2017英语必修ⅲ外研版module5课件模块复习.ppt

In the year 123 he corrected the calendar to bring it into line with the seasons. In 132 Zhang Heng invented the first seismograph(地震仪) for measuring earthquakes. His device was in the shape of a cylinder with eight dragon heads around the top, each with a ball in its mouth. Around the bottom were eight frogs, each directly under a dragon head. When an earthquake occurred, a ball fell out of the dragon’s mouth into a frog’s mouth, making a noise. He also invented the odometer(里程表). Zhang Heng was the first person in China to construct a rotating celestial globe. In one of his publications he also submitted π= about 3. 1466. He made great contributions to the development of Chinese ancient mathematics. 【文章大意】本文主要讲了张衡的生平以及他做出的贡献。 1. What’s the passage about? A. Zhang Heng—a famous astronomer. B. Modern scientists and their inventions. C. Zhang Heng and his contributions. D. Zhang Heng and his hobbies. 【解析】选C。主旨大意题。全篇主要介绍张衡和他做出的贡献。A项内容尽管正确, 但较片面; B项内容与文章第一段内容不符。 2. When a ball fell out of the dragon’s mouth into a frog’s mouth, the seismograph Zhang Heng invented would show ______ . A. how many miles away there was an earthquake B. a big fire occurred somewhere C. earthquakes would happen all around the country D. there might be an earthquake in this direction 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句“When an earthquake occurred, a ball fell out of the dragon’s mouth into a frog’s mouth, making a noise. ”以及常识可知D项为正确答案。 3. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. Zhang Heng did well in literary studies and writing. B. Zhang Heng invented the calendar. C. Zhang Heng was the first person in China to construct a rotating celestial globe. D. Zhang Heng also put forward π= about 3. 1466. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据“In the year 123 he corrected the calendar to bring it into line with the seasons. ”可知B项与文章内容不符。A、C、D三项都正确。 4. The underlined word “submitted” in the last paragraph means ______ . A. won B. rescued C. repaired D. proposed 【解析】选D。词义猜测题。