Period Three　Learning about Language & Using Language

Ⅰ.Read the passage and judge whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F)．

1．The force of gravity changed three times and the last change was the most powerful.(F)

2．We were too far from the earth to feel its pull.(T)

3．On the moon，our weight would be less than on the earth because we were too far from it.(F)

4．Leaving the moon's gravity was as painful as leaving the earth's.(F)

5．Space travel was very exhausting，so the writer didn't like it at all.(F)

Ⅱ.Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.

1．The passage is mainly about .

A．an introduction of the moon

B．the gravity that I felt on my way to the moon

C．my visit to the moon

D．my friend Li Yanping，an astronomer

答案　C

2．When we were going up，we felt .

A．we were pressed back into our seats

B．we were heavier than we were on the earth

C．as if we were flying

D．the rocket was shaking strongly

答案　A

3．When or where did the author feel strongest of the gravity of the earth?

A．On the moon.

B．On the half way to the moon.

C．At the very beginning.

D．On their leaving from the moon.

答案　C

4．Why was the spaceship not falling back to the earth?

A．Because it was too far from the earth to feel its pull.

B．Because it was too big.

C．Because it was far from the moon.