Venus is known as the Earth’s “twin” because the planets are so like each other in size. The diameter（直徑）of Venus is about 7, 520 miles （12, 100 km）, about 400 miles （644 km）smaller than that of the earth. No other planet comes closer to the earth than Venus. At its nearest approach（接近）it is about 25, 000, 000 miles （40, 2000, 000 km）away.

　　As seen from the earth, Venus is the first planet or star that can be seen in the western sky in the evening. At other times, it is the last planet or star that can be seen in the eastern sky in the morning. When Venus is near its brightest point, it can be seen in daylight. Early astronomers called the object that appeared in the evening Hesperus and Phosphorus in the morning. Later, they realized these two objects were the same planet. They named it Venus in honor of the Roman goddess of love and beauty.

　　1．Traveling around Venus in a straight way, you would have a long trip of about ________ miles.

　　A．24, 896

　　B．23, 613

　　C．37, 994

　　D．25, 000, 000

　　2．Which of the following is NOT a fact about Venus?

　　A．It’s the nearest neighboring planet of the earth.

　　B．It used to be called Phosphorus and Hesperus.

　　C．It’s usually 25, 000, 000 miles away from the earth.

　　D．It can sometimes be seen together with the sun in the sky.

　　3．Venus is called the earth’s “twin” because ________.

　　A．it’s almost as big as the earth

　　B．it’s the nearest to the earth

　　C．they are both planets

　　D．they are of the same shape

　　4．The passage shows that ________.

　　A．Venus is always the last to appear in the sky in the evening

　　B．Venus is sometimes the last to appear in the sky in the morning

　　C．The diameter of the earth is nearly eight thousand miles

　　D．Venus is sometimes the last to disappear in the western sky in the morning

　　5．The best title for the passage might be ________.

　　A．The Size of Venus

　　B．Venus and the Earth

　　C．Venus—the Earth’s “Twin”

　　D．The Nearest Neighbor

 

答案：1B2C3A4C5C
解析：

1．B 選項(xiàng)空格后面是miles，故這里計(jì)算周長(zhǎng)時(shí)，半徑應(yīng)該用7520，可得選項(xiàng)B。

　　2．C 選項(xiàng)A原文：No other planet comes closer to the earth than Venus．；選項(xiàng)B原文：early astronomers called the object that appeared in the evening Hesperus，and Phosphorus．；選項(xiàng)D．when Venus is near its brightest point，it can be seen in daylight．

　　3．A 原文：because the planets are so like each other in size．

　　4．C 從第一段文字可以計(jì)算出選項(xiàng)C正確。ABD三種情況都有發(fā)生，不能用always。

　　5．C 全文介紹火星，故選擇C。

 


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