How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world? The sun was probably the world’s first “clock”, except in the far north, where the Eskimos live. There, it’s dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer. But in most of the world, people have used the sun for a clock. Even today, if you don’t have a clock, you still know that when the sun shines, it’s day, and when it’s dark, it’s night. The sun can also tell you if it’s morning, noon, or afternoon.
People who live near the sea can tell time from the tides. In the daytime, for about six hours, the water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours. The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours.
Seamen on a ship learn how to tell time by looking at the moon and the stars. The whole sky is their clock.
In some places in the world the wind comes up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. In these places the wind can be the clock.
A sand clock is an even better clock. If you had fine dry sand in a glass shaped like the one in the picture, you would have what is called an hourglass. The sand in the hourglass goes from the top part to the bottom part in exactly one hour. When the hourglass is turned over, the sand will take another hour to go back again.
1.According to（根據(jù)）the passage, there are _______ ways to tell time besides the clock and watch.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 7
2.The Eskimos in the far north can’t use the sun for a clock because __________.
A. they know very little about the sun
B. the sun there never goes down in winter
C. it’s too cold for them to go out to watch the sun
D. it has long dark winters and long light summers
3.The underlined（下劃線）word “tides” in the passage means __________.
A. 洋流 B. 潮汐 C. 海嘯 D. 波浪
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Different Ways to Tell Time B. Useful Machines to Tell Time
C. The History of the Clock D. The Development of the Clock
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There is a lion at the___. He is a ___lion, because he misses his good friends in the forest.
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1.A. forest B. zoo C. home D. shop
2.A. happy B. short C. lonely D. tall
3.A. monkey B. tiger C. lion D. elephant
4.A. laughing B. crying C. cry D. smiling
5.A. eat B. close C. take D. open
6.A. aren’t B. don’t C. not D. will
7.A. down B. for C. in D. up
8.A. in B. at C. on D. of
9.A. am B. are C. is D. be
10.A. sad B. happy C. tired D. cold
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根據(jù)所給中文，完成句子翻譯。
1.我們最近把那個花園變成了游泳池。
We ______________________________________________ a swimming pool recently.
2.現(xiàn)在從我們家鄉(xiāng)到杭州有直達火車已經(jīng)容易得多了。
Now______________________________ direct trains from our hometown to Hangzhou.
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Our English teacher ____________________________________________ six years.
4.我和父母一大早就動身去機場了。
My parents and I ______________________________________________________.
5.我想他兩天后不會回來。
I ____________________________________________________________two days.
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The pedestrian(行人) has many rules to _________. We should walk at the sidewalk or the side of the road. Always look carefully before we walk _________ the street.
If we like riding a bike, we shouldn't ride in the _________ of the road or run through the red traffic lights. _________ we ride a bike with a friend, we'd better not look around to talk.
If we drive, we should slow down at the traffic lights. We must always _________ a seat belt (安全帶). Without belts both the drivers and the passengers may be _________ hurt in a sudden accident. Someone may be thrown out through the window.
We may not need to drive a bus, but we should _________ if we have to travel in a bus. Get on or get off a bus only when it comes to a _________ . When it is full, don't try to get inside, or we may fall off.
__________ must come first. We mustn't break the traffic rules.
1.A. healthy B. safe C. dangerous D. careful
2.A. follow B. make C. break D. pass
3.A. through B. away C. from D. across
4.A. middle B. side C. crossing D. turn
5.A. Before B. While C. Until D. When
6.A. take B. wear C. carry D. bring
7.A. bad B. serious C. badly D. well
8.A. look around B. look out C. look for D. look after
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--- Would you please show me how to start the game? ---Sure. .
A. You’re welcome B. Never mind C. Have a nice time D. With pleasure
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---- He’s never flown a kite like that before, ______?
---- ______, and he doesn’t know what a kite is until now.
A. is he ; Yes, he is B. isn’t he ; Yes, he is
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On Family Day, most people have a day off work or school. Many stores and supermarkets are _____， but post offices may be open. Buses run _____ their usual timetables(時刻表).
Family Day was first _____ in Alberta, Canada in 1990. It was held to show the importance of family and home that were important to people in Alberta. Later, Family Day was _____ to other provinces, such as Ontario and Saskatchewan. British Columbia celebrated Family Day as a(n) ______ for the first time in 2013. One of the reasons for introducing Family Day was that there were no holidays from New Year's Day to Good Friday(受難節(jié)). It was such a long time.
1.A. work B. discuss C. exercise
2.A. events B. secrets C. interests
3.A. So B. Because C. But
4.A. never B. just C. ever
5.A. them B. him C. us
6.A. enough B. open C. closed
7.A. thanks to B. because of C. according to
8.A. held B. controlled C. studied
9.A. created B. continued C. introduced
10.A. success B. holiday C. weekend
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Dear Jenny,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
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