Moon puts on a show behind the shadows
月亮在阴影后面上演了一场表演
the partial lunar eclipse
月偏食
when earth comes between the moon and the sun
当地球位于月球和太阳之间时
in a total lunar eclipse
在一次月全食中
Only red and orange light can go through the atmosphere.
只有红色和橙色的光才能穿过大气层。
lasted more than three hours
持续了三个多小时
the longest partial lunar eclipse
历时最长的月偏食
at its furthest point
在它的最远点
tend to happen twice a year
往往一年发生两次
Choose the answer:
1. What can we learn from the story?
我们能从这个报道中学到什么？
Apartial lunar eclipse happened on Nov19.
11月19日发生了一次月偏食。
A. The moon made a big shadow on Earth.
月球在地球上形成了一个巨大的阴影。
C. The moon is growing smaller .
月亮在变小。
D. The latest eclipse was the first
partiallunar eclipse in 580 years.
最近一次日食是第一次580年来的日偏食。
2.What can we learn from Paragraph 2 ?
我们可以从第2段学到什么？
How lunar eclipses happen.
月食是如何发生的。
B. How lunar eclipses can change the moon' s atmosphere.
月食如何改变月球的大气层。
C. Why red and orange light can get to the moon.
为什么红色和橙色的光可以到达月球。
D. How light travels through Earth's atmosphere.
光是如何穿过地球大气层的。
3. Why did this eclipse last longer than others?
为什么这次月食持续的时间比其他的要长？
Because the moon was at its furthest point from Earth.
因为月球是在距离地球最远点处。
A. Because it was a total lunar eclipse.
因为它是一次月全食。
B. Because Earth traveled more slowly this time.
因为这次地球运行得更慢了。
C. Because Earth's shadow was bigger than other times.
因为地球的阴影比其他时候要大。
4.What can we learn from the story?
我们能从这个报道中学到什么？
Lunar eclipses usually happen twice a year.
月食通常每年发生两次。
A. Many people fear lunar eclipses.
很多人害怕月食。
B. Total lunar eclipses often happen in May.
月全食通常发生在五月。
D. About 97 percent of lunar eclipses last less than an hour.
大约97%的月食持续时间不到一小时。
5. The writer wrote this story to
这位作者写这个报道是为了
tell readers more about lunar eclipses.
告诉读者更多关于月食的信息。
A.show the history of lunar eclipses
展示月食的历史
C.encourage readers to study lunar eclipses.
鼓励读者研究月食。
D. tell readers the importance of lunar eclipses.
告诉读者月食的重要性。
