Question

【題目】 We don’t know who first discovered a way to measure time. It was probably the Hindus, the Greeks, or the Egyptians. We do know, however, that more than 7, 000 years ago the Hindus looked at the sky and measured time by looking at the position of the stars and the sun.

The Egyptians used the water clock. This measured the time it took for a certain amount of water to pass from one place to another. The Egyptians were also the first people to make a calendar of 365 days. The earliest known water clock was found in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh(法老)Amenhotep I, who was buried around 1, 500 BC.

The hourglass(時(shí)漏) was probably invented in the 3rd century BC. No one knows for sure. This was similar in a way to the water clock. Time was measured by the amount of sand that moved from one container to another. We still use this kind of clock today in the form of an egg timer(煮雞蛋的定時(shí)器). This measures time in three minute periods.

The first clock of any kinds to be used in China were brought there by European explorers. And it was in Europe that the first mechanical clock was invented. The word “clock” comes from the Latin “clocca” which means bell, and it was first used in the 14thcentury.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，填寫適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語，完成下列句子。每空不超過兩個(gè)單詞。

【1】More than 7, 000 years ago, the Hindus measured time with the help of looking at__________ of the stars and the sun.

【2】People found the earliest water clock in________ where the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep I was buried.

【3】No one knows when the hourglass was invented_________.

【4】__________ first brought clocks to China.

【5】The first mechanical clock was invented in___________.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】the position

【2】the tomb

【3】for sure

【4】European explorers

【5】Europe

【解析】

本篇介紹古人測(cè)量時(shí)間的方法及時(shí)鐘的發(fā)明。印度教徒通過觀察恒星和太陽的位置來觀察天空和測(cè)量時(shí)間，埃及人使用水鐘，沙漏可能是公元前3世紀(jì)發(fā)明的，第一個(gè)機(jī)械鐘是在歐洲發(fā)明的，在中國(guó)使用的第一個(gè)鐘是由歐洲探險(xiǎn)家?guī)�來的�?/span>

【1】

根據(jù)第一段“more than 7, 000 years ago the Hindus looked at the sky and measured time by looking at the position of the stars and the sun.”可知7000多年前，印度教教徒通過觀察恒星和太陽的位置來測(cè)量時(shí)間，故答案為the position。

【2】

根據(jù)第二段“The earliest known water clock was found in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep I, who was buried around 1, 500 BC”可知人們?cè)诼裨岚＜胺ɡ习⒚苫籼仄找皇赖膲災(zāi)怪邪l(fā)現(xiàn)了最早的水鐘，故答案為the tomb。

【3】

根據(jù)第三段“The hourglass was probably invented in the 3rdcentury BC. No one knows for sure.”可知沒人確切知道沙漏是什么時(shí)候發(fā)明的，故答案為for sure。

【4】

根據(jù)第四段“The first clock of any kinds to be used in China were brought there by European explorers”可知在中國(guó)使用的第一個(gè)鐘是由歐洲探險(xiǎn)家?guī)�來的，故答案�?/span>European explorers。

【5】

根據(jù)第四段“And it was in Europe that the first mechanical clock was invented”可知第一個(gè)機(jī)械鐘是在歐洲發(fā)明的，故答案為Europe。