Question

Greenwich (格林威治) is on the River, five miles from the middle of London, and its history is two thousand years old. The first English people were fishermen there, and they named the place Greenwich, meaning "green village". Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwich in their beautiful places.

The name of the earliest palace was Placentia. Its windows were made of glass--the first in England. But trouble was coming to Greenwich. In 1649, a war started in England and for eleven years there was no king. The men who had worked for him at Placentia decided to live in the place themselves. They sold all its beautiful things, and bought small pieces of the palace garden with money. Finally, the war ended and King Charles II came back. But Placentia was falling down. So King Charles built a new and bigger palace, which is now open to the public.

At this time, Charles was worried about losing so many of its ships at sea because their sailors did not know how to tell exactly where they were. So in 1675, Charles made John Flamsteed, the first astronomer (天文学家) in England, try to find the answer. Flamsteed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park. From it with a telescope which he made himself, Flamsteed could look all round the sky. And he did, night after night, for twenty years. Carrying on Flamsteed's work a hundred years later, an astronomer called Harrison finally made a clock which told the time at sea, and helped sailors to know where they were.You can see Harrison's clock, still working, in Greenwich's museum of the sea. Because of Flamsteed's work, every country in the world now tells its time by Greenwich time.

1.The first English people living in the "green village" were _____.

A. sailors

B. fishermen

C. King Charles and his family

D. The families of king and queens

2.Placentia was _____ palace in Greenwich.

A. the biggest B. smallest

C. the earliest D. the latest

3.What kind of trouble came to Greenwich in 1649?

A. A war started in England.

B. Placentia was destroyed.

C. Ship-yards were built .

D. King Henry died.

4.Charles made John Flamsteed try to find ______.

A. how to tell the time

B. hot to build ships

C. a way for sailors to tell their positions at sea

D. a place to set up a telescope

5.Who made the first clock which could tell the time at sea?

A. Harrison B. Flamsteed

C. Henry D. Charles

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲的是格林威治的历史。格林威治离伦敦市中心有五英里远，它有着两千年的历史。最初的英国人是生活中格林威治的渔民。现在，世界各地的时间都是依照格林威治时间制定的。

1.The first English people were fishermen there”可知，最初的英国人是生活在格林威治的渔民，故选B。

2.The name of the earliest palace was Placentia.”可知，Placentia是格林威治最早的宫殿，故选C。

3.But trouble was coming to Greenwich. In 1649, a war started in England”可知，在1649年，英国爆发了战争，这给格林威治带来了麻烦，故选A。

4.Charles was worried about losing so many of its ships at sea because their sailors did not know how to tell exactly where they were. So in 1675, Charles made John Flamsteed...try to find the answer”可知，查尔斯二世让天文学家John Flamsteed找到在海上判断方位的方法，因为查尔斯的水手们在海上无法判别方位，故选C。

5.an astronomer called Harrison finally made a clock which told the time at sea, and helped sailors to know where they were.”可知，第一个制作出判断时间的时钟的是天文学家Harrison，故选A。

考点：历史类短文阅读