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1、Makingthenews李仕才一、阅读理解。GotbigplansforFridaynight?That’sOK,wedon’teither.Guesswe’llallhavetomakedobywatchingthecelestial(天空的)showthatwilltakeplacethatnight.First,therewillbeafullmoon.That’salwaysfun,butthisonewillbealittlemorespecial.It’sknownasa“snowmoon”.Thenamecomesfromthef
2、actthattheheaviestsnowsusuallyfallduringFebruary,accordingtoTheOldFarmer’sAlmanac.Butifthat’snotspecialenough,there’salsoaneclipse(月食)thatnight.It’llbeapenumbrallunareclipse,meaningit’sapartialeclipsethatleavessectionsofthemoondarkenedbytheearth’sshadow.No,itwon’tbeasspectacu
3、larasthose“bloodmoon”eclipses.It’llbesubtler.Thelevelofdarknessitreachesduringtheeclipsemayormaynotbeapparent;itjustdependsonwhereyouarewhenyouviewit.InNorthAmerica,theeclipsebeginsat5:34p.m.ETandendsat9:53p.m.ET,accordingtotheastronomywebsiteEarthSky.Theeclipsewillbeatitshei
4、ghtaround7:44p.m.ET.Ifthat’sstillnotenough,let’sthrowinacomet(彗星)tothenight’sfestivities.Comet45P(ithasamuchlongername,butwewon’tburdenyouwithithere)isvisibleasitfliesbytheearth.Thecometwillgetwithin7.4millionmilesoftheplanetasitmakesitsclosestapproachthisweekend,accordingtoU
5、niverseToday.Comet45Pwillbemostvisibleacoupleofhoursaftertheeclipse,solooktotheskiesagainaround3a.m.ETSaturdayandfindthegreenishbluelightwithatail.Anddon’tforget,atotalbigtimesolareclipsewillstreakacrosstheUnitedStatesonAugust21st.【解题导语】 本文是说明文,介绍了星期五晚上将会发生的天文现象。1.Accordingto
6、thetext,whatcanbeviewedonFridaynight?A.Abloodmoon. B.Atotalsolareclipse.C.Apartiallunareclipse.D.Acometwithoutatail.C 解析:细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知,星期五晚上将会出现月偏食,故选C项。2.IfyouwanttoseeComet45P,youwillneedto.A.waitaround7:44p.m.ETB.stayupuntil9:53p.m.ETC.wakeupbefore3:00a.m.ETD.startwa
7、tchingat5:34p.m.ETC 解析:细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“solooktotheskiesagainaround3a.m.ETSaturday”可知,要想看到45P彗星,你需要在凌晨三点之前起床。3.Theauthorwritesthetextwiththepurposeof.A.introducingbasicastronomytothemediaB.sharingnewdiscoverieswithastronomyresearchersC.promotingastronomicaleventsamongsciencest
8、udentsD.informingaveragereadersofrecentcelestialphenomenaD 解析:写作意图题。