Question

　　Men sometimes say, “We are better and cleverer than women. Women never invent things, we do.” It is true that men have invented a lot of useful things. But scientists and archaeolo gists now agree that women invented one very important thing. It has changed history. They invented agriculture. Before the invention of agriculture men were hunters. They went out every day. Sometimes they killed animals and sometimes animals killed them. Life was difficult and dangerous. Women had to go out every day, too. They collected roots, fruit and grass. Then, one day, more than 100,000 years ago, a woman dropped some grass seeds. They grew and the first wheat was born. The idea grew, too. Women planted fruit trees. Then they could stay at home and look after the children and the animals. Women like baby animals. Archaeologists think that women kept the first domestic animals: dogs, cows, sheep and goats. That idea grew, too. Then their husbands did not have to go hunting for meat. They stayed at home. They built villages and cities. Civilization began.

(1) Agriculture made it ________ for mankind to begin civilization.

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A．dangerous

B．possible

C．popular

D．interesting

(2) Villages and cities appeared ________ the invention of agriculture.

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A．after

B．before

C．for

D．about

(3) ________ built villages and cities.

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A．Scientists

B．Women

C．Men

D．The children

(4) We think ________ invented the most important thing.

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A．both men and women

B．men

C．scientists

D．women

(5) Men didn't go out for meat with the help of ________.

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A．the children

B．the animals

C．scientists

D．their wives

Answer 1

答案：B;A;C;D;D
解析：

整体把握：有的事情因为太寻常了，所以我们就不会留心了。读完本文，你就会知道谁有功于这项农业上的发明，它又是多么重要。 (1) 点拨：结合短文的最后两句可知。 (2) 点拨：从上文来看，农业产生前人们为寻找食物而奔波，没有空闲来建村庄、城市。 (3) 点拨：结合短文的最后三句可知。 (4) 点拨：这也是作者在文章中透露出来的观点。 (5) 点拨：因为妇女们发明农业，解决了食物问题。