Question

【題目】閱讀理解
The full moon climbs over the eastern horizon (地平線) and hangs like a huge orange globe in the sky. A few hours later, the moon is overhead but seems to have changed. The huge orange globe has become a small silver disk. What has happened? Why has the orange color disappeared? Why does the moon seem so much smaller and farther away now that it is overhead?
The moon appears orange on the horizon because we view it through the dust of the atmosphere. The overhead moon does not really shrink as it moves away from the horizon. Our eyes inform us that the overhead moon is farther away. But in this position the moon is actually closer to our eyes than when it is near the horizon.
The change in size is a trick our eyes and minds play on us. When the moon is low in the sky, we can compare its size with familiar objects. It is easy to see that the moon is much larger than trees or buildings, for example. When the moon is high in the sky, however, it is hard to compare it with objects on earth. Compared to the vastness of the sky, the moon seems small.
There is another reason why the moon seems to shrink. We are used to staring at objects straight ahead of us. When an object is difficult to see, our eyes have to try to focus on it. When we move our heads back to look up, we will try hard again. Looking at something from an unaccustomed position can fool you into believing an object is smaller or farther away than it is. However, scientists do not yet understand completely why the moon seems to shrink as it rises in the sky.
（1）What makes us puzzled when the moon is high in the sky?
A.It becomes large.
B.It looks different.
C.Its color disappears.
D.Its shape changes.
（2）What really happens when the moon floats farther away from the horizon?
A.It comes nearer.
B.It turns orange.
C.It goes farther.
D.It gets through dust.
（3）What does the author intend to suggest by mentioning trees and buildings in Para. 3?
A.They can affect our judgment.
B.They are low on earth.
C.They can attract our attention.
D.They are large objects.
（4）What can we infer from the text?
A.The size of the moon often changes.
B.The moon is in fact a huge orange globe.
C.The moon is beginning to shrink much.
D.We do not see the moon as it really is.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）A
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】本文是一篇科普說(shuō)明文，高掛空中的月亮似乎離我們更遠(yuǎn)也更小，但是我們沒(méi)有看到真正的月亮。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“It is easy to see that the moon is much larger than trees or buildings, for example. When the moon is high in the sky, however, it is hard to compare it with objects on earth. Compared to the vastness of the sky, the moon seems small.”可知當(dāng)月亮高掛天空的時(shí)候，看起來(lái)不同會(huì)使人感到疑惑。故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“The overhead moon does not really shrink as it moves away from the horizon. Our eyes inform us that the overhead moon is farther away. But in this position the moon is actually closer to our eyes than when it is near the horizon.“可知當(dāng)月亮離地平線遠(yuǎn)的時(shí)候，其實(shí)它離我們更近。故選A。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的”When the moon is low in the sky, we can compare its size with familiar objects. It is easy to see that the moon is much larger than trees or buildings, for example. When the moon is high in the sky, however, it is hard to compare it with objects on earth. Compared to the vastness of the sky, the moon seems small.“可知樹(shù)和建筑物影響我們對(duì)月亮大小的判斷。故選A。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的”However, scientists do not yet understand completely why the moon seems to shrink as it rises in the sky.“可知我們沒(méi)有看到真正的月亮。故選D。