首页
登录
职称英语
A line in a song asks, "Does anyone really know what time it is?" This quest
A line in a song asks, "Does anyone really know what time it is?" This quest
游客
2025-04-02
12
管理
问题
A line in a song asks, "Does anyone really know what time it is?" This question could easily apply to calendars! Did you know that our ideas about time are affected by religion? Different faiths use different types of calendars to measure time.
Odd structures, such as Stonehenge in England, may have been used to measure time long ago. These ancient rocks stand in a circle like large, gray Legos. Some people think that the rocks relate to the position of the sun. No one knows how people moved them into this formation, but it was probably a lot of work. If it was a calendar, it sure was a big one! The Aztecs also had a rock calendar that was related to the sun. They had a Sun Stone that showed their sun god in the center.
The calendar you are probably most familiar with is also based on the sun. The powerful Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, first adopted the solar calendar in 46 B.C. The cycle of the year in a solar calendar is measured from one equinox to the next. A solar calendar has to be adjusted every year—so often to keep in time with the sun. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII first authorized taking a few days out of every year for the purpose of adjusting the calendar. People didn’t like this one a bit because they thought they were losing time! It took centuries for Europeans to get used to this concept.
Eventually, a system was worked out to add a single day to the calendar every four years. So it was synchronized with the seasons. The extra day made every fourth year 366 days long. These special years are called leap years, and we called the extra day to the month of February. If you know someone whose birthday is February 29, you know that he or she was born in a leap year. This calendar is called the Gregorian calendar, and it is used in the United States and other Christian countries.
Muslims use a different kind of calendar. Their lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, and it is completely different from a solar one. A new Muslim month does not start until two reliable witnesses have seen the new moon. Muslim families often take walks in the evening to find the first yellow slice of the new moon to start Ramadan, their month-long fast. [br] We know from the article that ______ calendar is based on the cycle of the moon.
选项
A、Gregorian
B、solar
C、Christian
D、lunar
答案
D
解析
本题为细节题。通过阅读文章最后一段,其中第一句就提及了“穆斯林使用不同类型的日历。他们的阴历以月亮的周期为依据,和太阳历完全不同”。因此可知,阴历是按月亮的周期计算的。因此答案为D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/4022902.html
相关试题推荐
Now,don’ttellanyoneelsewhatI’vejusttoldyou.Remember,it’s______.(2002
Whateverthequestionshereallywantedtoaskatthereprocessingplant,though
Itisdoubtfulwhetheranyonecanbeatruly______observerofevents.(2003年清华大学
Mostplasticsdon’t______conductheatandelectricity.A、readilyB、reallyC、great
Therehasbeennothingmoreastonishingintheprogressofwarwhichisreallyt
Planningisaveryimportantactivityinourlivesyetreallysophisticated.
Planningisaveryimportantactivityinourlivesyetreallysophisticated.
Planningisaveryimportantactivityinourlivesyetreallysophisticated.
Planningisaveryimportantactivityinourlivesyetreallysophisticated.
Planningisaveryimportantactivityinourlivesyetreallysophisticated.
随机试题
Ateacherissomeonewhocommunicatesinformationorskillsothatsomeonee
HowmuchwasTonypreparedtoinvestinhisbusiness?[br][originaltext]W:Goo
[originaltext]M:Thisbuildinglooksquiteold.W:Yes,itwasbuiltabout150
治疗关系的专业限制不包括()A.独特性限制 B.水平限制 C.时间限制 D
如图所示正方形截面对z1轴的惯性矩与对z轴的惯性矩的关系为()。
下列情形属于普通共同诉讼的是( )。A.在诉讼过程中,被告对原告作出新的具体行
20世纪初最伟大的实验物理学家,1908年诺贝尔化学奖得主,培养了12位诺贝尔奖
患者男,4岁。诉发音不清求治,口腔检查:舌不能自由前伸,伸舌时舌尖部呈"M"形,
咨询工程师(投资)执业登记有效期满需继续执业的,应在有效期满前提前( ),申请继
电厂主控制室主环正面屏(屏台)总长度超过()宜采用弧型布置。 A.3m;B.
最新回复
(
0
)