Once in a blue moon,(極為罕見) there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect it to be blue - the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest celestial(天空的) neighbor. A full moon occurred on December 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year's countdown.
The New Year's Eve blue moon will be visible in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. For partygoers in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up until New Year's Day, making January a blue moon month for them.
A full moon occurs every 29.5 days, and most years have 12. On average, an extra full moon in a month - a blue moon - occurs every 2.5 years. The last time there was a lunar double take was in May 2007. New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years. The last time was in 1990; the next one won't come again until 2028.
“Blue moons have no astronomical significance,” said Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University of California. “`Blue moon' is just a name in the same sense as a `hunter's moon'(a full moon in octorber) or a `harvest moon,'” Laughlin said in an e-mail.
The popular definition of blue moon came about after a writer for Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 misinterpreted the Maine Farmer's Almanac and labeled a blue moon as the second full moon in a month. In fact, the almanac(年歷) defined a blue moon as the third full moon in a season with four full moons.
小題1:What’s the color of blue moon?
A．blueB．goldenC．greenD．red
小題2:If you are in China, in which month can you see the blue moon?
A．December, 2009B．November, 2009
C．January, 2010D．February, 2010
小題3:Compared with the hunters moon, the blue moon ________ .
A．is more beautifulB．is rarerC．is largerD．is brighter
小題4:Which full moon should be called blue moon according to the original definition?
A．The second full moon in a month with two full moons.
B．The third full moon in a month with three full moons.
C．The second full moon in a season with four full moons.
D．The third full moon in a season with four full moons.
小題5:What would be the best title for the passage ?
A．Rare New Year’s Eve Blue Moon to Ring in 2010
B．Blue Moon to Take Us Good Fortune
C．The Best Time to Observe Blue Moon
D．The Reason for Blue Moon’s Appearing

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：本文主要講述的是在2010年新年可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)的a blue moon的現(xiàn)象，并介紹了這種現(xiàn)象的具體成因和細(xì)節(jié)描述。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)第一段According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect it to be blue - the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest celestial(天空的) neighbor.說明blue moon的顏色和藍(lán)色是沒有關(guān)系的，還是原來的月亮的顏色，金黃色。故B正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第二句Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon.說明在2010年的新年也就是1月份可以看見blue moon。故C正確。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段第二行New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer, 說明主語(yǔ)的blue moon是很罕見的，故B正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后2行In fact, the almanac(年歷) defined a blue moon as the third full moon in a season with four full moons.說明D項(xiàng)正確。
小題5:A 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段內(nèi)容可知，本文主要講述的是在2010年新年可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)的a blue moon的現(xiàn)象，并介紹了這種現(xiàn)象的具體成因和細(xì)節(jié)描述。故A正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要講述的是在2010年新年可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)的a blue moon的現(xiàn)象，并介紹了這種現(xiàn)象的具體成因和細(xì)節(jié)描述。本文以細(xì)節(jié)題的考查為主，細(xì)節(jié)題是針對(duì)文中某個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設(shè)置問題，正確答案的根據(jù)一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改寫往往成為正確選項(xiàng)。通常細(xì)節(jié)題的正確選項(xiàng)有以下特征：對(duì)原文句子中的關(guān)鍵詞進(jìn)行替換。把原文中的一些詞換成意義相近的詞，成為正確選項(xiàng)。詞性或者語(yǔ)態(tài)的變化。把原文中的一些詞變換一下詞性，或者改變?cè)木渥拥恼Z(yǔ)態(tài)，給考生制造障礙。語(yǔ)言簡(jiǎn)化。把原文中的復(fù)雜語(yǔ)言現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)化，成為正確答案。
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