阅读理解。
Do you know Venus (金星)? Of the eight planets Venus is the nearest one to us. Venus was the
Roman goddess of love and beauty. In Greek her name was Aphrodite. Venus and the Earth are almost
the same size, and you would weigh almost the same on both planets. If you were 70 pounds on Earth
you would be 63 pounds on Venus.
Venus is an "unfriendly" planet. Because of its thick cloud, you can't see the surface (表面). In many
ways Venus is like the Earth. It has active volcanoes (火山), mountains and valleys, too. But Venus is
too hot for life. It has the hottest temperature of the planets in our solar system, about 480?Besides,
the Earth lets heat out through volcanoes, hot springs, but Venus lets heat out in a different way. Venus
has no moons. Scientists call Venus the Earth's sister planet because Venus and the Earth are almost the
same size. For a long time most scientists thought that Venus probably had plants, animals, and possibly
even human beings. However, because Venus is so hot, it is impossible for anything to live there.
1. Aphrodite is the goddess of ____ in Greek.
A. danger and thought
B. love and beauty
C. beauty and danger
D. love and thought
2. If you are 60kg on Earth, you will be about _____ on Venus.
A. 20kg
B. 54kg
C. 63kg
D. 70kg
3. Why is Venus an "unfriendly" planet?
A. It's the nearest planet to us.
B. It's almost the same size as the Earth.
C. People can't see it clearly from the outside.
D. Anything can't live there.
4. Which one is NOT right according to the passage?
A. The Earth and Venus are similar in size.
B. Both the Earth and Venus have active volcanoes.
C. The surface of Venus is much hotter than that of the Earth.
D. Venus has the same way to let heat out as the Earth.
5. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Planets Around Us
B. Life on Other Planets
C. The Story of Venus
D. The Introduction to Venus
