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1、ks5u高三英语阅读理解细节题专项突破（十二）AExcept for the sun, the moon looks the biggest object in the sky. Actually it is one of the smallest and only looks big because it is so near to us. Its diameter is only 2160 miles (3389 km), or a little more than a quarter of the diameter of the earth. Once a month, or, more
2、 exactly, once every 29.5 days, at the time we call “full moon”, its whole disc looks bright. At other times only part of it appears bright, and we always find that this is the part which faces towards the sun, while the part facing away from the sun appears dark. People could make their pictures be
3、tter if they kept this in mind only those parts of the moon which are lighted up by the sun are brighter. This shows that the moon gives no light of its own. It only throws back the light of the sun, like a huge mirror hung in the sky.Yet the dark part of the moons surface is not completely black; u
4、sually it is just light enough for us to be able to see its shape, so that we speak of seeing “the old moon in the new moons arms”. The light by which we see the old moon does not come from the sun, but from the earth. We know well how the surface of the sea or of snow, or even of a wet road, may th
5、row back uncomfortably much of the suns light on to our faces. In the same way the surface of the whole earth throws back enough of the suns light on to the face of the moon for us to be back to see the parts of it which would otherwise be dark.1. Why is the dark part of the moon not completely blac
6、k?A. The sun shines on the moons surfaceB. The earth throws back sunlight on to the moon.C. The moon throws back the light from the sun.D. The moon has light of its own.2. How often do we see the moon at its brightest?A. Once every 29.5 days. B. Once every year.C. Once every week. D. Once every 27 d
7、ays.3. What is meant by “seeing the old moon in the new moons arms”?A. Part of the moons surface is lighted by the sun.B. The new moon is at its brightest. C. The dark parts of the moon are bright enough for us to see.D. We can see the dark parts of the moon, though not clearly.4. Which of these is
8、true?A. The light by which we see the old moon comes from the sun.B. The moons diameter is exactly one fourth of that of the earth.C. The moon which appears round at its brightest is called full moon.D. The part of the moon which is not lighted by the sun is completely dark.BScientists note that bab
9、ies are strongly influenced by their environment. They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings.One st
10、udy shows that babies can learn before they are born. The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant（怀孕的）woman. Then, they played a recording of a short story. On the day the baby was born, the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in hi
11、s mother. They did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn baby.The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way. If the baby moved his mouth the other way, he would hear a different story. The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born. They
12、 say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and again.Another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children.Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years. The researchers attempted to measur
13、e the sensitivity（敏感）of the mothers. The women were considered sensitive if they supported their childrens activities and did not interfere（干扰）unnecessarily. They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old. Also, the researchers observed the women for si
14、gns of depression.The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression. The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear. These children also were less cooperative and had more p
15、roblems dealing with other people. The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children. Children did better when their mothers were caring, even when they suffered from depression.5. What is the purpose of the experiment in which
16、newborn babies heard the stories?A. To prove that babies can learn before they are born.B. To prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born.C. To show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babies.D. To indicate early education has a deep effect on the babies language skills.6. Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skil
