B.JuliusCaesar
C.Octavius
D.Augustus
B.JuliusCaesar
C.Octavius
D.Augustus
1. Julius Caesar Nearly two thousand years ago there lived in Rome a man whose name was Julius Caesar. He was the greatest of all the Romans. Why was he so great? He was a brave warrior, and had conquered many countries for Rome. He was wise in planning and doing. He knew how to make men both love and fear him. At last he made himself the ruler of Rome. Some said he wished to become its king. But the Romans at that time did not believe in kings. Once when Caesar was passing through a little country village, all the men, women and children of the place came out to see him. There were not more than fifty of them, all together, and they were led by their mayor, who told each one what to do. These simple people stood by the roadside and watched Caesar pass. The mayor looked very proud and happy; for was he not the ruler of this village? He felt that he was almost as great as Caesar himself. Some of the ranking officers who were with Caesar laughed. They said, "See how that fellow struts at the head of his little flock!" "Laugh as you will." said Caesar, he has reason to be proud. "I would rather be the head man of a village than the second man in Rome!" At another time, Caesar was crossing a narrow sea in a boat. Before he was half way to the farther shore, a storm overtook him. The wind blew hard; the waves dashed high; the lightning flashed; the thunder rolled. It seemed every minute as though the boat would sink. The captain was in great fright. He had crossed the sea many times, but never in such a storm as this. He trembled with fear; he could not guide the boat; he fell down upon his knees; he moaned, "All is lost! All is lost!" But Caesar was not afraid. He bade the man get up and take his oars again. "Why should you be afraid?" he said."The boat will not be lost; for you have Caesar on board." 2.Why did the ranking officers laugh?
A、Because they were happy to see the villagers and the head man.
B、Because they were showing the mockery to the head man's pride
C、Because Caesar asked them to laugh.
D、Because they found the head man of the village interesting.
B.Caesar’s dictatorship in Rome
C.Caesar’s noble origin
D.Caesar’s being murdered
3. History of the Solar Calendar A Solar Calendar is a way of measuring and recording periods of time.It takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun. With the help of the solar calendar, we can predict the times in which the sun will set and rise every day throughout the course of the year as well as the occurence of Solar and Lunar Eclipses when it is compared to the Lunar Calendar. The solar calendar was first developed by the Egyptians who used the annual appearance of the Dog Star-Sirius , which coincided with the yearly flooding of the Nile River, as a fixed point. However, the Egyptians forgot to consider the extra fraction of a day in their 365 day calendar. Later, the Roman republic calendar, based on the Lunar Calendar of the ancient Greeks, was replaced by Julius Caesar in favour of the Julian Calendar. The Julian Calendar allowed for February’s leap year but made the solar year too long by adding a quarter of a day annually. By the 16th Century, the extra time accumulated to form an error of around 10 days which was corrected in the form of the current Gregorian Calendar. In the Western World, the definition of the year is based on the Earth’s revolution around the Sun and, therefore, is referred to as a “Solar Year”. However, several varieties of Solar years exist: A Tropical Year lasts 365.242199 days UT and the name refers to the changes of seasons (from the greek ‘tropai’ meaning “the turning points”) which are fixed in this kind of year. A Sidereal Year lasts 365.256366 days UT and is the interval between two successive passages of the Mean Sun at the same star. What is the difference between a Lunar and Solar Calendar? There are 365 days in a solar calendar year and an additional day during leap years. In a Lunar calendar, there are 354 days and 384 in a leap year. A Lunar Calendar will shift very quickly in contrast to a solar calendar. 5. Which one is wrong about the solar calendar?
A、The solar calendar was first developed by the Egyptians.
B、The solar calendar coincides with the yearly flooding of the Nile River.
C、In the Western World, the definition of the year is based on the Earth’s revolution around the Sun.
D、A Tropical Year lasts 365.256366 days UT.
3. History of the Solar Calendar A Solar Calendar is a way of measuring and recording periods of time.It takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun. With the help of the solar calendar, we can predict the times in which the sun will set and rise every day throughout the course of the year as well as the occurence of Solar and Lunar Eclipses when it is compared to the Lunar Calendar. The solar calendar was first developed by the Egyptians who used the annual appearance of the Dog Star-Sirius , which coincided with the yearly flooding of the Nile River, as a fixed point. However, the Egyptians forgot to consider the extra fraction of a day in their 365 day calendar. Later, the Roman republic calendar, based on the Lunar Calendar of the ancient Greeks, was replaced by Julius Caesar in favour of the Julian Calendar. The Julian Calendar allowed for February’s leap year but made the solar year too long by adding a quarter of a day annually. By the 16th Century, the extra time accumulated to form an error of around 10 days which was corrected in the form of the current Gregorian Calendar. In the Western World, the definition of the year is based on the Earth’s revolution around the Sun and, therefore, is referred to as a “Solar Year”. However, several varieties of Solar years exist: A Tropical Year lasts 365.242199 days UT and the name refers to the changes of seasons (from the greek ‘tropai’ meaning “the turning points”) which are fixed in this kind of year. A Sidereal Year lasts 365.256366 days UT and is the interval between two successive passages of the Mean Sun at the same star. What is the difference between a Lunar and Solar Calendar? There are 365 days in a solar calendar year and an additional day during leap years. In a Lunar calendar, there are 354 days and 384 in a leap year. A Lunar Calendar will shift very quickly in contrast to a solar calendar. 6. Which of the followings is NOT true about the difference between a Lunar and Solar Calendar?
A、There are 365 days in a solar calendar year.
B、In a Lunar calendar, there are 384 days.
C、Comparatively, a solar calendar will shift very quickly.
D、There is an additional day during solar year.
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