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The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转) of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜) toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
小题1:How many meanings does the word “day” have?
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小题2:At the equator(赤道)，are day and night sometimes the same length?
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小题3:By what of the earth is a place moved from day into night and from night into day over and over？
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Answer 1

小题1:It has two meanings.
小题2:Yes, they are.
小题3:By the spinning.

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了“day”这个单词两个意思：有一天，也就是24个小时的意思；也有白天的意思。并向我们介绍了为什么会产生白天和黑夜。
小题1:细节题，根据文章The word “day” has two meanings.可知“day”这个单词有两个意思。故回答It has two meanings.
小题2:细节题，根据文章At the equator day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long.可知，在赤道，白天和黑夜的时间是一样的，都是12个小时。故回答Yes, they are.
小题3:A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning of the earth.随着地球的旋转，一个地方总是从白天进入黑夜，再从黑夜进入白天，如此循环。故回答By the spinning.
点评：本文不难，对于此类文体，把握好作者所说明事物的特征，理解文章的大致意思。对于题目，可以在通过关键字的定位，迅速在文章中找到相对应的出处，一般答案就在那里。