Understanding cultures The earth—our only home Ⅰ.阅读理解【主题:人与自然 地球】 We live on the Earth.It’s our home.But how much do you know about it Let me tell you something about our Earth. The Earth is not flat(平的) as we see but it is like a huge sphere in the space.Like the other seven planets(行星),the Earth is running around the Sun.It’s the third nearest one to the Sun.It takes the Earth about 365 days to run around the Sun. At the same time,the Earth is going around itself.If you are in space,you can see lots of white clouds over the surface(表面) of the Earth.Through the clouds,you can see the blue colour of the oceans,and the brown colour of the land.About 70% of the Earth is covered with water.Why do we have day and night When the half of the Earth is facing the Sun,it’s daytime.As the Earth turns,and this half is away from the Sun,night is coming.And it’s daytime for the other half. 1.How many planets are running around the Sun A.Seven. B.Eight. C.Nine. D.Ten. 2.What does the underlined word “sphere” in Paragraph 2 probably mean A.Ball. B.Hair. C.Bag. D.Rock. 3.When is daytime A.When the Earth is away from the Sun. B.When the Earth is running around the Sun. C.When the half of the Earth is facing the Sun. D.When the half of the Earth is away from the Sun. 4.Where can you read this text A.In a storybook. B.In a science magazine. C.In a cartoon book. D.In a novel. Ⅱ.阅读表达【主题:人与社会 保护地球】 This is a story from a meeting held by some people and two things in nature.We call it the Four-Sided Talk.Let’s “listen to” everyone carefully and find out what they think. An old tree:I am thousands of years old,but I have fewer and fewer friends.I’m afraid I will be cut someday.People cut down many trees to make paper and chopsticks.Soon there will be no trees to make oxygen(氧气) and to protect people from floods.Mother nature is making many disasters(灾害) to teach people a lesson. The river:What the old tree said is right.I not only make the earth more beautiful,but provide the clean water for people and animals.Now I’m sad because people put waste into me,and it kills many animals and plants that drink my water.Some people drink this kind of water and get sick,too. People:We have lived on the earth since ancient times.The earth is our home.We have done some harm to our home! From now on,we should make full use of(充分利用) the resources(资源) on the earth and protect the earth.Let’s try our best! The United Nations:We know a little about the environmental problems.Hearing what all of you said,we’ve decided to protect the earth and love the earth.We’ve also made the June 5 World Environment Day. 1.What is the meeting called in the passage 2.What do people cut down a lot of trees for 3.How does nature teach people a lesson 4.How long have people lived on the earth 5.What should we students do after reading this passage Why 【详解答案】 Ⅰ.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了一些关于地球的知识。 1.B 解析:细节理解题。根据 ... ...
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