Question

The word“day”has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using“day”to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using“day”to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋轉）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（長度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（傾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
【小題1】A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ____ of the earth.

A．the pushing

B．the pulling

C．the spinning

D．the passing

【小題2】At the equator day is as long as night ________.

A．sometimes

B．never

C．usually

D．always

【小題3】When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets _______ sunlight.

A．less

B．more

C．all

D．no

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】B

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了地球自轉和四季產生的原理.
【小題1】根據A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋轉）of the earth.描述,可知選C.
【小題2】根據At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（長度）.描述,可知選A.
【小題3】根據For six months the North Pole is tilted（傾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere.描述,可知選B.
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