题目内容
书面表达。
九年级1班需要一位新班长（monitor）、你（Jim）想推荐David，请根据下面的思维导图提示，给班主任胡老师写一封推荐信。
要求：
1.提示内容必须全部包括。
2词数：80~100。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
3文中不得出现真实的校名和人名。
David | 1.聪明 |
2.自信 | |
3.刻苦努力 | |
4.有组织能力 | |
5.乐于助人 |
Dear Mr. Hu,
I’m writing to you to recommend David as our new monitor. __________________________
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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, paper was made in some places in China. It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 AD- 220 AD) 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.paper-making B.printing C.gunpowder D.compass
2.At first, gunpowder was used for ________.
A.finding direction B.making paper C.carving characters D.making fireworks
3.From the passage we know ________ developed paper-making in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
A.some sailors B.Bi Sheng C.Cai Lun D.a Korean man
4.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Printing was developed in the Song Dynasty.
B.People use gunpowder in war at first.
C.Paper was made from bark, ropes, rags and so on.
D.Printing technology spread to other countries from China.
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 Characters in the Ancient China
D.The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China