How did ancient people tell time?

◆Natural ways of keeping time

In ancient time，people had to use the sun and the moon to tell time．They got up when the sun came up and worked in the fields until the sun went down．

◆Man-made things

The sand clock is made of two glass balls joined by a narrow neck．The top ball was filled with sand．The sand slowly moved through the neck into the bottom（底部）ball．People knew the time by watching how much sand fell to the bottom hall．People also made the water clock．They made a small hole near the bottom of a pot．when the water in the pot dripped（滴）out，marking（刻度）inside the pot showed how much time passed．

◆Body clocks in living things

Animals' body clock

Animals don't need clocks to know time．They have their body clocks．Birds know when to fly to warmer places before winter．Some animals know when to keep more food for the winter．Some fish know when it's time to move up the river and lay eggs．

Plants' own clock

Plants have their own clocks to keep time．Plants know when to open flowers or when to drop their leaves．

Body clock in human beings

People also have their own body clocks．When we get used to our lives，our body clocks can be very exact．It can tell us when it's time to wake up．It can also tell us when to eat or to go to sleep．

1．How could an ancient farmer know when to go back home from the field in the daytime?

A．By looking at the moon．                         B．By the sand clock or the water clock．

C．By looking at the sun．                               D．By feeling whether tired or not．

2．According to the passage，how can animals know time?

A．They use body clocks．                           B．They ask other animals．

C．They use the sun and the moon．                D．They make something to tell time．

3．How many kinds of living things with body clocks are mentioned here?

A．Two．                B．Three．               C．Four．                   D．Six．

4．In what way is the sand clock the same as the water clock in telling time?

A．Both of them have a neck．

B．Both of them have two glass balls．

C．Both of them can be used only once．

D．Both of them give the time by quantity（数量）．

5．The passage is mainly about _________．

A．man-made clocks                                    B．nature's clocks

C．time and clock                                           D．how people keep time

Dear Nancy,
How are you? Now I want to tell something interesting. Last week we had a trip to Mount Tai. On Tuesday we went to Taian by bus, a city at the foot of the mountain. We had a good rest at a hotel. At about one o’clock early the next morning, we began to climb the mountain. It took us about four hours and a half to get to the top. The mountain is covered (覆盖) with trees. I didn’t see such a beautiful place before.
“Look! The sun is going to rise!” my friend Lim shouted.
We all turned to the east and watched. Soon half of the sky because white, and a big, red ball was rising slowly. A few minutes later, the sky became bright(明亮的).
We stayed on the top and had a good time. After lunch we started going down. We got to the tour hotel at about four in the afternoon. Though we were tired, we were very happy. We came back to school the next day.
Thank you very much for your last letter and the beautiful postcards. Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours
Wu Tong
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