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(旋转)of the earth. At the equator(赤道)day and night are sometimes the same length(长度). 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(倾斜)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.
【小题1】When the Western Hemisphere is having day,  the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.

A.both day and nightB.day
C.neither day nor nightD.night
【小题2】A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.
A.the pushingB.the pullingC.the spinningD.the passing
【小题3】.At the equator day is as long as night ________.
A.sometimesB.neverC.usuallyD.always
【小题4】When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun,  the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.
A.lessB.moreC.allD.no
【小题5】.When it is winter in China,  ________.
A.the USA is tilted toward the sun
B.the South Pole is tilted away from the sun
C.the North Pole is tilted toward the sun
D.the North Pole is tilted away from the sun

材料A-F提供了六家旅行社的信息,请根据以下五人Nancy, Carlos, Edie, Tom, Alice各自的需求选择合适的旅行社。
A. Dalian International Tourist Agency
Our tourist agency has a five-day tour from Yantai to Qingdao. During this period, our best guides will take you to see the attraction of the sea and swim by the seashore.
B. Mount Tai Tourist Agency
Mount tai is well-known for its great views at home and abroad. This time our trip will give you the chance to enjoy the typical attraction of the natural scenes of the mountain. During this time, you can see how the sun rises in the east and the endless sea of clouds at sunset.
C. New Land Tourist Agency
In this summer vacation, our agency plans to visit Wang’s Grand Courtyard in Shanxi Province. In this one-day tour, we will lead you to the attraction of the well-known courtyard as well as the typical food culture in this area.
D. Peking Tourist Agency
Our agency will have a special three-day trip in Beijing. In our trip you will see the grand Forbidden City, the Bird’s Nest, Hutong and the Great Wall.
E. Sichuan Youth Tourist Agency
Our agency will organize a special trip to Jiuzhaigou. In the valley, we can enjoy the beautiful lakes, waterfalls and animals. During the period, you can put yourself in the natural environment.
F. Hangzhou Tourist Agency
Our agency plans to boat in the West Lake in this summer vacation. During this tour, you will see the beautiful scene of the West Lake. Also, you can have fun with your friends on the boat.
【小题1】Nancy:I really want to visit a place where I can be far away from the city. I want to see wonderful waterfalls and quiet lakes there is no noise, no pollution and no troubles.
【小题2】Carlos:Recently, I am interested in the courtyards and the special food culture in Shanxi Province. So I want to see the famous courtyards this summer vacation.
【小题3】Edie:I really want to see the typical sports stadium in Beijing. Besides, I want to visit the Forbidden City and Hutong, so I can know more about the culture there.
【小题4】Tom:I like climbing very much, because I find it not only a kind of sport, but also a good way of getting closer to the nature. At the same time, I can enjoy the scene of sunrise and the sea of clouds.
【小题5】Alice:I live in a place far from the sea, so I want to go somewhere by the sea.

When students and parents are asked to grade subjects according to their importance, the arts are usually at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is only viewed as entertainment, but certainly not an education priority(优先). This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is very important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it shows their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity(身份,特性)as a society.
Music provides a kind of perception(感知)that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts can express the emotive(情感的)meaning of the same thing. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language through which we express our fears, our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The arts do. Music is an important way we express human suffering, celebration, the value of peace and love.
So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.
【小题1】What can we learn from Paragraph 1?      

A.Students regard music as a way of entertainment.
B.Students disagree with their parents on education.
C.Students take music as an important subject.
D.Students prefer the arts to science.
【小题2】In Paragraph 2, the writer uses jazz as an example to____________.       
A.compare it with rock music
B.show music identifies a society
C.introduce American musical traditions
D.prove music influences people’s lifestyles
【小题3】According to the passage, the arts and science____________.      .
A.explain the world in different ways
B.explain different facts of the world
C.express people’s feelings in different ways
D.explain what it means to be human differently
【小题4】What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Music education is worth more attention.
B.Music should be of top education priority.
C.Music is really a good communication tool.
D.Music education makes students more imaginative.

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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(旋转) of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length. 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(倾斜) 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.

1.How many meanings does the word “day” have?

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2.At the equator(赤道),are day and night sometimes the same length?

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3.By what of the earth is a place moved from day into night and from night into day over and over?

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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(旋转)of the earth. At the equator(赤道)day and night are sometimes the same length(长度). 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(倾斜)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.

(   )6.When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.

       A. both day and night              B. day

       C. neither day nor night            D. night

(   )7. 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

(   )8. At the equator day is as long as night ________.

          A. sometimes     B. never       C. usually        D. always

(   )9. When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.

      A. less           B. more       C. all            D. no

(   )10. When it is winter in China,  ________.

      A. the USA is tilted toward the sun

      B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

      C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun

      D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun

 

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