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

Here is the content ( 目录 ) of a book．

Unit	Readings	Skills	Words
Unit1 Music	*Music &   Feelings *Sad movies	*Understanding   main ideas *Predicting by   title	*Kinds of   Music *Music stars
Unit2 Sports	*National   Sports *The ancient   Olympic Games	*Understanding   main ideas *Guessing   meaning of new words	*Action verbs *Names of   sports Sports tools
Unit3 Weather	*Weather   service *Weather and   nature	*Understanding   main ideas *Guessing   meaning of new words	*Weather   conditions *Weather   information
Unit4 Culture	*Travelling in   India *Body language   in the United States	*Understanding   main ideas *Predicting by   title *Making   inferences	*Cultural   studies *Culture and   art
Unit5 Space	*Living in   space *The planets	*Understanding   main ideas *Understanding   attitude	*Space news *Space terms

1. 1.

   If you’re interested in music, you can read “____”．

   1. A.
      National sports
   2. B.
      Sad movies
   3. C.
      The planets
   4. D.
      Weather service
2. 2.

   You can learn something about weather in _____．

   1. A.
      Unit 1
   2. B.
      Unit2
   3. C.
      Unit 3
   4. D.
      Unit 4
3. 3.

   In all the units, you can learn the skill of _____．

   1. A.
      predicting by title
   2. B.
      understanding attitude
   3. C.
      understanding main ideas
   4. D.
      guessing meaning of new words

Here is the content ( 目录 ) of a book．