Ⅲ. 户外学习
世界很大,我们在广阔天地中可以学到很多知识。Simon在露营时,学到了天文学的有趣知识,一起来了解一下吧。
Have you ever been out in the country on a dark and clear night? This summer,Simon was looking forward to going camping even more,
1 he was going camping with his family and he invited his friend Freddy.
When reaching the campground,Freddy was
2 at the stars he could see. “I've never seen so many stars before,” he said.
“The light in the city makes it
3 to see the stars,because there are many tall buildings and stars are covered by light,” Simon's mum said. “A star is a big ball of burning gases(气体). For example,the sun is a star.”
“Where does the
4 go at night?” Simon asked excitedly.
“The sun doesn't really go anywhere,” Simon's mum answered. “It is actually the earth that moves. The earth is always spinning(旋转). When where we are on earth
5 the sun,it is day. When where we are on earth spins to face away from the sun,it's night.”
“I know the moon is round,but why does it
6 a banana tonight?” Simon asked. After they had a discussion,Simon's mother told them the reason. “The moon travels
7 the earth,” said Simon's mum. “We can only see the area of the moon that the sun is
8 on.”
Freddy said to Simon,“Your mum knows
9! I want to learn from her and discover more space secrets.” Simon smiled.
10 is full of unknown things. If we keep on learning,we will be amazed at the wonderful world.
1. A. unless
B. because
C. though
D. while
2. A. good
B. angry
C. surprised
D. nervous
3. A. possible
B. necessary
C. easy
D. difficult
4. A. moon
B. sun
C. star
D. cloud
5. A. covers
B. leaves
C. faces
D. collects
6. A. look like
B. pick up
C. cut in
D. throw away
7. A. around
B. over
C. with
D. among
8. A. rising
B. travelling
C. disappearing
D. shining
9. A. anything
B. everyone
C. everything
D. anyone
10. A. Dream
B. Story
C. Night
D. Space
Questions:1. How can we learn something when playing outdoors like Simon?
We should find questions, raise questions and try to deal with the questions.
2. What outdoor activity do you like and what can you learn from it?
I like going hiking. I can learn about many plants when hiking in forests.(答案不唯一,言之有理即可)