問題詳情
IV. Reading Comprehension: (每題2分共20%) A. It is said that the positions of planets and constellations have influence over human nature and can be used topredict one’s future. “Horoscope” is a kind of guide that can be found in all sorts of newspapers and magazinesaround the world and is studied by millions of people. Originating in Babylonia about 4000 years ago, horoscopes were used to predict important events such aswhen to start war, reap harvests, hold marriages or other important events. Because most of the people at thattime had no formal education to provide them with information about the world, they looked to the heavenlybodies to give them solutions to their everyday problems. Studying the patterns of movements of the stars,people found what was happening on earth and what was happening in the heavens. Soon, these observations were recorded and standardized in scientific form as people came up with charts andgraphs, relating planets to powers and giving the twelve lunar cycles names of animals or mythical people, thesesymbols today known as zodiac signs. These horoscopes, used by farmers at first in order to predict natural disasters that could influence harvests,were improved to include the fates of emperors and kings, and later were used by ordinary people for purposes ofknowing what would happen in the future. Reading horoscopes became a way of life for people in manycountries, but Europe lost this knowledge during the Dark Ages. The horoscope was further improved by Arab scholars, reintroducing it to Europe in the Middle Ages andallowing it to spread throughout the rest of the Western world, where it has remained a popular respect of everydaylife.
【題組】46. What does the author think of horoscopes?
(A) The author thinks horoscopes are nonsense.
(B) They are an important part of everyday life, especially in the past.
(C) Society wouldn’t be able to work without them.
(D) People waste their time on them.
參考答案
答案：B[無官方正解]
難度：簡單0.785714
統計：A(0),B(11),C(3),D(0),E(0)