How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world?
The sun is probably the world’s first “clock”, except in the far north, where the Eskimos(爱斯基摩人) live. There, it’s dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer. But in most of the world, people have used the sun as a clock. Even today, if you don’t have a clock, you can still know that when the sun shines, it’s day and when it’s dark, it’s night. The sun can also tell you if it’s morning, noon, or afternoon.
Some people live near the sea from the tides. In the daytime, for about six hours, water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours. The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Seamen on the ship learn how to tell time by looking at the moon and the stars. The whole sky is their clock.
In some places in the world the wind comes up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. In these places the wind can be the clock.
A sand clock is an even better clock. If you had fine dry sand in a glass shaped like the one in the picture, you would have what is called an hourglass. The sand in the hourglass goes from the top part to the bottom in exactly one hour. When the hourglass is turned over, the sand will take another hour to go back again
1. From the passage we can know there are _______ways to tell time besides the clock and watch.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 7
2.. The Eskimos in the far north can’t use the sun for a clock because________
A. they know very little about the sun
B. the sun there never goes down in winter
C. it’s too cold for them to go out to watch the sun
D. it has long dark winters and long light summers
3.. What does the underlined word “tides” mean in the passage?
A. 洋流 B. 潮汐 C. 海啸 D. 波浪
4. In which page of newspaper can you probably read this passage?
A. News B. Science C. Advertisement D. Sports
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Different Ways to Tell Time B. How the Clock Was Invented
C. The Development of the Clock D. A Useful Machine to Tell Time
Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people _____ so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
People like malls for ____ reasons. They feel happy because malls have police stations, parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls ____ beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The first indoor mall in the United States _____in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their ____in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers and people come there _____many things. When they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts and they can have food _____all over the world. They see films at theatres. Some people even get _____daily exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. _____ go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In other words, people can almost do_____ in malls. Now people can even live in their favorite shopping center.
1. A. take B. spend C. cost D. use
2.A. much B. many C. a lot D. a little
3. A. had B. has C. have D. there are
4. A. built B. was built C. made D. is made
5. A. shopped B. shopping C. shops D. shop
6. A. to do B. do C. did D. doing
7. A. at B. from C. in D. with
8. A. theirs B. they C. them D. their
9. A. Another B. The other C. Others D. Other
10. A. best things B. things C. anything D. something
情景反应: (共5分,每空1分)
根据对话内容,从方框内选择恰当的句子完成下面的对话。
A: Do you like to play sports?
B: Certainly. Playing football is my favorite.
A: _______1._______
B: Yes, I am. My father used to be a professional athlete,
I practice it for half an hour every day.
A: ____2._____
B: What about you?
A: ____3._____
B: They might think that running will get in the way of your schoolwork.
A: If you want to succeed, ____4.___ Right?
B: _____5._____
You’re so lucky I think you’ll have to give up something. Are you allowed to practice it every day? Maybe you’re right My parents don’t let me practice running on school day. You’re not sad about it You don’t like most of my music. |
The song made my father ________his childhood.
A. think over B. think about
C. think up D. think of
My uncle ________ a worker, but now he _______in an office.
A. is, was B. used to, is working
C. use to be, works D. used to be, works
When we practice_______ English, we shouldn’t end up _______in Chinese.
A. speaking, to speak B. to speak, speaking
C. speaking, speaking D .to speak, to speak