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How many of us have looked up at the stars and wondered about other worlds? Of course, we know a lot about space now, but for people living thousands of years ago, the stars were strange. Astrology(占星术)is one of the world’s most ancient ideas. It started about 3,000 years ago and was used to predict what would happen to countries and to people in the future.

Astrology was created by the ancient Greeks(希腊人). They believed that the place of the sun and the stars could affect a person’s life and what would happen to them in the future. Astrology is a Greek word that means “science of the star”. Even famous Greek people like Plat thought Astrology was important and he studied it carefully. Later Europeans thought that Plato was talented man so they continued to follow his idea about the stars.

Some people think that farmers started the Astrology to help them decide when to plant and harvest(收割). They needed to know what time of year it was. For example, Scorpio(天蝎座)can only be seen in the evening sky in the summer. Over time, using the stars to plan daily life became a strong part of many cultures. People who spent their lives moving from one place to another, like some northern Chinese, use the stars to tell them when and where to go.

Today many people think Astrology is just fun but some people take it very seriously.

( )46.What did people long ago know about the stars?

A. How many there were.    B. Not very much.  

C. How far away they were.   D. They were not real.

( )47. What did later Europeans think about Plato?

A. He was really clever.   B. He was a star.

C. He was silly.      D. He was able to tell them what would happen in the future.

( )48. Why might have Astrology started?

A. Farmers needed to know when to move.

B. Farmers needed to take care of their crops.

C. Farmers needed to know when to start.

D. Farmers needed to study.

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This year, Chongqing primary schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help students feel less tired. And most primary schools will begin the first class at about 9 o’clock in the morning. The students are happy about the change.

Liu Ming told us that his classmates were excited by the news on the first day of the school. “Great! From now on we students at Hope Primary School don’t have to get up so early!” Liu said that he used to get up at 6:40 a.m. Now he can get up at 7:50 a.m. because class doesn’t start until 8:50 a.m. Wu Hong feels the same. She said the new timetable was good for her health. “I used to get up at 6:30 a.m. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework,” said Wu Hong, “Now I can finish it without coffee, because I can sleep a little longer.”

Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. “Students used to doze(瞌睡)for the first two classes in the morning,” said Huang Shan, an English teacher at No.1 Primary School. “But now they are active and learn much better than before.”

But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.

In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable.

1.This year, most Chongqing primary schools start the first class at about       .

A.6:40 a.m.            B.7:50 a.m.                C.8:50 a.m.

2.Hearing the news, the students at Hope Primary School felt       .

A.worried              B.sad                  C.excited

3.How many classes are there in the morning in Chongqing primary schools now?

A.Three.               B.Four.                    C.Five.

4.      used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework.

A.Wu Hong          B.Liu Ming             C.Huang Shan

5.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A.Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning.

B.The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before.

C.The students in No.1 Primary School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning.

 

One of the fastest passenger trains in the world is the Euro Star. It travels the distance between London and Paris in just over two and a half hours. The same journey which used to take five or six hours and always involved(包含) a slow boat crossing. If you take the Euro Star, you can leave London Waterlooat 4 o’clock on a Friday afternoon and be in the centre of Paris at 6:35, in time for dinner.

One of the most exciting things about Euro Star is that it goes through a tunnel under the sea. This is called the Channel Tunnel, and goes between Folkestone in England and Sangate in France. The tunnel is 31 miles long, and cost $21 billion to build. This part of the journey takes about 20 minutes and there are two other tunnels that people can get out of quickly if there is a fire or an accident(事故).

The trains have a top speed of 180 mph (300 km p hr), and run on special tracks(轨道). It can go much faster on these tracks. The trains are very comfortable, just like all the other trains, and you can also buy a lot of food and drink in the restaurant car. But the trains travel so fast, people can’t really see anything out of the window, especially on the French side where it speeds up quite a lot.

1.Does the Euro Star travel between London and Paris?

                                                            

2.How long did it take from London to Paris if you take the Euro Star?

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3.How long is the Channel Tunnel?

                                                            

4.How many tunnels are there to help people get out of if there is a fire?

                                                            

5.What makes the Euro Star go faster through the tunnel?

                                                            

 

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