文章大意:本文讲了在电灯发明之前,人们常依靠月亮作为夜间的主要光源。不同文化有着各自关于月亮的故事和信仰,如中国的月兔、日本的月下老人,以及英国的“月亮是银子”的传说。
【推荐1】阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Before electric lights were invented, people often relied on the moon as the main source of light at night. Maybe that’s why people everywhere noticed marks on the moon’s _________ and came up with stories to explain them.
The story of the Moon Rabbit, for example, first _________ over two thousand years ago in ancient China. The rabbit lived with the moon goddess Chang’e and prepared _________ that gave people long life.
In a Japanese tradition, a rabbit _________ offered itself to feed a hungry beggar. The beggar was actually the Old Man of the Moon. Touched by the rabbit’s kindness, he carried the good _________ back to the moon to live with him.
An old German legend tells of a man who collected firewood on a Sunday instead of going to church. He was _______ by being sent to the moon. He is said to still be there, collecting wood every night and serving as a warning to others.
There are also many _________ stories about the moon. In several Asian countries, children are told not to point at the moon, or their ears would be cut off by a moon spirit. This is because pointing at the moon is considered _______.
A British belief held that the moon was made of silver. If you bowed to the new moon while turning over the silver coins in your pocket, you could _________ your money. For the same effect, you could stand under the full moon, open your wallet, and repeat the phrase “__________” nine times.
Clearly, the moon has a main role in cultures everywhere. What does the moon mean in your culture?
1. A.surface | B.center | C.top | D.bottom |
2. A.made | B.appeared | C.lost | D.died |
3. A.food | B.drinks | C.clothing | D.medicine |
4. A.carefully | B.luckily | C.kindly | D.angrily |
5. A.tree | B.beggar | C.house | D.animal |
6. A.encouraged | B.punished | C.developed | D.discovered |
7. A.common | B.strange | C.dangerous | D.popular |
8. A.important | B.impossible | C.impolite | D.comfortable |
9. A.double | B.lend | C.make | D.collect |
10. A.give it in | B.find it out | C.clean it up | D.fill it up |