Onceinabluemoon(极为罕见)thereisoneonNewYear'sEve.Revelersringingin2010willbetreatedtoaso-calledbluemoon.Accordingtopopulardefinitionabluemoonisthesecondfullmooninamonth.Butdon'texpectittobeb
Once in a blue moon (极为罕见) there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect it to be blue - the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest celestial(天空的) neighbor. A full moon occurred on December 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year's countdown.
The New Year's Eve blue moon will be visible in the United States Canada Europe South America and Africa. For partygoers in Australia and Asia the full moon does not show up until New Year's Day making January a blue moon month for them.
A full moon occurs every 29.5 days and most years have 12. On average an extra full moon in a month - a blue moon - occurs every 2.5 years. The last time there was a lunar double take was in May 2007. New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer occurring every 19 years. The last time was in 1990; the next one won't come again until 2028.
“Blue moons have no astronomical significance ” said Greg Laughlin an astronomer at the University of California. “`Blue moon' is just a name in the same sense as a `hunter's moon'(a full moon in octorber) or a `harvest moon '” Laughlin said in an e-mail.
The popular definition of blue moon came about after a writer for Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 misinterpreted the Maine Farmer's Almanac and labeled a blue moon as the second full moon in a month. In fact the almanac(年历) defined a blue moon as the third full moon in a season with four full moons.
【小题1】What’s the color of blue moon?
A.blue | B.golden | C.green | D.red |
A.December 2009 | B.November 2009 |
C.January 2010 | D.February 2010 |
A.is more beautiful | B.is rarer | C.is larger | D.is brighter |
A.The second full moon in a month with two full moons. |
B.The third full moon in a month with three full moons. |
C.The second full moon in a season with four full moons. |
D.The third full moon in a season with four full moons. |
A.Rare New Year’s Eve Blue Moon to Ring in 2010 |
B.Blue Moon to Take Us Good Fortune |
C.The Best Time to Observe Blue Moon |
D.The Reason for Blue Moon’s Appearing |
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】A 解析
分 析:
本文主要讲述的是在2010年新年可能会出现的a blue moon的现象,并介绍了这种现象的具体成因和细节描述。
【小题1】B 推理题。根据第一段According to popular definition a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect it to be blue - the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest celestial(天空的) neighbor.说明blue moon的颜色和蓝色是没有关系的,还是原来的月亮的颜色,金黄色。故B正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第一段第二句Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon.说明在2010年的新年也就是1月份可以看见blue moon。故C正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据文章第三段第二行New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer 说明主语的blue moon是很罕见的,故B正确。
【小题4】D 细节题。根据文章最后2行In fact the almanac(年历) defined a blue moon as the third full moon in a season with four full moons.说明D项正确。
【小题5】A 主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段内容可知,本文主要讲述的是在2010年新年可能会出现的a blue moon的现象,并介绍了这种现象的具体成因和细节描述。故A正确。
考点:
考查自然知识类短文阅读
点评:
本文主要讲述的是在2010年新年可能会出现的a blue moon的现象,并介绍了这种现象的具体成因和细节描述。本文以细节题的考查为主,细节题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题,正确答案的根据一定可以在原文中找到,即原文的改写往往成为正确选项。通常细节题的正确选项有以下特征:对原文句子中的关键词进行替换。把原文中的一些词换成意义相近的词,成为正确选项。词性或者语态的变化。把原文中的一些词变换一下词性,或者改变原文句子的语态,给考生制造障碍。语言简化。把原文中的复杂语言现象进行简化,成为正确答案。
搏空为块,见块而不见空,土在天地开辟后也.粉块为空,见空而不见块,土在天地混沌时. 2020-06-22 …
大家觉得这首诗歌怎么样?一切只为遇见你﹗总不曾遇见你﹐只见那单薄的影子相随.在铺满玫瑰花瓣的夜里﹐ 2020-06-27 …
《饮酒》历来论者对‘悠然见南山’一句持不同见解,有的认为把‘见’改为‘望’更好,谈谈你的见解.《饮 2020-06-28 …
且夫人之学也,不志其大,虽多而何为?辙之来也,于山见终南、嵩、华之高,于水见黄河之大且深,于人见欧阳 2020-11-03 …
下图中各物质均由常见元素(原子序数≤20)组成。已知A、B、K为单质,且在常温下A和K为气体,B为固 2020-12-05 …
物质之间的转化关系如下图所示,A可作为工业生产J的原料,B、C、H、I为非金属单质,X的水溶液为一种 2020-12-07 …
如图《都得奖》说明了()A.我国法律鼓励公民不顾一切同违法犯罪作斗争B.我们既要见义勇为,更要见义智 2020-12-19 …
AH是初中化学常见的物质A-H是初中化学常见的物质,A和C的组成元素相同,在常温下均为液体,B为单质 2020-12-28 …
Onceinabluemoon(极为罕见)thereisoneonNewYear'sEve.Reve 2021-01-16 …
Onceinabluemoon(极为罕见)thereisoneonNewYear'sEve.Reve 2021-01-16 …