题目内容
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.
BAB
Today is fine. The sky is blue, Now it's nine o'clock in the morning. There's a sports meeting in the forest(森林)on the big mountain. Look,a horse, a panda and a cat are running. Over there a dog and two tigers are jumping. Two monkeys are climbing the trees. Four birds are flying around and singing. There are some other animals there, too. The elephants are standing. A monkey is sitting on an old elephant. The monkey has a flag(旗)in his hand. Polly is sitting in the tree. A fox, a baby panda and some small animals are sitting under the tree. They are all watching.
【小题1】—What colour is the sky today?—It’s____________.
A.white | B.yellow | C.black | D.blue |
A.Fourteen | B.Six | C.Eleven | D.Five |
A. The monkeys. B. The pandas and the foxes
B. The elephants and the cats. D. The horses and the pandas
【小题4】There’re __________ at the sports meeting.
A.not any birds | B.a lot of animals | C.many people | D.many monkeys |
A.A tiger, a baby horse and some cats | B.Polly, an elephant and some small fish |
C.A fox, a baby panda and some animals | D.A monkey, a baby cat and some birds |