）. 可知當北半球向太陽傾斜時，北半球的光照時間比南半球長，故選B?！军c評】這是一篇科普類閱讀短文，講述了“白天”和“夜晚”的劃分。12．閱讀理解 Money makes the world go round. But money isn39。t anything when people don39。t know how to use it. And no one is better at using money than American investor（投資者）Warren Buffet. He is one of the richest men in the world. Buffet was born in Nebraska in the US in 1930. As a child, he loved making and saving money. He used to go doortodoor selling his own products（產(chǎn)品）. After university, Buffet went on buying and selling shares（股票）. Shares are small part of a pany. He is good at predicting changes in panies. By 1962, he became a rich man. In 1990, he went one step further and became a billionaire（億萬富翁）. In 2008, Warren Buffet became the richest man in the world. He has promised to give 99% of his wealth to charity（慈善）after he dies.（1）Which of the following is TRUE about Buffet? A.He makes the world go roundB.He doesn39。t know how to use money.C.He isn39。t the richest man in the world.D.He is good at using money.（2）When did Buffet bee a billionaire ? A.In 1930.B.In 1962.C.In 1990.D.In 2008.（3）What has Buffet promised to do in the future? A.He will invest in charity and make more money.B.He will give most of his money to charity.C.He will hold 99%of the shares of a charity.D.He will leave 99% of his wealth to his family.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B 【解析】【分析】主要講了美國投資者Warren Buffet。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)And no one is better at using money than American investor（投資者）Warren ，故選D。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)In 1990, he went one step further and became a billionaire（億萬富翁）可知在1990年他成為億萬富翁，故選C。 （3）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)He has promised to give 99% of his wealth to charity（慈善）after he %的錢捐給慈善，故選B。 【點評】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細尋找答案。13．閱讀理解 Many of you have watched a Superman cartoon or movie. But did you know he first appeared in ics（連環(huán)漫畫）? Do you want to learn more about popular ic books around the world? Take a look! Do you find reading boring? Have a read of some ic books. You will learn to love their colorful pictures and simple language. Comic books usually tell stories through cartoons. The US and Japan have some great ic books. But they are not the same. Their names are different. People say ic books in the US but manga in Japan. American ics are often about superheroes—characters like Superman and Spider Man. So action is a major part of American ics. But Japanese manga like to tell stories of ordinary people. Luffy in One Piece（《海盜王》）is such an example. American ics make people excited with super powers, while Japanese manga fort（安慰）people with moving stories. Natsume39。s Book of Friends is about a teenage boy. He can see spirits（精靈）. He is confused （困惑的）at first but later he makes friends with spirits. If you are not interested in these two kinds, why not try some from China? Xia Da, 32, is a great ic book artist from China. Some of her ics are about school life. Others show the beauty of Chinese culture. （1）What does the writer think of the ic books? A.Boring.B.Colorful and simple.C.Difficult.