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广东省河源市和平县2022年中考一模英语试题 (2022·和平模拟) 语法选择 Have you ever looked up at the night sky and seen a blue moon? A blue moon doesnt happen at 1 fixed time and it is not a common sight. And most of the time, it isnt actually blue. A blue moon takes place when there 2 two full moons in one month. Most months have 30 3 31 days, so sometimes a month will have t wo full moons. In fact, the moon doesnt change the color to make 4 appear orange, red or blue. Instead, particles (微粒) in the Earths atmosphere (大气层) lead to the result. For example, the moon 5 appeared blue in Indonesia in 1883. That year, the volcano Krakatoa erupted (爆发). The ash (灰) 6 into the air, which stayed in the atmosphe re for quite a while. It had the effect of making the moon appear blue. In 2020, sky-watchers were in for a treat when a blue moon lighted up the night sky 7 October 31, the fir st time that had happened in nearly 20 years. The blue moon also has another 8 . Have you ever heard the phrase once in a blue moon? When peopl e say that, they mean 9 something uncommon happens—like a blue moon. What other colors have you seen the moon takes on? Carry on watching the night sky and you are sure 10 a beautiful moon at some point. 1. A . a B . an C . the D . / 2. A . is B . was C . are D . were 3. A . but B . so C . and D . or 4. A . it B . itself C . its