In ancient languages, the seven days of the week were named after the sun, the moon, and the five planets that ancient people knew about (luckily, they only knew about five planets then, or our weeks would be much longer). There is a good reason that in English “Sunday” has the word “sun” in it. Sunday seems to be everyone’s favorite day of the week. It makes sense that it’s named after everyone’s favorite thing in the sky! Do any other weekday names sound like astrological (占星的) words? How about “Monday” and “Moon”, or “Saturday” and “Saturn”?

If you learn French or Spanish, you will see even more planets in the names of the days of the week. These languages are rooted in Latin(拉丁文) and the Latin names match the planet names for all seven days.

English is a strange language. It is very confusing. The days of the week are a perfect example of this confusion. A few are from Latin, and a few are from German. “Tuesday” is named after a German God: Tiw (Tiw’s day). Friday is named after a German Goddess(女神): Freya. English words change spelling, meaning and roots that are based on wars and kings. That’s why English is so hard to learn! Learning the names of the week can be like a history lesson in itself!

46. Which day of the week was named after the moon?

A. Sunday　　　 　　 B. Monday　 　　 C. Saturday　 　　 　　D. Tuesday

47. We can tell from the story that “Saturn” is _______.

A. a planet’s name　 B. a strange language C. a God’s name　 D. a Goddess’ name

48. The underlined words “everyone’s favorite thing” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. Monday　　　　 B. Sunday　　　 C. the moon 　　　　D. the sun

49. Which day is from German?　 A. Sunday B. Monday　 C. Tuesday　　 D. Saturday

50. The story mainly tells us ________.

A. what the seven days of the week are named after

B. how the English language changes　　　 　

C. Why there are seven days in a week　

D. Which day of the week is people’s favorite

Tom is in Grade Three now. He goes to school from Monday to Friday. After school, he must do some homework. He helps his parents on the farm on Saturdays and Sundays. So he doesn’t have any time to play football in the daytime(白天). He often plays with his friends in the moon(月亮).

It’s five in the afternoon. School is over(结束). Tom goes home and cooks for his family. After dinner he meets his friend David near his house and asks him to play football. The boy looks at the sky（天空) and sees the moon. Then he asks, “ Which is more useful（更有用）, the sun or the moon?”

“ I think the moon is.” says Tom. “ We need light(光线) in the evening, but we see not the sun, but the moon!”

(　 ) 56. Tom’s parents are ________.

　　 A. workers　　 B. teachers　　 C. farmers

(　 ) 57. Tom must work on the farm ______days in a week.

　　 A. two　　　　 B. three 　　　 C. four　　　

(　 ) 58. Tom is busy(忙碌的) in the daytime, so ______.

A. he does some homework in the evening

B. he does some washing and cleaning in the evening

C. he plays football with his friends in the moon

(　 ) 59. Tom meets David ____ today.

　　 A. in the evening　 B. in the morning　 C. in the afternoon　

(　 ) 60. Tom only likes ______.

　　 A. the sun　　　 B. the moon　　　　 C. Saturdays　

　

阅读理解

　　 　　We know that there is air around the earth. We will find there is less air or no air if we go far enough away from the earth. But when 　　 planes fly they need air to lift their wings （机翼）. But planes can't fly very high because the air gets thinner and thinner when 　　 they go higher and higher. Perhaps we can answer some of the questions now. What is the sky? Nothing, where is it? It is all 　　 around the earth. The sky is space （空间）. In this space there is nothing but the sun, the moon, the earth and all the stars.

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. The sky is ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

　　 A. air　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the earth　　

　　 C. the whole world　　　　　　 D. space

　　2. There is ______ if we go far enough away from the earth.

[　　]

　　 A. much air　　　　　　　　　　B. more and more air

　　 C. less air or no air　　　　 D. going to be air

　　3. Planes can't fly very high because ______.

[　　]

　　 A. the air gets thinner and thinner

　　 B. there is much air in the sky

　　 C. they need air to lift their wings

　　 D. planes are heavy

　　4. Where is the sky? ______.　　　　　　　　

[　　]

　　 A. On the moon　　　　　　　　 B. It is all around the earth

　　 C. In planes　　　　　　　　 D. In the sun

　　5. In the sky there is ______.　　　　　　　　

[　　]

　　 A. air everywhere

　　 B. the earth

　　 C. nothing

　　 D. the sun, the moon, the earth and all the stars