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Venus is known as the Earth’s “twin” becausethe planets are so like each other in size. The diameter（直径）of Venus is about 7, 520 miles （12, 100 km）, about 400 miles （644 km）smaller than that of the earth. Noother planet comes closer to the earth than Venus. At its nearest approach（接近）it is about 25, 000, 000 miles （40, 2000, 000 km）away.
As seen from the earth, Venus is the firstplanet or star that can be seen in the western sky in the evening. At othertimes, it is the last planet or star that can be seen in the eastern sky in themorning. When Venus is near its brightest point, it can be seen in daylight.Early astronomers called the object that appeared in the evening Hesperus andPhosphorus in the morning. Later, they realized these two objects were the sameplanet. They named it Venus in honor of the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
1．Traveling around Venus in astraight way, you would have a long trip of about ________ miles.
A．24, 896
B．23, 613
C．37, 994
D．25, 000, 000
2．Which of the following is NOT afact about Venus?
A．It’s the nearest neighboringplanet of the earth.
B．It used to be called Phosphorusand Hesperus.
C．It’s usually 25, 000, 000 milesaway from the earth.
D．It can sometimes be seen togetherwith the sun in the sky.
3．Venus is called the earth’s “twin”because ________.
A．it’s almost as big as the earth
B．it’s the nearest to the earth
C．they are both planets
D．they are of the same shape
4．The passage shows that ________.
A．Venus is always the last to appearin the sky in the evening
B．Venus is sometimes the last toappear in the sky in the morning
C．The diameter of the earth isnearly eight thousand miles
D．Venus is sometimes the last todisappear in the western sky in the morning
5．The best title for the passagemight be ________.
A．The Size of Venus
B．Venus and the Earth
C．Venus—the Earth’s “Twin”
D．The Nearest Neighbor
试题答案
答案：1B2C3A4C5C
解析：1．B 选项空格后面是miles，故这里计算周长时，半径应该用7520，可得选项B。 2．C 选项A原文：No other planet comes closer tothe earth than Venus．；选项B原文：early astronomers called theobject that appeared in the evening Hesperus，and Phosphorus．；选项D．when Venus is near its brightestpoint，itcan be seen in daylight． 3．A 原文：because the planets are so likeeach other in size． 4．C 从第一段文字可以计算出选项C正确。ABD三种情况都有发生，不能用always。 5．C 全文介绍火星，故选择C。
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