Question

【題目】閱讀下面短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

Compass	It was a great gift to the world from ancient China. Before it was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find direction. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel. And many new discoveries were made with the help of it.
Gunpowder	It was one of the greatest inventions. It is said that in the 3rd century a Chinese man wrote about how to make it. At first, it was used for making fireworks. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, people began to use it in wars. The method of making it was brought to the Arab world and Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Paper-making	China was the first country in the world to make paper. During the Western Han Dynasty (202B.C.—9A.D.), paper was made in some places in China. It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25A.D.—220A.D.) by Cai Lun. He made paper with bark, ropes, rags and so on. Before it was invented, the ancient Chinese carved characters on animal bones and stones. They also wrote them on bamboo and wooden sticks.
Printing	It was developed in 1041—1048 in the Song Dynasty. A man named Bi Sheng carved characters on pieces of clay and wood. Then he put ink on them. After the characters were printed on paper, the pieces of clay or wood could be used again. This technology then spread to Korea, Japan and Europe. It was the basic method at that time.

【1】After the ________ was invented, the oceans were open to travel.

A. compass B. printing C. gunpowder

【2】At first, gunpowder was used for ________.

A. finding direction B. making fireworks C. carving characters

【3】________ developed papermaking in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

A. Some sailors B. Bi Sheng C. Cai Lun

【4】Printing was developed in the ________.

A. Tang Dynasty B. Song Dynasty C. Han Dynasty

【5】The best title for the reading material is ________.

A. The Four Dynasties of Ancient China

B. The Four Great Inventors of Ancient China

C. The Four Great Inventios of Ancient China

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 C

【4】 B

【5】 C

【解析】

這篇文章分四個(gè)板塊依次介紹了中國(guó)古代的四大發(fā)明的基本情況。

【1】句意：在指南針被發(fā)明以后，海洋開放了旅行。A.指南針；B.印刷；C.火藥，原文第一段“After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel.”（在它被發(fā)明以后，海洋開放了旅行。），這一段是在第一段中，所以這里的it指的就是“指南針”，故選A。

【2】句意：起初，火藥是被用來(lái)制造煙花的。A.尋找方位；B.制造煙花；C.刻字。原文第二段“At first, it was used for making fireworks.”（起初，它是被用來(lái)制造煙花的。），這里的it指的是火藥，故選B。

【3】句意：蔡倫在東漢發(fā)展了造紙術(shù)。A.一些船員；B.畢昇；C.蔡倫。原文“It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25A.D.—220A.D.) by Cai Lun.”（它在東漢（公元25-220年）由蔡倫進(jìn)行了發(fā)展。），之后講了蔡倫造紙的方法，說(shuō)明是蔡倫發(fā)展了造紙術(shù)，故選C。

【4】句意：印刷在宋朝得到了發(fā)展。A.唐朝；B.宋朝；C.漢朝。原文“It was developed in 1041—1048 in the Song Dynasty.”（它在1041-1048年的宋朝得到了發(fā)展），這是在最后一段，講的是印刷，所以印刷是在宋朝得到了發(fā)展，故選B。

【5】句意：這則閱讀材料的最佳標(biāo)題是“中國(guó)古代的四大發(fā)明”。A.中國(guó)古代的四個(gè)朝代；B.中國(guó)古代的四大發(fā)明家；C.中國(guó)古代的四大發(fā)明。這篇文章分四個(gè)板塊依次介紹了中國(guó)古代的四大發(fā)明的基本情況，所以以“四大發(fā)明”為題是比較恰當(dāng)?shù)�，故選C。