Greenwich is on the River Thames. It is five miles from the middle of  1. The first English people were fishermen there,  2they named the place Greenwich, meaning “green village”. Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwich in their beautiful palaces.

The  3of the earliest palace was Placentia. Henry VIII lived there .He knew that England must be  4at sea. So he started two big shipyards at Greenwich, and for 350  5the ships made there were the best in the world.

But trouble was coming to Greenwich. In 1649, a war  6in England and a for eleven yesrs there was no king. The men who worked for him at Placentia  7to live in the palace themselves.  8sold all its beautiful things and bought small pieces of the palace garden with money.  9, the war ended and King Charles II came  10. But Placentia was falling down. So King Charles II built a new and   11palace, which is now open to the public.

At this time, Charles was   12about losing so many of its ships at sea. So in 1675, Charles  13John Flam Steed, the first astronomer in England, try to find the   14. Flam Steed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park.  15it, with a telescope which he made himself, Flam Steed could look all around the   16. And he did night after night, for twenty years. Carrying on Flam Steed’s work a hundred years   17, an astronomer called Garrison finally made a   18which told the time at sea, and help  19to know there they were . Because of Flam Steed’s work, every  20in the world now tells its time by Greenwich time.

1.A．London           B．Paris          C．Berlin         D．Brussels

2.A．because          B．and            C．but            D．so

3.A．title            B．shape          C．name           D．form

4.A．great            B．helpful        C． strong        D．brave

5.A．months           B．days           C．weeks          D．years

6.A．started          B．found          C．needed         D．wanted

7.A．moved            B．rushed         C．hurried        D．decided

8.A．He               B．They           C．We             D．She

9.A．Unfortunately    B．Finally        C．Mainly         D．Gladly

10.A．back            B．out            C．around         D．along

11.A．smaller         B．higher         C．stronger       D．bigger

12.A．interested      B．worried        C．excited        D．puzzled

13.A．got             B．helped         C．made           D．forced

14.A．key             B．answer         C．question       D．problem

15.A．From            B．On             C．at             D．over

16.A．sea             B．palace         C．park           D．sky

17.A．ago             B．later          C．before         D．after

18.A．clock           B．computer       C．compass        D．beacon

19.A．drivers         B．workers        C．sailors        D．farmers

20.A．watch           B．country        C．ship           D．scientist

 

阅读理解

　　Greenwich(格林威治)is on the River, five miles from the middle of London, and its history is two thousand years old. The first English people were fishermen there, and they named the place Greenwich, meaning“green village”. Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwich in their beautiful places.

　　The name of the earliest palace was Placentia. Its windows were made of glass－the first in England. Henry Ⅷ lived there. He knew that England must be strong at sea. So he started two big ship-yards(船 坞)at Greenwich, and for 350 years the ships which were made there were the best in the world.

　　But trouble was coming to Greenwich. In 1649, a war started in England and for eleven years there was no king. The men who had worked for him at Placentia decided to live in the place themselves. They sold all its beautiful things, and bought small pieces of the palace garden with money. Finally, the war ended and King Charles Ⅱ came back. But Placentia was falling down. So King Charles built a new and bigger palace, which is now open to the public.

　　At this time, Charles was worried about losing so many of its ships at sea: their sailors did not know how to tell exactly where they were. So in 1675, Charles make John Flamsteed, the first astronomer(天文学家) in England, try to find the answer. Flamsteed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park. From it with a telescope which he made himself, Flamsteed could look all round the sky. And he did, night after night, for twenty years. Carrying on Flamsteed’s work a hundred years later, an astronomer called Harrison finally made a clock which told the time at sea, and helped sailors to know where they were. Yoa can see Harrison’s clock, still working, in Greenwich’s museum of the sea. Because of Flamsteed’s work, every country in the world now tells its time by Greenwich time.

1．The first English people living in the“green village”were ________.

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A．sailors

B．fishermen

C．King Charles and his family

D．the families of king and queens

2．Placentia was ________ palace in Greenwich.

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3．What kind of trouble came to Greenwich in 1649?

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A．A war started in England.

B．Placentia was destroyed.

C．Ship-yards were built.

D．King Henry died.

4．Charles made John Flamsteed try to find ________.

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A．how to tell the time

B．how to build ships

C．a way for sailors to tell their positions at sea

D．a place to set up a telescope

5．Who made the first clock which could tell the time at sea?

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6．Without Flamsteed’s work, it would be ________ for sailors to know where they were.

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阅读理解

　　Greenwich is on River Thames, five miles from the center of London, and its history is two thousand years old. The first English people were fishermen there, and named the place Greenwich, meaning “green village”. Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwich in their beautiful palaces.

　　The name of the earliest palace was Placentia. Its windows were made of glass－the first in England. Henry Ⅷ lived there. He knew that English must be strong at sea. So he started two big ship yards at Greenwich, and for 350 years the ships which were made there were the best in the world.

　　But trouble was coming to Greenwich. In 1649, a war started in England and for eleven years there was no king. The men who had worked for him at Placentia decided to live in the place themselves. They sold all its beautiful things, and bought small pieces of the palace garden with money. Finally, the war ended and the King Charles II came back. But Placentia was falling down. So King Charles built a new and bigger palace, which is now open to public.

　　At this time Charles was worried about losing so many of his ships at sea：their sailors did not know how to tell exactly where they were. So in 1675, Charles made John Flamsteed, the first astronomer in England, try to find the answer. Flamsteed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park. From it, with a telescope which he made himself, Flamsteed could look all around the sky. And he did night after night, for twenty years. Carrying on Flamsteed's work a hundred years later, an astronomer called Harrison finally made a clock which told the time at sea, and helped sailors to know where they were. You can see Harrison's clock, still working, in Greenwich's museum of the sea. Because of Flamsteed's work, every country in the world now tells its time by Greenwich time.

1．What kind of trouble came to Greenwich in 1649?

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A．A war started in England.

B．Placentia was destroyed.

C．Ship yards were built.

D．King Henry died.

2．Charles made John Flamsteed try to find ________.

[　　]

A．how to tell the time

B．how to build ships

C．a way for sailors to tell their position at sea

D．a place to set up a telescope

3．Who made the first clock which could tell the time at sea?

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