When we look at the moon through a telescope(望远镜), we can see lines and circles(圆形物). People used to(过去常常) think that this was the moon’s face and that there was a man in the moon! This is not true. There is no man in the moon.
　　What do we know about the moon? First of all, the moon is much smaller than the earth. Days and nights on the moon are very long. One day on the moon is as long as two weeks on the earth. One night is also as long as two weeks on the earth. In the daytime the moon is very hot and at night is very cold.
【小题1】On the moon ____________.

A．there is a man	B．there is a woman
C．there are a lot of people	D．there is no man

【小题2】Now we know _____________________.
　　   

A．some facts about the moon

B．nothing about the moon

C．little about the moon

D．few facts about the moon

【小题3】Which of the following is true?

A．The moon is bigger than the earth.

B．The earth is much bigger than the moon.

C．The moon is as big as the earth.

D．The earth isn’t as big as the moon.

【小题4】 One day on the moon is as long as ______________.
　　   

A．seven days on the earth

B．fourteen days on the earth.

C．240 hours on the earth

D．two years on the earth

【小题5】The moon is very hot _____________.

A．all the time	B．during the night
C．in the daytime	D．at night and in the daytime

Our nearest neighbor is the moon. In the sky,  the moon and the sun seem to be of the same size because the moon is much nearer.
The moon makes the tides—the changes in the level of the sea. The moon and the sun together pull the sea. In some parts of the world,  the difference between * high tide’ (when the sea is very near to the land) and ’ low tide’ (when the sea is far away from the land) is very big. This is very important for ships.
The moon is very different from the Earth. Gravity on the moon is six times weaker than that on the Earth. There isn’t any air. During the day,  it is very,  very hot but at night it is very,  very cold. Nothing can live on the moon.
If the moon goes between the Earth and the sun,  we have an eclipse of the sun(日食) . The moon stops the light from the sun and we have night in the day.
If the Earth goes between the moon and the sun,  we have an eclipse of the moon. The moon goes into the shadow( 影子) of the Earth and it disappears for a few minutes.
【小题1】When the moon goes between the Earth and the sun,  we have night in the day, we call it the eclipse of

A．the moon

B．the sun

C．the stars

D．the Earth

【小题2】 Which of the following happens when we have an eclipse of the moon?

A．The Earth goes between the moon and the sun.

B．The moon goes into the shadow of the sun.

C．The moon goes into the shadow of its own.

D．The sun disappears for a few minutes.

【小题3】Which of the following statements are TRUE?
a. The moon and the sun are of the same size.
b. Gravity on the Earth is 6 times stronger than that on the moon.
c. The changes in the level of the sea are called tides.
d. The moon itself pulls the sea and makes the tides.
e. When the sea is near to the land,  a high tide may happen.
f. It is much hotter in the day but much colder at night on the moon.

A．a. b. c. f.

B．b. c. d. e

C．a. d. e. f

D．b. c. e. f

We know 1  about the universe(宇宙). It means the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, and the space 2  them.

Most of the stars are much 3 than the moon, but they look smaller 4 they are far away from the earth. At night, the moon is high in the sky 5 a light. But the moon has 6  light of its own. The light of the moon comes from the sun. The sun gives us light, heat and life. And the plants, animals and men will die 7  the sun.

The earth goes around itself 8  . When the part of the earth 9  to the sun, it is day. The 10  part of the earth is night.

The earth is our homeland. We should love it.

1.                A．many          B．a lot of         C．much D．few

 

2.                A．in             B．between        C．among   D．with

 

3.                A．farther         B．nearer         C．warmer   D．bigger

 

4.                A．because        B．so             C．but  D．and

 

5.                A．looks          B．like            C．looks like D．as

 

6.                A．not            B．no             C．little D．less

 

7.                A．with           B．without         C．in   D．on

 

8.                A．a long time      B．in the daytime    C．all the time    D．take after time

 

9.                A．turns          B．gets            C．points    D．changes

 

10.               A．front          B．following       C．opposite   D．same

 

 

Have you ever seen the man in the moon? If you look closely at the moon on some nights, you can see the face of the man in the moon. Some people say that they can see an old man carrying sticks. 1.        These pictures are made by the mountains and plains of the moon.

Long ago people in England used to tell their children that the moon was made of green cheese.2.          The moon is a large round rock. It is completely bare. There are no trees or plants on the moon. There are no rivers or seas. There are no living things. It never rains on the moon, and everything is covered with dirty, white dust. 3.            

When the sun shines on it, the moon is very hot, in the shade, however, it is as cold as ice.4.          It does not weigh as much as the earth. If you went to the moon, you would weigh six times less than you do now. 5.       

 

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A. Even a fat man would be able to jump high off the ground. B. The moon is much smaller than the earth. C. Everyone knows that this is not true. D. Not even a sound can be heard on the moon. E. Others say a girl is reading a book.

 

 

In the universe,there is the earth,the moon,the sun,the stars and all the other things too far away to see.The earth is one of the sun’s  1  ,and the moon is our satellite.The moon is about three hundred and eighty thousand kilometers away 2   the earth ,but it’s our 3 neighbor in space.It 4  more than three days to get there by spaceship No man 5  fathar than the moon ,but spaceship 6  people has reached other planets.

Of  7   the stars ,the sun is the nearest to the earth  8    other stars are even bigger and brighter than the sun.They look small only 9  they are much farther away.You 10  see them in the daytime .But if you go out at night ,you’ll be able to see many of them.

1.	A．Stars B．planets C．satellites D．planet

 

2.	A．over B．below C．down D．from

 

3.	A．nearer B．the nearer C．nearest D．the nearest

 

4.	A．takes B．took C．taken D．taking

 

5.	A．travel B．travelled C．has travelled D．have travelled

 

6.	A．with B．without C．for D．to

 

7.	A．all B．some C．many D．any

 

8.	A．Thousand of B．Hundred of C．Million of D．Millions of

 

9.	A．when B．because C．if D．for

 

10.	A．must B．mustn’t C．can D．can’t