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高雄榮民總醫院醫事人員 英文課程講義 I Instructor Jim 2005/ 9 /1 Reading Comprehension 46 When a new moon moves in front of the sun and hides the sun from the earth, a solar eclipse occurs. The moon is at its fullest during a new moon, and this fullness allows the moon to block the sun. Even though the moon is much smaller than the sun, the moon is able to obscure the sun because of their relative distances from the earth. A total eclipse can last up to seven minutes. During a total eclipse, the shadow of the moon moves across the earth at a rate of about 0.6 kilometers per second. 1. What is the main purpose of the passage? (A) It informs the reader about solar eclipse. (B) It teaches the reader about the moon. (C) It explains how the moon can block the sun. (D) It describes the duration of an eclipse. 2. According to the passage, which of the following is true about a new moon? It moves behind the sun. It has just been made. It is at its fullest. It is too small to block the sun. 3. The term “obscure” in line 3 is closest in meaning to which of the following? (A) clarify (B) happen (C) permit (D) block 4. According to the passage, how is the moon able to hide the sun during a solar eclipse? (A) The moon can block the sun because of the moon’s great distance from earth (B) Because the sun is close to the earth, the moon can block it. (C) The moon is closer to the earth, and this makes up for its small size. (D) The moon is much larger than the sun. 5. According to the passage, how long does a solar eclipse last? No more than seven minutes always exactly seven minutes More than seven minutes Much more than seven minutes 6. According to the passage, which of the following occurs during an eclipse? (A) The sun hides from the moon. (B) The moon’s shadow moves across the earth. (C) The moon moves at a speed of 0.6 kilometer per second. (D) The sun blocks the moon. ANSWER : C C D C A C Reading Comprehension 47 Almost every language