2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练 热点27 彗星以及流星与流星雨(学生版+解析版).pdfVIP

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练 热点27彗星以及流主与流星雨 阅读理解 Sine巳 ancient times, human beings have looked up at the night sky. Comets （彗星） and meteors （流星） flying through the blackness were seen as signs from th巳 gods. Th巳y were used to tell the future of human lives. In 2013, a meteorite shower hit an t町ea in Russia. It in ， ha、 e b巳c『I a strange and terrible experi巳 nee. Today, thought, science o仔巳rs simpl巳 explanations for the occurrence ( 事件）． Meteorites are small piec巳s of d巳bris （碎片） that float around in space. Sometimes, they come near a planet, such as Earth. When th巳y enter o山· atmosphe1飞they often heat up and become very bright. This is why they are sometimes called “fireballs’＇. They a陀 usually made of metals, such as iron （铁）， and other minerals （矿物）. The Russian meteorites were stony, with iron mak.ing up IO percent of them. Meteorite showe邸 such as tbat in Russia, happen wben a large meteor ente内 the Earth ’s atmosphere and, due ， to heat, breaks up into small parts. Most of the飞c are v巳ry small 一－ smaller than a grain of sand - and so don ’t ev巳n mak巳 it to the ground. But others can cause a Joi of damage. The meteor in Russia weighed LO tons when it entered our atmosphere, and broke up about 20-30 『niles (30-50 km) above ground. The sky was filled with bright lights and loud noises. Many windows were broken. The damage cost Russia around 206 million yuan. I . What did people in ancient times think when they saw a meteorite shower? A. It was a wonderful sight. B. It was common in nature. C. They respected it as a god. D. They felt puzzled and scar，巳d 2. Which of the f