Question

【题目】 Speaking of the greatest inventions of the world, China’s name is sure to be mentioned several times. 【1】

●Alcohol

Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. 【2】 This period was about 2000 B. C. — 1600B. C. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.

●【3】

China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese ruler around 2737 B. C. Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.

●The Mechanical Clock

Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an invention without which things were wrong. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China.

【4】 This was during 618 and 907.

●Silk Fabric

Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms, 【5】. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 B. C.

A. Tea

B. Paper

C. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty.

D. Let’s have a look at the things which were invented by the Chinese.

E. Kinds of inventions have changed our life.

F. it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes.

G. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】G

【3】A

【4】C

【5】F

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国的四项发明：酒精、茶、机械钟和绸缎。

【1】本句为第一段最后一句，有启示下文的作用，根据后文主要介绍了一些中国的发明。故D选项“让我们看看中国人发明的东西吧”符合上下文语境，故选D。

【2】根据后文This period was about 2000 B. C. — 1600B. C.可知，这段时期大约是公元前2000年到1600年。由此可知，本句是在介绍中国发明酒的时期和任务。故G选项“在中国，酒是由夏朝的传奇人物仪狄和杜康酿造的”符合上下文语境，故选G。

【3】根据下文China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese ruler around 2737 B. C.可知，中国以发明茶而骄傲，茶最早是神农第一个喝的，神农是公元前2737年左右的中国统治者。可知本段是在介绍中国发明了茶。故A选项“茶”符合上下文语境，故选A。

【4】根据后文This was during 618 and 907.可知，这是在618年和907年。由此可知，本句是在说明发明第一个机械钟的时间和人物。故C选项“第一个机械钟是唐朝的宜兴发明的”符合上下文语境，故选C。

【5】根据上文Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms可知，虽然我们都知道丝绸是由蚕制成的，由此可知，本句为说明中国首先发明了用丝绸做衣服的方法。故F选项“是中国人首先发明了一种收获丝绸然后用来做衣服的方法”符合上下文语境，故选F。