2013届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读能力综合培养训练集(十)
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Exploring the autumn sky
The cool nights of autumn are here to___1___ us the chill of winter is not far off. Along with the cool air, the brilliant ___2___ of the summer triangle fall in the west to be replaced with a rather bland-looking region of sky. But don't___3___ initial appearances deceive you.___4___ in the fall sky are gems equal to summertime.
The Big Dipper swings low this ___5___, and for parts of the southern United States it ___6___ sets. Cassiopeia the Queen, a ___7___ of five bright stars in the ___8___ of a "W" or "M," reaches its ___9___ point overhead, the same spot the Big Dipper reached 6 months ___10___. To the east of Cassiopeia, Perseus the Hero rises high. Nestled between these two groups is the wondrous Double Cluster — NGCs 869 and 884 — a fantastic sight in binoculars or a low-power telescope.
1. A. recall B. retell C. remind D. advise
2. A. stars B. planets C. satellites D. subjects