Question

【題目】Answer the questions (根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題)：

Venus （金星） has long been one of the most misunderstood planets. Like the earth, Venus has its own atmosphere. However, the atmosphere is much thicker than that of the earth, which makes it difficult for modern scientists to study. There is much we still do not know about what this planet like. However, using special machines, scientists have unlocked many of the long-hidden secrets in recent years.

Venus is in many ways the earth’s sister planet. It is almost the same in size and chemistry as the earth. In other words, Venus is made up of almost the exact same types of materials as the earth, in about the same amounts.

In the early days of Venus’ 4-billion-year-old life, it would have appeared very similar to the earth. The two would have been almost the same. However, over a period of a few million years ago, Venus lies much closer to the sun than our planet. It has made Venus terribly hot.

Since it is closer to the sun, Venus’ temperature should be a little warmer than that of the earth. As the planet warmed, water which can be used to form oceans, lakes and rivers, evaporated(蒸發(fā)). This increase in water vapor（水蒸氣）began a cycle of global warming. Water vapor is a very effective greenhouse gas. It caused the temperature to rise and more water to evaporate. The temperature then climbed still further. Today it is likely that all of Venus’s water has evaporated into the atmosphere. This atmosphere effectively keeps the sun’s energy and makes the surface to burn much hotter than it naturally would.

If you happen to find a way to survive the extreme heat on the surface of Venus, you will quickly notice something strange about the days. Venus rotates(旋轉(zhuǎn)) very slowly, so that a day on Venus actually lasts longer than a year. Instead of the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, the sun would appear to rise in the west and set in the east when you are on Venus.

【1】Both Venus and the earth have their own atmosphere, don’t they?

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【2】How can the scientists finally get to know more about Venus in recent years?

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【3】Why is Venus considered the earth’s sister planet?

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【4】What has caused Venus to become completely different from the earth?

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【5】 Please list some other strange natural phenomena(現(xiàn)象) on Venus besides the heat.

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【6】In recent year, the earth faces the similar situation which makes Venus very hot. What do we call this kind of situation and what caused the problem on the earth?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, they do.

【2】Using special machines.

【3】Venus is made up of almost the exact same types of materials as the earth, in about the same amounts.

【4】Over a period of a few million years ago, Venus lies much closer to the sun than our planet. It has made Venus terribly hot.

【5】Venus rotates very slowly, so that a day on Venus actually lasts longer than a year.

The sun would appear to rise in the west and set in the east when you are on Venus.

【6】Greenhouse effect. Because there is so much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文給我們介紹了太陽的另外一顆行星—金星。很久以前，金星是跟地球是很像的，金星上也有大氣層。但是后來因?yàn)榻鹦请x太陽更近，它上面的溫度就越來越高，因此金星就變得跟地球不一樣了，金星上有了很多有趣的現(xiàn)象。

【1】Yes, they do.根據(jù)短文中Like the earth, Venus has its own atmosphere可知，地球和金星上都有大氣層，因此這個(gè)問題的答案是肯定的。

【2】Using special machines. 根據(jù)短文第一段的最后一句話However, using special machines, scientists have unlocked many of the long-hidden secrets in recent years.可知，運(yùn)用特殊的機(jī)器，科學(xué)家們解開了金星上的很多不解之謎。

【3】Venus is made up of almost the exact same types of materials as the earth, in about the same amounts.根據(jù)短文第二段中Venus is in many ways the earth’s sister planet. It is almost the same in size and chemistry as the earth. In other words, Venus is made up of almost the exact same types of materials as the earth, in about the same amounts.可知，金星在很多方面都跟地球一樣，它跟地球上的物質(zhì)類型構(gòu)成是一樣的，量也一樣。

【4】However, over a period of a few million years ago, Venus lies much closer to the sun than our planet. It has made Venus terribly hot.根據(jù)短文第三段的內(nèi)容可知，一開始金星和地球是非常像的，但是在幾百萬年前，金星離太陽更近，這使得金星上的溫度更高，這就跟地球不一樣了。

【5】Venus rotates very slowly, so that a day on Venus actually lasts longer than a year.

The sun would appear to rise in the west and set in the east when you are on Venus.根據(jù)短文第四、五兩段的內(nèi)容可知，金星運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)比地球更慢，因此白天在金星上要更長；在金星上，太陽是在西方升起，東方落下。

【6】Greenhouse effect. Because there is so much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.我們知道，現(xiàn)在地球的溫度也變得越來越高，這主要是因?yàn)闇厥倚��?yīng)的影響。