Question

【題目】Answer the questions (根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題)：

Venus （金星） has long been one of the most misunderstood planets. Like the earth, Venus has its own atmosphere. However, the atmosphere is much thicker than that of the earth, which makes it difficult for modern scientists to study. There is much we still do not know about what this planet like. However, using special machines, scientists have unlocked many of the long-hidden secrets in recent years.

Venus is in many ways the earth’s sister planet. It is almost the same in size and chemistry as the earth. In other words, Venus is made up of almost the exact same types of materials as the earth, in about the same amounts.

In the early days of Venus’ 4-billion-year-old life, it would have appeared very similar to the earth. The two would have been almost the same. However, over a period of a few million years ago, Venus lies much closer to the sun than our planet. It has made Venus terribly hot.

Since it is closer to the sun, Venus’ temperature should be a little warmer than that of the earth. As the planet warmed, water which can be used to form oceans, lakes and rivers, evaporated(蒸發(fā)). This increase in water vapor（水蒸氣）began a cycle of global warming. Water vapor is a very effective greenhouse gas. It caused the temperature to rise and more water to evaporate. The temperature then climbed still further. Today it is likely that all of Venus’s water has evaporated into the atmosphere. This atmosphere effectively keeps the sun’s energy and makes the surface to burn much hotter than it naturally would.

If you happen to find a way to survive the extreme heat on the surface of Venus, you will quickly notice something strange about the days. Venus rotates(旋轉(zhuǎn)) very slowly, so that a day on Venus actually lasts longer than a year. Instead of the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, the sun would appear to rise in the west and set in the east when you are on Venus.

【1】Both Venus and the earth have their own atmosphere, don’t they?

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【2】 How can the scientists finally get to know more about Venus in recent years?

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【3】Why is Venus considered the earth’s sister planet?

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【4】What has caused Venus to become completely different from the earth?

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【5】Please list some other strange natural phenomena(現(xiàn)象) on Venus besides the heat.

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【6】In recent years, the earth faces the similar situation which makes Venus very hot. What do we call this kind of situation and what caused the problem on the earth?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, they do.

【2】Using special machines.

【3】Venus is made up of almost the exact same types of materials as the earth, in about the same amounts.

【4】Venus rotates(旋轉(zhuǎn)) very slowly, so that a day on Venus actually lasts longer than a year.

【5】The sun would appear to rise in the west and set in the east when you are on Venus.

【6】Greenhouse gas.Too much traffic and air condition may cause greenhouse gas.

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹的金星是距離地球最近的行星，被稱為是地球的姊妹星。文章重點介紹了兩個行星的很多不同之處。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段“Like the earth, Venus has its own atmosphere. ”的介紹可知，金星和地球都有大氣層。因此回答是肯定的，故應(yīng)答：Yes, they do.

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段“using special machines, scientists have unlocked many of the long-hidden secrets in recent years.”的介紹可知，通過特殊的機器科學家可以更多的了解金星。故應(yīng)答：Using special machines.

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文“Venus is made up of almost the exact same types of materials as the earth, in about the same amounts.”的介紹可知，金星和地球的形狀及化學成分幾乎是一樣的，所以被稱為是姊妹星。故應(yīng)答：Venus is made up of almost the exact same types of materials as the earth, in about the same amounts.

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文“Venus rotates(旋轉(zhuǎn)) very slowly, so that a day on Venus actually lasts longer than a year. Instead of the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, the sun would appear to rise in the west and set in the east when you are on Venus.”的介紹可知，是金星的旋轉(zhuǎn)使得其與地球完全不同。故應(yīng)答：Venus rotates(旋轉(zhuǎn)) very slowly, so that a day on Venus actually lasts longer than a year.

【5】細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)短文“The sun would appear to rise in the west and set in the east when you are on Venus.”可知，金星的其他自然現(xiàn)象是在金星上太陽西邊升起東邊落下。故應(yīng)答：The sun would appear to rise in the west and set in the east when you are on Venus.

【6】像金星的這種情況，地球上我們稱之為溫室氣體。汽車尾氣以及空調(diào)的使用都可以導致溫室效應(yīng)。故可答：Greenhouse gas.Too much traffic and air condition may cause greenhouse gas.