Question

Of all the stars the sun is the nearest to the earth. Millions of other stars are even bigger and brighter than the sun. They look small only because they are much farther away. You can’t see them in the daytime. But if you go out at night, you’ll be able to see thousands of them.

The earth is one of the sun’s planets, and the moon is our nearest neighbor in space. Men have visited it already. No man has traveled farther than the moon, but spaceship(宇宙飞船) without people have reached other planets.

Many countries have sent up man-made satellites(人造卫星) to circle the earth. With their help, people have done much research in many fields of science.

Our country sometimes uses man-made satellites to send and receive TV programs. This has helped the people of China and other countries to understand each other better.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.The sun looks bigger and brighter than other stars because ________.

A. we can’t see millions of them.

B. it is the nearest one to the earth

C. it is much farther away from other stars.

2.Our nearest neighbor of the earth in space is _______.

A. the earth         B. the moon            C. the spaceship

3.Man-made satellites can help us _______.

A. to visit the stars

B. to get to other planets

C. to do much research

4.Our country has sent up man-made satellites _______.

A. to travel to other stars

B. to circle the moon.

C. to sent and receive TV programs.

5.Which is true in the following sentences ?

A. The sun has only one planet in the place.

B. We can’t live on the earth.

C. Man-made satellites have helped the people of China and other countries to understand each other.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文介绍了太空中的一些现象，太阳看起来又大又亮，原因在于与地球的距离问题。还介绍了月球的是地球最近的邻居，以及人造卫星的发射带给人们生活的变化。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文第一段Of all the stars the sun is the nearest to the earth. Millions of other stars are even bigger and brighter than the sun. They look small only because they are much farther away.可知，太阳看起来又大又亮的原因是它离地球最近。故选B。

2.B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句The earth is one of the sun’s planets, and the moon is our nearest neighbor in space可知，地球是太阳的行星之一，在太空中，月球是我们最近的邻居。故选B。

3.C细节理解题。根据第三段With their help, people have done much research in many fields of science可知，人造卫星可以帮助我们做更多的研究。故选C。

4.C细节理解。根据最后一段第一句Our country sometimes uses man-made satellites to send and receive TV programs.可知，我们的国家已经发射了人造卫星发送和接收电视节目。故选C。

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考点：日常生活类短文阅读。