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    8．[1]The year 2008 has one extra day in it-February 29th．Well，it actually takes the planet Earth a little more than 365 days to revolve completely around the sun．After four years an extra 24 hours have accumulated so an extra day is added to the calendar．
    [2]It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England，the extra day wasn't legally recognized．The British just leapt over that day．Therefore a year with 29 days in February is consequently called a leap year and that 29th day is sometimes called Leap Day．If you are born on 29th February in a leap year，there are difficulties in celebrating your birthday．So people tend to celebrate on either 28th February or 1st March every year．
    [3]There is a well-known tradition in the UK associated with 29th February，introduced many centuries ago．Women are allowed to break with tradition and propose （求婚）to their boyfriends on this day．This all started back in the 5th Century，when a famous Irish saint，Bridget，complained to Saint Patrick，another famous Irish saint，that women had to wait too long for men to propose．
    According to the legend，Saint Patrick said any female longing for a proposal could ask their boyfriend to marry them on this additional day in February．
    [4]Now in 2008，there are calls for 29th February to become a public holiday．Some people believe that it should be an official day off，because no one gets paid for working in a leap day．For the moment though，the British still have to go to work on this day．

    76．How long does it take the planet Earth to revolve completely around the sun？（no more than 9 words）365 days and 6 hours
    77．What does the word"them"（Line 6，Paragraph 3）probably refer to？（no more than 3 words）females/women/girlfriends
    78．Should a leap day be a day on or off？Give your reason．（no more than 18 words）
    I think it should be officially off because no pay is given for that day's work
    79．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words．（no more than 6 words）You may wonder why．/Why does this happen（come about）
    80．What is the main idea of the text？（no more than 8 words）The year 2008 has one extra/more day．．

    分析 本文主要讲述2月29号是2月多出的一天，在这特殊的一天，可以做什么有意义的事，以及是否应该放假．

    解答 76.365 days and 6 hours  
    77．females/women/girlfriends
    78．I think it should be officially off because no pay is given for that day's work
    79．You may wonder why．/Why does this happen（come about）
    80．The year 2008 has one extra/more day．
    76.365days and 6 hours 根据第二段内容，每四年一个周期可以推算出地球绕太阳一圈的准确时间是365days and 6 hours小时．
    77．females/women/girlfriends  根据文章第三段Saint Patrick said any female longing for a proposal could ask their boyfriend to marry them on this additional day in February．可知任何渴望求婚的女士可以在二月的这个特殊的日子要求男朋友向她们求婚，them应该指的是女性．
    78．I think it should be officially off because no pay is given for that day's work  根据文章最后一段Some people believe that it should be an official day off，because no one gets paid for working in a leap day．For the moment though，the British still have to go to work on this day．可知一些人认为应该放假一天，因为在这一天虽然工作但是不可能被支付工资．
    79．You may wonder why．/Why does this happen（come about）根据第一段After four years an extra 24 hours have accumulated so an extra day is added to the calendar．可知四年后另外一个24小时会增加到日历上，告诉了我们为什么会发生这样的事情，因此此处应填You may wonder why．/Why does this happen（come about）
    80．the year 2008 has one extra．/why does the year 2008 have one more day？据全文．本文主要讲述2月29号是2月多出的一天，在这特殊的一天，可以做什么有意义的事，以及是否应该放假．

    点评 做阅读表达题时，理清文章的脉络、掌握文章的主旨大意，并能运用简洁的语言表达．回答要有针对性观点要明确．不要摘抄文章原句．

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