Question

WHY IS THE SUN IMPORTANT？

The sun is a huge, hot, bright star. It is important because without it there would be no life on Earth. The sun gives us light and heat.

All living things need light and heat from the sun to live. Plants need light and heat to grow. They use the light from the sun to make food. We cannot make our own food, but plants can. All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain(鏈)which starts with the sun. For example,

Animals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food comes from a food chain which begins with the sun and the plants.

sun→ leaf→ caterpillar(毛蟲)→bird

sun→ seaweed(海藻)→small fish→ whale(鯨)

Sunlight means we can see during the day. If there was no sun, it would be dark all the time. Even when the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it shines through the clouds.

1.The sun is a star.

A. huge, cold and bright

B. huge, hot and bright

C. small, warm and bright

2.What are the two main things the sun gives us?

A. Light and heat.

B. Heat and eggs.

C. Corn and light.

3.From the passage we learn that .

A. when the sky is cloudy, there is no sunlight at all

B. without the sun there will be no life on the earth

C. we human beings can make food by our own bodies

4.All the food we eat comes from in a food chain. And the food chain stars with the .

A. plants; earth

B. plants; sun

C. animals; star

5.Which is the best title (標(biāo)題) for this passage?

A. Plants need heat and light to grow

B. All living things depend on the sun for their growth

C. The sun is very important

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章向我們介紹了太陽的重要性，太陽給我們帶來光明和熱量，沒有太陽就沒有地球上的所有生物，所有的生物鏈都是以太陽起始的。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文The sun is a huge, hot and bright star.可知太陽是一個巨大，炎熱，明亮的星球。故選B。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文The sun gives us light and heat.太陽給我們光和熱量。故選A。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文It is important because without it there would be no life on the earth.可知沒有太陽就沒有地球上的生命。故選B。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain(鏈) . And the food chain starts with the sun .可知我們吃的所有食物都來自食物鏈里的植物，食物鏈都是以太陽開始的。故選B。

5.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過閱讀可知，本文講述的是太陽的重要性。故選C。

考點：科普環(huán)保類閱讀。