Question

【题目】What time is it？There are many ways you can find out the time.You may have a watch on your wrist(手腕)．You can look at a clock on the wall.You can listen to the radio，watch TV or ring a number on the telephone to get the time.But do you know the history of how people tell the time?

It has not always been easy to know the time.A long time ago people looked at the sun to tell the time.They could tell the time of the day by looking at the sun in the sky：morning，noon and afternoon.

Around the year 1400，people began to use the hourglass(沙漏)．It was made of glass with some sand in it.It was wide at both ends，but narrow in the middle.The sand ran from one end to the other in one hour.At the end of every hour，people turned the glass over and began again.Hundreds of years later，a machine called clock was invented.

After that people made small clocks，so that they could carry them in their pockets.Then during World War Ⅰ，men started wearing their watches on their wrists.It was easier to tell the time.Now almost everyone wears a wrist watch.

【1】How could people know the time a long time ago？(不超过10个词)

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【2】What was the hourglass made of？(不超过15个词)

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【3】What does the writer mainly want to tell us？(不超过10个词)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 By looking at the sun..

【2】 It was made of glass with some sand in it.

【3】 The history of how people tell the time.

【解析】

你可以通过很多方式找出时间，你的手腕上可能有一块手表，你可以看看墙上的钟表，你可以收听收音机，看电视或拨打电话号码得到时间，这篇文章就讲了人们得知时间的历史。

【1】句意：很久以前人们怎么能知道时间？原文“A long time ago people looked at the sun to tell the time.”（很久以前人们看着太阳告诉时间。）说明很久以前人们是通过看太阳来得知时间的，故填：By looking at the sun.

【2】句意：沙漏是由什么制成的？原文“It was made of glass with some sand in it.”（它由玻璃制成，里面有一些沙子。）说明了沙漏是由什么制成的，故填： It was made of glass with some sand in it.

【3】句意：作者主要想告诉我们什么？首段作者就提出了自己的问题“But do you know the history of how people tell the time?”（但是你知道人们如何讲出时间的历史吗？）说明这篇文章就是想告诉我们人们讲出时间的历史，故填：The history of how people tell the time.