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6．I was born on the last day of February．I've always felt sorry for February，squeezed between the big months of January（named for the Roman god Janus，keeper of gateways）and March（after Mars，the god of war）．The first Roman calendar，it is said，had 10months and no February．Beginning at the vernal equinox（春分）with March，it ended with December．In an agricultural society，winter was of little importance，and thus went undivided．
January and February were added about 700B．C．by the second king of Rome，Numa Pompilius．He made all the months 29or 31days，but shortened February，the last month of the year，by giving it only 28．
Next，it was the church's turn．In 1582Pope Gregory XIII announced a new calendar in Europe．Many changes were made，but the Pope passed up yet another chance to give February equality with the other months．
It's messy，even dangerous，changing how we measure time，but Pope Gregory was hardly the last one to try．The League of Nations received over 150new calendar designs，and the United Nations has considered more proposals since．Each proposal involves something that supposedly modernizes the calendar．
But I have a simpler proposal that won't lead to chaos，and will correct the historical injustices against February：move the last day of January and the last day of March into February to make it a normal month with 30days，and a respectable 31on leap years（闰年）．This would not add or subtract a single day from the calendar year．It's a great idea．And unlike Julius and Augustus，I won't even demand a month named in my honor．
29．The first Roman calendar had only 10months becauseD．
A．February hated to be squeezed between the big months
B．the god of war always fought with January and February
C．the Romans did not like the cold winter weather
D．it was Considered unnecessary to divide winter
30．Which of the following is closest to Numa Pompilius'calendar？C
31．The writer soundsBin the passage．
A．sad B．humorous C．happy D．angry．
分析 本文作者以诙谐的手法介绍了日历上二月的天数发展改变的历史，以及作者带有调侃的个人建议．
解答 29．D，细节理解题．由第二段中的"In an agricultural society，winter was of little importance，and thus went undivided．"可知，在当时的农业社会里，冬天不重要，因此不在划分之列．故选D．
30．C．细节理解题．由第三段中的"He made all the months 29 or 31 days，but shortened February，the last month of the year，by giving it only 28．"可知，Numa Pompilius设定的日历以三月份开始，2月份结束．故选C．
31．B．推理判断题．根据文章的第一段和最后一段的内容可推断，作者以诙谐的手法说明自己对日历的看法．sad悲伤的；humorous诙谐的，幽默的；happy幸福的；angry生气的．故选B．
点评 本篇阅读较为简单．文章内容，所出题目以及选项也较短，因此考生只要阅读详略结合，细心理解，就能快速得出正确答案．
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