2013年英语六级阅读冲刺训练

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1、2013年英语六级阅读冲刺训练Alotofanimalsareafraidduringaneclipse1ofthesun.Birdsstopsinging.Sometimespeopletooareafraid.Astronomers2knowthedatesofeclipsesandtheyarenotafraid.TheoldastronomersofBabylonandEgypthadnotelescopes3;buttheskyinthosecountriesisusuallyclear,andsotheycouldwatchthestarseasily.Theystu

2、diedeverythingintheskyandtheyalsonoticedbothtotalandpartialeclipses.Becausetheyknewthedatesofeclipses,theyhadgreatpower.Peoplebelievedthattheskywasimportant.Theybelievedthataneclipsecouldkillaman.About2500yearsagotherewasaverylongwar.Onebattlefollowedanother,andtheendnevercame.Duringoneoftheb

3、attles,therewasapartialeclipseofthesun.Thedaygotverydark,andthesoldiersonbothsideswerefilledwithfear.Theybelievedthatthegodswereangry.Sotheystoppedfighting,andendedtheirlongwar.Thesunisastar.Itappearstobebiggerthananyotherstar.Thatisbecauseitisnearus;buttheotherstarsarefaraway.Thesunshinesbec

4、auseitisveryhot,butthemoonshinesbecauseitreflectsthesun'slight.Itislikeabigmirror.Ifwevisitedthemoon,weshouldseetheearth.Itisalsolikeamirroranditreflectsthelightofthesun.Doesthesunevergetdarkduringtheday?Itdoessowhenthemoonhidesit.Sometimesthemoongoesinfrontofthesun.Wecanwatchitsedgewhenitslo

5、wlycrossesthesun'sdisc5.Everythinggetsdarkeranddarker;then,atlast,wecannotseeanypartofthesun'sdisc.Themoonishidingitcompletely.Thatisatotaleclipseofthesun;sometimesonlypartofthesun'sdiscishidden;thatisnotatotaleclipse.Itisapartialeclipseofthesun.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageabove.Thepassa

6、geismainlyabout____.A.theoldastronomersB.eclipseofthesunC.theeclipsesinBabylonandEgyptD.thecorrelationbetweenthesunandtheearth2.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_____.A.allpeopleareafraidofeclipseofthesunB.theoldastronomerscouldwatchthestarseasilywithtelescopesC.theoldastronomershadmointerestin

7、theskyD.thedateofeclipsecouldbeforecast3.Thewarmentionedinthethirdparagraphendedbecause_____.A.theastronomersusedtheirgreatpowertostopitB.aneclipsekilledthesoldiersonbothsidesC.thewartooksolongtimethatthesoldiersfelttiredD.apartialeclipseofth