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Ⅱ. The meaning of the “day”.
We always say the word “day”. What does it mean? Read the passage and do the exercises.
The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we use “day” to express 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we use “day” to express 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 day and the other half is night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning of the earth. At the equator, day and night are always 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. From spring equinox(around Mar. $21^{th}$) to autumnal equinox(around Sept. $22^{nd}$) these 6 months. The Northern Hemisphere gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. Around the south of the equator, nights are longer than days. For the other 6 months, the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight, so days are longer than nights. Around the north of the equator, nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
Write down the Chinese meanings of the underlined words in the passage.
1. spinning
3. equinox
(
A. day B. night
C. neither day nor night D. both day and night
(
A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. always
(
A. no B. less C. more D. all
(
A. it is winter in USA B. it is summer in Australia
C. it is winter in Australia D. it is summer in Brazil
Time is Different in Different Places
At this moment in different places of the world, people are doing different things.
In Beijing, it's early morning, people are sleeping.
In London, people are leaving work to go home. They are waiting for buses or running for trains. Some people are driving their cars. Some are having afternoon tea at home or walking to the pubs to have a drink.
In Moscow, it's evening and people are having supper at home or in restaurants. Some are going to watch a ballet. Some are drinking in the pubs.
In Los Angeles, it's morning. People are working in their offices. Children are having their lessons.
New York is midday now. People aren't working but having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or Coke. Some people are visiting friends or shopping.
Complete the sentences according to the information above.
9. When children in Los Angeles are having lessons, people in Beijing are
10. According to the passage, some people in Moscow like to
11. It's morning in Los Angeles while it's
We always say the word “day”. What does it mean? Read the passage and do the exercises.
The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we use “day” to express 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we use “day” to express 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 day and the other half is night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning of the earth. At the equator, day and night are always 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. From spring equinox(around Mar. $21^{th}$) to autumnal equinox(around Sept. $22^{nd}$) these 6 months. The Northern Hemisphere gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. Around the south of the equator, nights are longer than days. For the other 6 months, the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight, so days are longer than nights. Around the north of the equator, nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
Write down the Chinese meanings of the underlined words in the passage.
1. spinning
旋转
2. equator 赤道
3. equinox
昼夜平分点
4. hemisphere 半球
(
A
)5. When it is night in the Western Hemisphere, it is day
in the Eastern Hemisphere.A. day B. night
C. neither day nor night D. both day and night
(
D
)6. At the equator, day is always
as long as night.A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. always
(
B
)7. If today is May $5^{th}$, the Southern Hemisphere gets less
sunlight than the Northern Hemisphere.A. no B. less C. more D. all
(
C
)8. When it is summer in China, it is winter in Australia
.A. it is winter in USA B. it is summer in Australia
C. it is winter in Australia D. it is summer in Brazil
Time is Different in Different Places
At this moment in different places of the world, people are doing different things.
In Beijing, it's early morning, people are sleeping.
In London, people are leaving work to go home. They are waiting for buses or running for trains. Some people are driving their cars. Some are having afternoon tea at home or walking to the pubs to have a drink.
In Moscow, it's evening and people are having supper at home or in restaurants. Some are going to watch a ballet. Some are drinking in the pubs.
In Los Angeles, it's morning. People are working in their offices. Children are having their lessons.
New York is midday now. People aren't working but having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or Coke. Some people are visiting friends or shopping.
Complete the sentences according to the information above.
9. When children in Los Angeles are having lessons, people in Beijing are
sleeping
.10. According to the passage, some people in Moscow like to
go to watch a ballet or drink in the pubs
at night.11. It's morning in Los Angeles while it's
midday
in New York.答案
1.旋转
2.赤道
3.昼夜平分点
4.半球
5.A
6.D
7.B
8.C
9. sleeping
10. go to watch a ballet or drink in the pubs
11. midday
2.赤道
3.昼夜平分点
4.半球
5.A
6.D
7.B
8.C
9. sleeping
10. go to watch a ballet or drink in the pubs
11. midday
