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1、Menhavealwayswonderedabouttheearththeyliveonandaboutthe①　　六、任务型阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）　　仔细阅读下面的短文并按要求完成后面的小题。　　【2013甘肃兰州】Menhavealwayswonderedabouttheearththeyliveonandaboutthe①_____abovethem.　　Whenearlymenlookedatthenightsky,theyaskedthemselvesalotofquestions.Theylookedatthemoon

2、,andwonderedwhatthisstrangebrightobjectintheskywas.Theydidnotunderstandwhyitchangeditsshapefromnighttonight.Theylookedatthestarsandplanets.Theyalsowonderedwhysomeofthemchangedtheirpositions,whileothersdidnot.　　②他们也思考地球的形状。Mostearlypeoplebelievedtheearthwasflat.　　③Indifferentpart

3、softheworld,thereweredifferentideasabouttheuniverse.TheancientGreekswerethefirstpeopletostudytheuniversemorescientifically.InthesixthcenturyBCPythagorasputforwardtheideathattheworldwasround.However,hecouldnotexplainwhypeopleatthebottomoftheworlddidnotfalloff.　　Itwasnotuntilthesi

4、xteenthandseventeenthcenturiesthatscientistsfoundtheanswerstosomeimportantquestions.④WiththehelpofGalileo’stelescope,peoplecouldseetheskymoreclearly,andfindthepositionsofthestarsandplanets.Finallyin1665,IsaacNewtonexplainedtotheworldwhatgravity(重力)wasandpeopleatlastunderstoodwhy

5、theydidnotfallofftheearth.　　76.在文中①处填写一个单词，使得句意完整、上下文通顺。___________________　　77.根据文章内容回答问题。　　Whatquestionsdidearlymenaskthemselveswhentheylookedatthenightsky?Writedownoneofthem.　　_________________________________________________________________________　　78.将文中②句翻译成英语。　　_________

6、________________________________________________________________　　79.将文中③句翻译成汉语。　　_________________________________________________________________________　　80.写出文中④句的同义句，每空限填一词。　　Galileo’stelescopemade__________________forpeopletoseetheskymoreclearly,andtofindthepositionsofthes

7、tarsandplanets.　　【主旨大意】本文主要是对地球及宇宙奥秘的探讨。　　76.sky　　77.Theyaskedwhatthisstrangebrightobjectintheskywas.OR　　Whatisthestrangebrightobjectinthesky?OR　　Theyaskedwhythestrangeobjectchangeditsshapefromnighttonight.OR　　Whydoesthestrangeobjectchangeitsshapefromnighttonight?OR　　Theyaskedwh

8、ysomeofthestarsandplanetschangedtheirposition,w