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probably the world"s first "clock" , except in the far north, where the Eskimos (爱斯基摩人) 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.
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
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
B. 潮汐
C. 海啸
D. 波浪
B. Science.
C. Business.
D. Advertisement.
B. Useful Machines to Tell Time
C. The History of the Clock
D. The Development of the Clock
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试题【阅读理解。 How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in】；主要考察你对社会历史类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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just by words. We send messages to the people around us also by body movements. A smile and
handshake(握手)show welcome. Waving one"s hand is to say "Goodbye". Nodding the head
means agreement, while shaking it means disagreement. In China and some English-speaking countries,
these body movements have the same meanings.
But not all body languages mean the same things in different countries. For example, nodding the head in some Asian countries means not "Yes" but "No".
When we speak a foreign language, (2) to know the meanings of the body movements is important
in the foreign countries. In Russia, France and some of South American countries men kiss (吻) each
other when they meet. Men don"t kiss each other in China or English-speaking countries. In England,
older people usually shake hands when they meet someone for the first time. However, young people
don"t shake hands. (3) In France, people shake hands in the office every morning. French people kiss
each other more often than English people when they meet or leave.
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2. 将（2）处改写句子，句意不变。
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3. 将（3）处改为被动语态。
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4. Do all body languages mean the same things in different countries?
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5. Who kiss each other more often when they meet or leave, French people or English people?
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Table Manners in America
Don’t circle your plate with your arms. If you do so, you will
become the focus(焦点) of the table. Everyone would wonder,"Is
there anything wrong with the food?" This may give a wrong message
that you don"t like the food or something like that.
Don"t push the plate back when finished. Leave it where it was.
Do you want to let the hostess(女主人) know that you"ve just
done a labour?
Don"t lean(倚靠) back and say"I"m through"or"I"m full". Just
put the fork and knife across the plate. That"s all.
Don"t cut up everything before you start to eat. Cut only one
or two bites(块) at a time.
Never take a huge mouthful of anything. Do you want to show
how hungry you are? Don"t do that. It"s not so good.
It"s never good to reach across the table for anything. If the
thing you want is not at hand, simply ask the nearest person for
help, like “Mrs Smith, could you pass me the dish?”
other people will think .
A. you don"t like the food
B. the food isn"t good for you
C. there is something wrong with the food
D. all the above
2. After finishing dinner, you should .
A. put the fork and knife across the plate
B. stand up and leave the table
C. say “I"m full”
D. say “Thank you”
3. If you want a dish far from you at table, you should .
A. stand up and reach across the table for it
B. leave your seat to get it
C. sit there until others help you
D. ask the nearest person for help
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it started when two students at Cambridge University began knocking a cork (软木塞) to each other
across a table, using old boxes. In about the year 1800 an American businessman of sports goods
produced a game that he called Indoor Tennis. The Americans didn"t find interest in it. He shipped
(用船运) it to London and it soon became popular in Britain. The game was then played across dining
room tables, or on the floor with the net string (网) between chairs. The players used a ball made of
cork or rubber. A few years later a hollow (空的) ball like the one we use today was invented.
People all over the world loved it at once. A man called Mr Wood in London, had the idea of covering
the bats (拍子) with rubber. Later a London businessman called this game "ping-pong". "Ping" meant
the sound of the bat hitting the ball, and "pong" was the sound of the ball hitting the table.
The game is played everywhere, but not everybody likes it. Some even think it"s a silly game.
2. A game called Indoor Tennis _______ in about the year 1800.
3. Although the American didn"t like the game, _______ showed great interest in it
and it became popular.
4. After hollow balls were invented, the bats _______ were invented by Mr Wood.
5. 将文中画线部分译成汉语。
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use. But it hasn"t been known by most of people around the world, let alone (更不必说) worldwide
use. There are more than 3 000 languages in the world today, but only about ten are major (主要的)
languages. Among them English is the most popular one in the world.
More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries
are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 million speak it as a second
language. No one knows how many people speak English as a foreign language. They usually learn
English as a school subject instead of learning it from their parents. Chinese is the only language with
more speakers than English. This is because of the large population of China.
English is the language for a better understanding between people of the world. It is also the
language for business and science. Nearly half of all the business deals (交易) in Europe are done
in English, and more than half of the science magazines (杂志) are in English. English is widely used
in the world"s computer network (计算机网络). And children should begin with English when they
learn how to use computers and learn online. Through the English language people of different countries
are able to work together and make things even better.
B. it is very difficult to learn
C. people don"t like it at all
D. it"s a bad language
B. as the second language
C. as a foreign language
D. from their parents
B. Chinese.
C. Japanese.
D. Esperanto.
B. Scientists from different countries can only speak English at the international (国际的) meetings.
C. English is the only language used in the world"s computer network.
D. English is more widely used than any other languages.
B. the major languages in the world
C. the importance (重要性) of English
D. the use of foreign languages
well. To the surprise of some visitors, there are no walls around the university.
Classroom buildings, libraries and offices can be seen all over the city. Most of the
members of the city are the students and teachers of thirty-one colleges (学院). It got
its name "Cambridge" from the river called Cam and a bridge built over it. Before the
university was founded 800 years ago, Cambridge was a developing town. It developed faster
because of the opening of the railway and became a city in 1951. Now it has a population
of more than one million. Many young students hope for the chance to study at Cambridge.
Perhaps you"ll be a member of Cambridge one day.