一、阅读短文,选择正确的答案。
Tom always gets up late in the morning. But today he gets up at 6:00 a. m. His mother says“The Sun rises in the west. ” Does the Sun rise in the west? No. From Earth, the Sun, the stars and the Moon rise in the east and go down in the west. But does the Sun really rise in the east? The answer is no.
That is because the Sun is in the centre of the solar system. It stays in one position (位置). It seems(看似) to move because Earth moves. Earth spins towards(朝着) the east so we see the rising and setting of the Sun every 24 hours.
()1. From Earth, the Sun, the stars and the Moon rise in the and go down in the .
A. morning; evening B. west; east C. east; west
()2. What does Tom's mother mean?
A. The Sun rises in the west. B. The Sun rises in the east.
C. Tom rarely(几乎不) gets up early.
()3. What does the underlined word “setting” mean in Chinese?
A. 上升 B. 降落 C. 转动
()4. Where is the Sun?
A. In the east. B. In the west. C. In the centre of the solar system.
()5. The Sun rises every .
A. 24 hours B. 12 hours C. 36 hours

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：1. 先通读短文，理解短文大意（结合天文知识说明太阳看似东升西落的原因）；2. 逐题定位原文对应信息：第1、4、5题是细节查找题，直接找原文原句；第2题需结合上下文语境推理；第3题是词义猜测题，结合并列词的反义关系判断。
【解析】
1. 根据短文第一段关键句“From Earth, the Sun, the stars and the Moon rise in the east and go down in the west.”，可知太阳等从东方升起、西方落下，对应选项C。
2. 短文开头提到Tom总是起晚，妈妈说“太阳从西边升起”是反话，实际表达Tom很少早起，对应选项C。
3. 文中“rise”意为“上升”，结合并列结构，“setting”与“rise”对应，结合“go down（降落）”的语境，可知“setting”意为“降落”，对应选项B。
4. 根据短文第二段关键句“The Sun is in the centre of the solar system.”，可知太阳在太阳系中心，对应选项C。
5. 根据短文第二段最后一句“we see the rising and setting of the Sun every 24 hours.”，可知太阳（的升落周期）是24小时，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题结合天文知识考查英语阅读能力，涵盖细节查找、词义猜测和语境推理，难度适中，学生只要仔细阅读原文、定位关键信息即可正确作答。
【难度系数】
0.7

二、阅读短文,判断句子正(T)误(F)。
The solar system has eight round planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. All go around the Sun.
Mercury is closest to the Sun and very hot, while the farther planets are cold. Venus is between Mercury and Earth, called Earth's "sister planet" for similar size and shape. Earth, our blue home, looks blue from space because of water. Jupiter is the largest, and Saturn is famous for its rings. Uranus was first found with a telescope—we can see Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn with our eyes, but not Uranus. Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet.
Probes (space machines) fly into space and take photos of the planets. We learn a lot from these pictures.
()1. There are nine planets in the solar system.
()2. Venus is called Earth's "sister planet" because it has the same colour as Earth.
()3. Earth looks blue from space because it has lots of water.
()4. We can see Uranus with our own eyes.
()5. Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun.

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T

【分析】本题为英语阅读判断正误题，解题思路是：先通读短文，把握短文关于太阳系行星的核心内容；再逐个分析每个判断句，回到短文中定位对应的原文信息，将判断句与原文内容对比，一致则判断为正（T），不一致则判断为误（F）。
【解析】1. 原文第一段明确提到“The solar system has eight round planets”，即太阳系有8颗行星，而非9颗，故判断为F；2. 原文第二段指出“Venus... called Earth's 'sister planet' for similar size and shape”，金星被称为地球的“姐妹行星”是因为大小和形状相似，而非颜色相同，故判断为F；3. 原文第二段说明“Earth... looks blue from space because of water”，地球从太空看呈蓝色是因为有大量水，故判断为T；4. 原文第二段提到“we can see Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn with our eyes, but not Uranus”，肉眼无法看到天王星，故判断为F；5. 原文第二段明确写“Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet”，海王星是距离太阳最远的行星，故判断为T。
【答案】1.F 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.T
【知识点】英语阅读理解 判断正误 科普阅读
【点评】本题考查学生对英语短文细节信息的提取与判断能力，内容围绕太阳系行星的基础科普知识，题型简单，只要学生认真阅读短文，找准每个题目对应的原文细节即可正确作答。
【难度系数】0.7