题目内容
【题目】 Nowadays, we can know time very easily. Even a little child may know the time. We always ask "What time is it?".
Then people can tell us the exact time. But before the invention of clocks, knowing the time was very difficult. One way that people told the time was by using sundials, but it was impossible to tell the time on cloudy days or at night.
The first mechanical(机械的) clock was invented in China by Su Sung in 1088. The first clock in Europe was invented at the end of the 13th century.
The first watch was invented in Italy in 1462. Early watches were different from today's in two main ways. First, they only had an hour hand. Second, you could not wear them on your wrist(手腕). You had to keep them in your pocket. That s why they were called "pocket clocks".
The first wrist watch came from Switzerland 328 years later after the first pocket clock came out. But nobody bought them. They did not become popular for a hundred years.
Digital clocks and watches came from the United States and they are the most popular inventions in timekeeping. Shops all over the world started to sell them in 1971.
【1】The underlined word "sundials" in the first paragraph may mean " " in Chinese.
A.太阳B.日晷C.手表
【2】The first mechanical clock was invented in .
A.ChinaB.EnglandC.Germany
【3】The first watch was invented years later than the first mechanical clock.
A.1,462B.374C.328
【4】According to the passage, the first wrist watch .
A.was invented in Italy in 1462
B.was very popular among people when it came out
C.came from Switzerland
【5】This passage may be taken from a .
A.novelB.comic bookC.magazine
【答案】
【1】B
【2】A
【3】B
【4】C
【5】C
【解析】
如今我们可以很容易地知道时间，但是在时钟发明之前，要知道时间是非常困难的。本文主要向我们介绍了时钟的历史。
【1】词句猜测题。分析第二段中“One way that people told the time was by using sundials, but it was impossible to tell the time on cloudy days or at night.”可知，此处表示“人们报时的一种方法是用日晷，但在阴天或晚上是不可能报时的。”的含义，所以推测sundials是日晷的意思。故选B。
【2】细节理解题。根据第三段中“The first mechanical(机械的) clock was invented in China by Su Sung in 1088.”可知，第一个机械钟是中国发明的。故选A。
【3】数字计算题。根据第三段中“The first mechanical clock was invented in China by Su Sung in 1088.”和第四段中“The first watch was invented in Italy in 1462.”可知，1462-1088=374，所以第一块手表的发明比第一个机械钟晚了374年。故选B。
【4】细节理解题。根据第五段中“The first wrist watch came from Switzerland 328 years later after the first pocket clock came out.”可知，328年后，第一台怀表从瑞士问世。故选C。
【5】推理判断题。A：小说；B：漫画书；C：杂志。分析文章可知，本文主要向我们介绍了时钟的历史。所以推测这边文章可能在杂志上看到。故选C。
【题目】B) 阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,完成表格中所缺的信息。并将答案填写在下面相应题号的位置上。
Many American schools are closed during the summer. Most children in the United States have a summer holiday for almost three months. This traditional school schedule was designed long ago when many Americans lived on farms. Children were needed at home during the summer to help their families with harvesting crops and feeding animals. Schools later continued the tradition, mostly because it was difficult to hold classes in the hot summer weather.
American schools began to do an experiment by changing this system in the early 1900s. One idea was for children to attend school all year round. But the idea didn't become popular until about twenty-five years ago. Studies done at the time showed that American students were not performing as well as students in other countries.
Students who attend year-round schools in the United States do not go to class every day. They spend the same number of days in class as other students do. But the time is organized differently. For example, some students attend school five days a week for nine weeks. Then they have three weeks off before going back to school for another nine weeks. In summer, they have a five-week holiday.
Supporters of year round schooling say it improves students’ learning. They say students in the traditional system often forget what they have learnt after a long summer holiday. They think that schools can offer special classes during short holidays for students who need extra help. They also think that it saves money, because the school buildings are used throughout the year.
People who oppose year-round schooling say the research has not showed that it can improve students’ learning. Families report problems in organizing activities and travel when their children in different schools have different holidays. Some parents want their children to have a long summer away from the pressures of school. People who start summer camps for children don’t agree with the idea. So do businessmen that employ teenagers in summer.
American Year—Round Schools | |
The history of year-round schools | Students had a three-month summer holiday to help their families with harvesting crops and feeding animals, because many Americans were 【1】 long ago. Schools later continued the tradition 【2】 the hot weather. Year-round schools began in the early 1900s, but it didn't 【3】 until about twenty-five years ago. Students who attend year-round schools spend the same number of days in class. But the time is organized differently. |
The reasons for supporting year-round schools | It improves students’ learning, because students can easily forget what they have learnt after a long summer holiday. It saves money by using the school buildings throughout the year. |
The reasons 【4】 year-round schools | It's hard for families to organize activities and travel. Parents want their children to stay away from the pressures of school. Both summer camp organizers and businessmen oppose the idea for their own 【5】. |