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【題目】 Were teapots invented (發(fā)明)as early as tea? No. The invention of teapots came at least 500 years after tea was first made to drink. During the early days of tea drinking, tea leaves were placed directly into a cup of hot water. It wasn't until the Yuan Dynasty that teapots were created. The first teapots came from Yixing. A kind of purple clay called zisha had been dug around Lake Taihu and it was used to make teapots. The clay can take in the taste of tea. Yixing teapots were made by hand and in some traditional ways. Yixing teapots are still used in China today, and they have changed little over the centuries. Chinese teapots have stayed nearly the same over the centuries. However, Western teapots have changed a lot in the European market since their first introduction to the West in the late 1600s.

【1】When teapots were created？

A.500 years ago.B.As early as tea.

C.At the Yuan Dynasty.D.At least 500 years before tea was made to drink.

【2】________ was used to make the first teapots.

A.The earth in YixingB.Purple sand in Lake Taihu

C.The clay around Lake TaihuD.The sand in Yixing

【3】Yixing teapot were made _________.

A.by hand and in some traditional waysB.by machine and in some traditional ways

C.by machine and in some modern waysD.by hand and in some modern ways

【4】How have Chinese teapots changed ?

A.They have changed a little over the centuries.

B.They have stayed nearly the same over the centuries.

C.They have changed a lot since they were created.

D.They have changed as the same as the Western teapots.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是文化類閱讀，介紹了中國茶壺的發(fā)明和發(fā)展歷史。

【1】題意：茶壺是什么時候發(fā)明的？

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“It wasn't until the Yuan Dynasty that teapots were created直到元代才出現(xiàn)了茶壺”，可知茶壺是在元朝發(fā)明的，故選C。

【2】題意：太湖周圍的粘土被用來制作第一批茶壺。

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“The first teapots came from Yixing. A kind of purple clay called zisha had been dug around Lake Taihu and it was used to make teapots最早的茶壺來自宜興。一種叫紫砂的紫色粘土在太湖周圍被挖開，用來做茶壺”，可知第一批宜興紫砂壺是用太湖周圍的粘土制作的，The clay around Lake Taihu符合題意，故選C。

【3】題意：茶壺是用手工和一些傳統(tǒng)的方法制作的。

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“Yixing teapots were made by hand and in some traditional ways宜興的茶壺是用手工和一些傳統(tǒng)的方法制作的”，可知選A。

【4】題意：中國的茶壺是怎樣變化的？

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“Chinese teapots have stayed nearly the same over the centuries中國的茶壺幾個世紀(jì)以來幾乎保持不變”，可知幾個世紀(jì)以來幾乎保持不變，They have stayed nearly the same over the centuries符合題意，故選B。

本文介紹了茶壺的發(fā)展歷史，難度適中。做題時要在理解好文意的基礎(chǔ)上，與題目有機(jī)的結(jié)合，從文章中找到相關(guān)細(xì)節(jié)性的句子與選項細(xì)細(xì)比對，進(jìn)行選擇或推理判斷，選出符合文章內(nèi)容的正確選項。做題注意靈活，有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案。例如第一小題，問茶壺是什么時候發(fā)明的，考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“It wasn't until the Yuan Dynasty that teapots were created”，可知茶壺是到了元朝才發(fā)明的，故選C。