题目内容
短文填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后根据短文内容和所给首字母,在空格内填入一个适当的词,使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。(本大题共5分,每格0.5分)
T 1. of years ago, the ancient people of Babylon and Egypt studied the stars in the sky and created the zodiac(黄道带). At first, it was u2. to count time. L3. , many used the stars to describe a person’s character and to say what will happen in the f4. .
A person’s zodiac is connected to his or her birth d5. . Some believe this sign can t6. us about a person’s character. For example, some think that a person b7. under the sign of Aries(白羊座) (between March 21and April 20) is adventurous(爱冒险的,大胆的). A person born under Cancer(巨蟹座) (between June 22 and July 23) is k8. and home-loving.
Not everyone b9. that your birth describes your character, but reading your horoscope(星象) can still be a lot of f10. .
1.Thousands
2.used
3.Later
4.future
5.date
6.tell
7.born
8.kind
9.believes
10.fun
【解析】
试题分析:数千年前,巴比伦和埃及研究天空的星星并且创造了黄道带。开始,它被用做数时间。之后,用这些星星去描述人类的性格,并且能说出在将来会发生什么。 一个人的黄道带是联系他或者她的出生日期。一些人相信这个标识能告诉我们关于一个人的性格。
1. of.故填Thousands
2. used to do sth.表示被用于做什么。故填used
3. 故填Later
4. the future在将来。故填future
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6. sb. about sth.告诉某人关于某事。故填tell
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考点:人物传记类短文阅读。