题目内容
16.People discovered that they could use a stick and the sun to tell time.This was called a shadow clock.They put a stick in the ground,pointing straight up.The direction of the stick's shadow and how long or shortit was told them the time.
A better kind of shadow clock was called a sundial.Sundial had a pointer and a base.The pointer cast a shadow on marks around the base.People could tell time by reading the marks.
But shadow clocks were not good for telling time on cloudy days or at night.
One kind of clock that didn't need the sun was a water clock.A water clock was container with a tiny hole in the bottom.Water would steadilydropout of the hole.Marks on the inside of the container showed the time.It took one hour for the water to go down one mark.
Another kind of clock that didn't need the sun was a candle clock.You would know the time by how much of the candle had melted(熔化).The candle had marks down its side to show the hours.
Sometimes people used candle clocks as alarm clocks.They put a nail(钉子)in the candle at the time they wanted to wake up,hanging a shoe on the nail.When the candle melted down,the nail fell outand the shoe hit the floor with a BANG!
Now there are all kinds of timepieces,from tall grandfather clocks to watches we wear on our wrists(手腕).Most clocks run on electricity from batteries.
There are many more types of clocks,too.Clocks hang in and on buildings.Clocks are everywhere!
61.Did people have clocks or watches like you do long ago?No./No,they didn't
62.What did sundial have?Apointer and a base
63.How long did it take for the water to go down one mark in water clock?One hour
64.How would you know the time when you use a candle clock?By how much of the candle had melted
65.What does the writer want to tell us?The changes/types of the clock.
分析 本文主要讲述的是钟表的发展和变化,从看太阳估计时间到现在各种各样的钟表.
解答 61.No./No,they didn't.细节理解题.根据people didn't have clocks or watches like you do.可知以前人们没有时钟或手表,故答案为:No./No,they didn't.
62.Apointer and a base.细节理解题.根据A better kind of shadow clock was called a sundial.Sundial had a pointer and a base可知日冕有一个指针和一个底座,故答案为:Apointer and a base.
63.One hour.细节理解题.根据It took one hour for the water to go down one mark.可知水需要一个小时才能下降一个刻度,故答案为:One hour.
64.By how much of the candle had melted.细节理解题.根据You would know the time by how much of the candle had melted(熔化)可知你可以通过蜡烛融化的多少来判断时间,故答案为:By how much of the candle had melted.
65.The changes/types of the clock.主旨大意题.根据文章内容可知本文主要讲述的是钟表的发展和变化,故答案为:The changes/types of the clock.
点评 做题时首先要仔细阅读短文,掌握大意,然后结合具体的题目,找出相关信息,就可以确定正确答案.
Then two days before the concert,Anna got a cold(62)A,even though she stayed in bed and took medicine.On the evening before the concert,she had a fever and was very sick indeed.
Anna's mother rang Jane."Anna is too sick to go to the concert,"she said."You had better find someone else to go with."
The next day,Anna was feeling very sorry for herself.Then she had a visitor.It was Jane!She came with a big bag of fruit and a pile of their favorite CDs."I'll give the tickets to Jill and Sue in the end,"she said."(63)E.It wouldn't be much fun without you."
| A.It got worse and worse B.Jane felt very surprised C.The girls could hardly wait D.Then they got some exciting news E.We'll go toanother concert together |
Mr.Iangman and Mr.Martin were both badly ill(56)CMr.Longman was able to sit up in
his bed for an hour each afternoon.His bed was next to the only window of the room.Mr.Martin
had to spend all his time lying on his back.So they talked for horns without stopping.(57)D
And every afternoon when Mr.Longman could sit up in his bed,he would talk about all the things that he could see outside the window.Mr.Martin believed that his world was made"larger"by the"colorful"outside world.Out of the window it was a park with a lovely lake.Mr.Longman told Mr.Martin about the beautiful ducks swimming freely on the water,happy children playing around,
colorful flowers and big old trees around the lake.(58)B,Mr.Martin closed his eyes and tried to make the richest pictures for himself in his mind.
Days and weeks passed.Mr.Longman got better.(59)A.Then Mr.Martin asked the nurse if he could move to the other bed.Happily for him,the nurse said he could.When everything was done,he tried hard to raise himself a bit to see what was outside.(60)E,to his surprise,he saw nothing but a wall.
Mr.Martin asked the nurse what made Mr.Longman able to see so many wonderful things outside.The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.
| A.Finally he went back home B.When Mr.Longman told him all this C.They were in the same hospital room D.They talked about their families and jobs E.However,when he looked out of the window |