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,

2、andsotheycouldwatchthestarseasily.Theystudiedeverythingintheskyandtheyalsonoticedbothtotalandpartialeclipses.Becausetheyknewthedatesofeclipses,theyhadgreatpower.Peoplebelievedthattheskywasimportant.Theybelievedthataneclipsecouldkillaman.About2500yearsa

3、gotherewasaverylongwar.Onebattlefollowedanother,andtheendnevercame.Duringoneofthebattles,therewasapartialeclipseofthesun.Thedaygotverydark,andthesoldiersonbothsideswerefilledwithfear.Theybelievedthatthegodswereangry.Sotheystoppedfighting,andendedtheirl

4、ongwar.Thesunisastar.Itappearstobebiggerthananyotherstar.Thatisbecauseitisnearus;buttheotherstarsarefaraway.Thesunshinesbecauseitisveryhot,butthemoonshinesbecauseitreflectsthesun'slight.Itislikeabigmirror.Ifwevisitedthemoon,weshouldseetheearth.Itisalso

5、likeamirroranditreflectsthelightofthesun.Doesthesunevergetdarkduringtheday?Itdoessowhenthemoonhidesit.Sometimesthemoongoesinfrontofthesun.Wecanwatchitsedgewhenitslowlycrossesthesun'sdisc5.Everythinggetsdarkeranddarker;then,atlast,wecannotseeanypartofth

6、esun'sdisc.Themoonishidingitcompletely.Thatisatotaleclipseofthesun;sometimesonlypartofthesun'sdiscishidden;thatisnotatotaleclipse.Itisapartialeclipseofthesun.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageabove.Thepassageismainlyabout____.A.theoldastronomersB.eclips

7、eofthesunC.theeclipsesinBabylonandEgyptD.thecorrelationbetweenthesunandtheearth2.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_____.A.allpeopleareafraidofeclipseofthesunB.theoldastronomerscouldwatchthestarseasilywithtelescopesC.theoldastronomershadmointerestinthesky

8、D.thedateofeclipsecouldbeforecast3.Thewarmentionedinthethirdparagraphendedbecause_____.A.theastronomersusedtheirgreatpowertostopitB.aneclipsekilledthesoldiersonbothsidesC.thewartooksolongtimethatthesoldiersfelttiredD.apartialeclipseofth