DoYouKnowabouttheStars?你认识这些星相吗？Whenyoulookattheskyatnight,whatcanyousee?Canyouseeadogorabear?Canyouseeahorsewithwings?Long,longago,peoplewatchedthesky,too.Theycouldseethestars

Question

Do You Know about the Stars?

你认识这些星相吗？

　　When you look at the sky at night, what can you see? Can you see a dog or a bear? Can you see a horse with wings?
　　Long, long ago, people watched the sky, too. They could see the stars and planets, but they knew nothing about them. Some people thought stars could make up pictures in the sky, and they gave the stars interesting names. We still use those names now.
　　In those days, people thought stars could tell people what their life would be like. Time and time again, men looked at the sky through telescopes. The telescopes helped them learn much about the stars. People learned that the stars did not bring good luck or bad luck. But knowing about stars has helped men in many other ways.
　　It can help man make the calendar. It helps man tell about the seasons. It helps man plan space trips.
　　People are still learning more about the stars. What they are learning now may help you go to another planet someday.
Notes
1. telescope n. 望远镜
2. calendar n. 日历
3. planet n. 行星

Long ago, people thought the stars could make up ________ in the sky.

• A

  pictures
• B

  names
• C

  telescopes
• D

  calendar

People in the past thought the stars could ________.

• A

  bring people good luck or bad luck
• B

  make up star pictures
• C

  help us plan space trips
• D

  bring us bad luck

The main idea of the whole story is that ________.

• A

  man has learnt something about the stars
• B

  telescopes are very useful
• C

  there are too many stars in the sky
• D

  people like watching stars

Answer 1

【分析】1. 根据Some people thought stars could make up pictures in the sky.可得答案。
2. 根据第三段内容可得答案。
3. 根据第三、四、五段内容可知答案。

【点评】夜空中闪烁的星星构成了各种有趣的图案：仙女、狮子，还有狗熊，这勾起了人们许多美丽的遐想。如今，天文望远镜帮我们看清了几乎所有太阳系的星星，那些奇特的星座图景已经揭开了神秘的面纱。但是在古代，只能用肉眼观测星相的先人们，他们能够看清天上的星相吗？他们对星相又作何解释呢？