【求英语达人帮做英语阅读Haveyoueverseenamoonthatlooksunbelievablybig?Ithangsoverthehorizonlikeahuge,palehot-airballoon.Manypeoplethinkofthebrightfullmoonofautumnortheharvestmoonthatway--likeahuge,palehot-a】
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Haveyoueverseenamoonthatlooksunbelievablybig?Ithangsoverthehorizonlikeahuge,palehot-airballoon.Manypeoplethinkofthebrightfullmoonofautumnortheharvestmoonthatway--likeahuge,palehot-airballoon.Butcanyoualwaystrustyoureyes?
Theharvestmoonisthefullmoononadaynearestthefirstdayofautumn.Fullornearlyfull,itrisesearlyintheeveningforseveralnightsinarow.Itbringsfarmerswell-liteveningstoharvesttheircrops.
Theharvestmooncanlookhuge.Butdoesitreallyfillmoreoftheskythananordinaryfullmoon?
Whydoesthemoonlookbiggerwhenitisnearthehorizon?Ourbrainscomparethesizeofthemoonwiththesizeoftheobjectsweseeonthehorizon.Weknowthatthedistantmountains,homes,orskyscrapersarereallyverylarge.And,sincethemoonismuchfatherawaythanisthedistantlandscape,we"see"themoonasbeinglargerthanitwouldotherwiselook.
1.Towhatdowecomparethesizeoftheharvestmoon?
A.Mountains
B.Buildings
C.Homes
D.Allofthese
2.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto_______.
A.inform
B.persuade
C.praise
D.convince
3.Theauthorknewmostpeoplefindthemoon_______.
A.mysterious
B.interesting
C.boring
D.soordinary
4.Themoonlooksbiggerif_______.
A.itisautumn
B.itisnearthehorizon
C.homesarenear
D.itisaclearnight
5.Theautumnmoon_______.
A.ismorebeautifulthanitreallylooks
B.isthebrightestobjectinthesky
C.risesslowlyatdawn
D.helpsfarmersseeastheyharvesttheircrops