初中英语阅读--自然 历史地理.docxVIP

What Are Stars Like?Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways, stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die.A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by, the older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star’s life is over.Choose the best answer according to the passage.( ) 1. Dust and _________ make a star. 　A. gas　　　 B. snow　　　　 C. rain ( ) 2. This story tells about _________. A. old people　　 B. the life of a star　　 C. the number of stars in the sky ( ) 3. In the first part of the story，what does the word “wondered”mean? 　A. moved　 B. looked at　 C. asked yourself ( ) 4. Stars give off light because they are very _________. 　A. small B. hot　 C. old ( ) 5. You can guess from the story that most stars are around for a _________ time. A. long　　B. short　　 C. nice The Earth, the Sun and the MoonThe earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth. When our part (部分) of the earth turns to the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is night.　The sun is much bigger than the moon. But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because its much nearer to the earth.　The sun is very bright. It gives a very strong light. The moon looks quite bright, too. But it doesnt give any light at all.The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But in fact the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon because theyre much farther away from us.Choose the best answer according to the passage.( ) 1. ______ moves round ________.　　 A. The earth, the moon　 B. The moon, the earth　　 C. The moon, the stars　　 D. The sun, the earth ( ) 2. Sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because ___.　　A. it is much bigger than the sun　B. it comes out only at night　　C