Drawing a picture is the simplest way of
putting an idea down on paper. That is 1 men first began to
write,six thousand years ago or 2 . The alphabet we now use 3 down
to us over a long period of time . It was 4 from the picture-writing of
ancient Egypt.
Picture-writing was useful in many 5 .
It could be used to express ideas as well as 6 . For example,a
drawing of a 7 meant the object "man". 8 a
drawing of a man 9 on the ground with a spear in him meant
10 .
Besides the Egyptians,the Chinese 11 the
American Indians also developed ways 12 writing in pictures. But
only 13 much could be said 14. Thousands
of pictures would have been needed 15 express all the ideas that people
might have. It would have 16 many thousands more to express all
the objects 17 to men. No one could 18 so many
pictures in a lifetime. 19 could anyone learn the meaning of all 20
drawings in a lifetime.
( )1.(A)when
(B)because (C)where (D)how
(
)2.(A)over
(B)more
(C)else (D)later
(
)3.(A)went
(B)showed (C)appeared (D)came
( )4.(A)developed
(B)discovered (C)increased (D)grown
(
)5.(A)sides (B)colours
(C)ways (D)meanings
(
)6.(A)stories (B)animals
(C)objects (D)subjects
( )7.(A)creature
(B)being (C)woman
(D)man
(
)8.(A)But
(B)For (C)Besides
(D)Because
(
)9.(A)lies
(B)lying (C)laying
(D)lain
( )10.(A)"die"
(B)"death" (C)"sleep"
(D)"down"
(
)11.(A)and
(B)with (C)helped
(D)followed
(
)12.(A)to
(B)about
(C)on (D)of
(
)13.(A)not
(B)very
(C)so (D)too
( )14.(A)as follows (B)this way
(C)that much (D)at least
(
)15.(A)to
(B)for (C)possibly
(D)actually
(
)16.(A)drawn
(B)shown
(C)done (D)taken
(
)17.(A)known
(B)with (C)called
(D)in
(
)18.(A)write
(B)draw
(C)watch (D)take
(
)19.(A)Either
(B)So
(C)Nor (D)Also
(
)20.(A)many
(B)some
(C)that (D)such
