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    　　How many of us have looked up at the stars and wondered about other worlds?Of course，we know a great deal about the universe now but for people living thousands of years ago，the stars were a mystery(神秘的事物)．Astrology(占星术) is one of the world's most ancient (古代的) ideas．It started 3,000 years ago and was used to predict (预言) what would happen to countries and to people in the future．

    　　Horoscopes and astrology were developed by the ancient Greeks．They believed that the position(位置) of the sun and the planets could affect a person's life and what would happen to them in the future．Astrology is actually a Greek word that means“science of the stars”．Even famous Greek thinkers like Plato thought astrology was important and he studied it carefully．Later Europeans thought that Plato was a genius so they continued to follow his ideas about the stars．

    　　Some people think that farmers started the horoscope to help them decide when to plant and harvest their crops．They needed to know what time of the year it was．For example，Scorpio can only be seen in the evening sky in the summer．Some historians (历史学家) think that many of the myths (神话) associated with star signs were invented to help farmers remember cultures．People who spent their lives moving from one place to another，like the Mongols，used the stars to tell them when and where to go．

    　　The Catholic Church(教堂)，which was very powerful a long time ago，told people not to take notice of horoscopes．It was not until the seventeenth century that people were able to freely use the horoscope again．Today many people think the horoscope is just fun but some people take it very seriously．

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    What did people long ago know about the stars?

    　　A．How far away they were．　　B．How many there were．

    　　C．Not very much．D．That they were not real．

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    Which best describes how old astrology is?

    　　A．It is a recent idea．　　B．It is a very old idea．

    　　C．It is modern idea．D．It is something from the future．

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    What did later Europeans think about Plato?

    　　A．That he was really clever．

    　　B．That he was able to tell them what would happen in the future．

    　　C．That he was a star．

    　　D．That he should be ignored in the seventeenth century．

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    What might astrology have started for?

    　　A．Farmers needed to know when to move．

    　　B．Farmers needed to know when to rest．

    　　C．Farmers needed to manage their crops．

    　　D．Farmers needed to study．

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    Why were myths for the horoscope invented?

    　　A．To make them more fun．　　B．To sell newspapers．

    　　C．To help people remember them．D．To make them easier to see．

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    ---______is the weather in Shanghai?

    --- ______windy.

    A. What ; It’s　   B. How ; It’s　　  C. How ; Its　  　D. What ; Its

     

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    My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main　1　season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very　2　． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 　3　in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So　4　I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are　5　crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on　6　trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．

    I find that train travel is restful and　7　．There’s always　8　to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy　9　through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good　10　of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train　11　I am on a ship. Then there are always people to　12　to if you feel like a chat.

    The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite　13　: because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to　14　transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by　15　．

    1.                A．vacation        B．visiting         C．cloudy   D．windy

     

    2.                A．quiet          B．useful          C．exciting   D．crowded

     

    3.                A．pleasure        B．daylight         C．sunshine  D．money

     

    4.                A．when          B．where          C．what D．which

     

    5.                A．always         B．hardly          C．certainly  D．nearly

     

    6.                A．summer        B．overnight       C．day-time  D．vacation

     

    7.                A．cheap          B．expensive       C．interesting D．lonely

     

    8.                A．something      B．nothing         C．anything  D．everything

     

    9.                A．running        B．walking         C．driving   D．travelling

     

    10.               A．view           B．idea           C．seat  D．trip

     

    11.               A．rather than      B．or             C．as    D．even though

     

    12.               A．talk            B．speak          C．tell   D．say

     

    13.               A．easy           B．wrong          C．right  D．simple

     

    14.               A．find out        B．worry about     C．wait for   D．take away

     

    15.               A．ship           B．train           C．air   D．car

     

     

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    _____beautiful park the Summer Palace is !

    A. How   B. What a　　C. What   D. How a

     

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    _____ fine weather!

    　　　 A. What, a    　B. What     　    C. How     　　  D. how a

     

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