2021-2022学年陕西省渭南市大荔县高一下学期期末质量检测英语试题
1. For thousands of years, we have looked for ways to measure time. Early humans found that the regular movements of the sun, the earth ,the moon, and the stars made good ways to measure time. The rising and setting of the sun were used to distinguish (辨别) day from night.
But, eventually, people needed to tell time more accurately, or exactly. So, by using the sun’s position in the sky, they divided the day into dawn, morning, midday and evening.
Then it was noted that the sun cast a changing shadow as it moved across the sky. Time could be told more accurately by setting up a stick and marking the positions of the sun’s shadow. It was the ancient Greeks who divided each position of this “sundial (日规)” into hours.
But the sun doesn’t always shine. So, for the past 6,000 years, many other ways of keeping time have been tried. Slow-burning candles were divided into hours, and the hourglass was i
nvented. When all the sand in the top of an hourglass has shifted to the bottom, an hour has passed.
Later, the pendulum (摆钟), with its regular back-and-forth movement of weights, was used to move the hands on a clock. Pendulums are still used in grandfather clocks.
Today, even more accurate clocks are in use, such as battery-operated quartz clocks (石英钟), digital clocks, and clocks run by electrical tuning forks and tiny atoms. These atomic clocks are the most accurate clocks ever invented. The exact time can be kept to within 1 second a century.
1. Humans in the old days used ________ to tell day from night.
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A．atomic clocks
B．battery-operated quartz clocks
C．the rising and setting of the sun
D．digital clocks
2. A sundial works by ________.
A．tracking the movement of the stars around the sun
B．watching the stars
C．burning candles in the sunlight
D．marking a shadow cast by the moving sun
3. Which of the following was NOT used in the past to measure time?
A．An hourglass.
B．Digital clocks.
C．A sundial.
D．A pendulum.
2. The “24 solar terms” (节气) originated and was firstly used in China. It was created thousands years ago on the basis of practical needs of agriculture. Ancient Chinese people used it to guide agriculture production, special climate signs and even healthy living tips. Last year, the 24 solar terms was added to UNESCO’s world cultural heritage list. Now, it has been brought to life thanks to a creative designer from Southwest China’s Guizhou province.
On the eve of this year’s Qingming Festival, Shi Changhong released (发布) his version of re-produced and packaged characters for each solar term in the form of “moving art” of gifts. Since their first release on Zcool on March 29, the gifs have won great praise among the general public and quickly flooded social media with millions of hits during the festival period.
To maximize publicity, Shi released his work in three forms: video, animation and picture. The background sounds add to the brilliance.
“When I watch the short video, I can strongly feel the Chinese-style elements hidden in them. And it is really cool to liven up Chinese traditional culture in such a unique way.” WeChat user Xiao Feifei said.
“It is really a comfort to me to see so many people like my latest work. To be honest, it would really surprise me if the work does not arouse great interest among Chinese people. The 24 solar items is a deeply rooted concept that covers the essence of Chinese wisdom. However, only a small portion of people know all the names or the correct order of those terms. My intention is to increase Chinese people’s self awareness to learn more about our traditional fine culture. Actually, the 24 solar items work is only a part of my whole design program ‘Charm China’, which I started over a year ago.” Shi told China Daily.
1. Which part of the newspaper does the text probably belong to?
A．Travel.
B．Culture.
C．Agriculture.
D．Education.
2. What do you think the underlined word “Zcool” refer to?
A．Newspaper.
B．Magazine.
C．Radio Broadcast.
D．Website.
3. Which of the following statements is true according to text?
A．The background sounds of the work make the video more attractive.
B．It really surprised Shi Changhong to see so many people like his latest work.
C．Most old people know all the names of the correct order of the 24 solar terms.
D．The 24 solar items work designed by Shi Changhong was added to UNESCO’s heritage list.
4. What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To introduce a creative designer.
B．To introduce the 24 solar items work.
C．To introduce the origin of the 24 solar terms.
D．To introduce a design program “Charm China”.
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