【文章內容簡介】 lt by early astronomers. Scientists believe that when a person stands in the center of the monument, the changing of seasons can be seen. Certain stones mark the location of the rising and setting moon in midwinter. Other stones mark the rising and setting sun in midsummer. The ancient people held religious ceremonies on these days. These ceremonies probably asked the gods to bring good weather for crops and to protect the people from bad weather. Stonehenge is an engineering success. Thousands of years later, it still stands. As a calendar, Stonehenge is very accurate. It shows that early people had a deep understanding of the movements to the sun and the moon. They didn39。t have machines or puters, but Stonehenge shows people could do many things using only their muscles and their brains.（1）he first building stage of Stonehenge was ________. A.to dig and cut the earth wallB.to move the blue stones across the iceC.to stand the stones upD.to put the top stones in place（2）Which evidence（證據） is given to support the idea that Stonehenge was a burial ground? A.Stonehenge was made of stones.B.It is a place for celebrating ceremonies.C.The passing of seasons can be seen there.D.Two gold earrings were found in a grave.（3）The underlined word accurate in the last paragraph probably means ________. A.correctB.strangeC.hugeD.heavy（4）Stonehenge was probably NOT originally built for ________. A.touristsB.religious reasonsC.a burial groundD.telling the seasons6．閱讀理解 Why does the sky change colors? What is the sky? How high is it? What color is it? What birds can live above it? These questions are difficult to answer, aren39。t they? In fact, the sky has no color. Then why does the sky look blue? We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings. Planes can39。t fly very high. That is because the air gets thinner when they go higher. The same will happen to us if we go high enough. If we go up about 1, 200 kilometers from the earth, we39。ll find no air there. Some birds can fly into the sky as high as a plane, but they cannot fly or live without air. Looking up above us, you will see the blue sky with white clouds. It is usually light blue. The color would be bluer when you see on the top of a high mountain. And you will see fewer clouds in the sky between you and the sun. Sometimes the sky doesn39。t look blue. When the sun rises and falls, you will see red, orange, and other colors in the sky. Such are the most beautiful moments of the day. Who can see the colors of the sky high above the earth? The astronauts! They can see those beautiful colors of the sky from the outer space. However, before flying into outer space, they sit in a spaceship high above the earth, and there is no air at all. The sky would be that dark and its color would be black. Now you may understand that we see colors because the air scatters（使散射） the sunlight. light travels through the air. Without air, there would be no light or colors. （1）Planes can39。t fly as high as possible because_________. A.the sky is blueB.the wings are heavierC.the sky has no colorD.the air bees thinner（2）When you stand on the top of a high mountain, you will see_________. A.more airB.the bluer skyC.more colorsD.more clouds（3）In Ningbo, we might see many colors in the sky at _________during the day. A.6: 00 a. m.B.10: 00 a. m.C.1: 00 p. m.D.2: 00 p. m.（4）The sky changes colors because____________. A.it39。s colorful itselfB.the world is colorfulC.the sunlight has colorsD.the air scatters the sunlight7．閱讀理解 Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mother was one of those people. My father died when I was one yearold. While I was growing up, we led a very hard life, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Bach night, she seated me on her lap and, spoke the words that would change my life, Kemmons, you are sure to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it. At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said that I would never walk again. Every might my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me whatever those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I walked on my own to school! When the Great Depression broke out, my mother lost her job. Then I left school to support the two of us. At that moment I decided never to be poor again. Over the years, I experienced a lot of business success. But the real turning point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the secondclass hotels available for families and was very angry, that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for an ordinary American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel （汽車旅館） for families that would never charge extra money for children. Many people did not believe me at that time. Not surprisingly, mom was my strongest supporter. As in any business, I experienced a lot of difficulties. But with my mom39。s words in my heart, I never doubted I would succeed. Fifteen years later, I had the largest hotel system in the world Holiday Inn. In 1979 my pany had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an ine of $I billion a year. You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.（1）What Kemmons39。s mom often told him during his childhood was . A.boringB.tiringC.encouraging