Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

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 (202B.C.—9A.D.), paper was made in some places in China. It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25A.D.—220A.D.) 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. compass B. printing C. gunpowder

【2】At first, gunpowder was used for ________.

A. finding direction B. making fireworks C. carving characters

【3】________ developed papermaking in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

A. Some sailors B. Bi Sheng C. Cai Lun

【4】Printing was developed in the ________.

A. Tang Dynasty B. Song Dynasty C. Han Dynasty

【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 Great Inventios of Ancient China

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 C

【4】 B

【5】 C

【解析】

这篇文章分四个板块依次介绍了中国古代的四大发明的基本情况。

【1】句意：在指南针被发明以后，海洋开放了旅行。A.指南针；B.印刷；C.火药，原文第一段“After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel.”（在它被发明以后，海洋开放了旅行。），这一段是在第一段中，所以这里的it指的就是“指南针”，故选A。

【2】句意：起初，火药是被用来制造烟花的。A.寻找方位；B.制造烟花；C.刻字。原文第二段“At first, it was used for making fireworks.”（起初，它是被用来制造烟花的。），这里的it指的是火药，故选B。

【3】句意：蔡伦在东汉发展了造纸术。A.一些船员；B.毕昇；C.蔡伦。原文“It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25A.D.—220A.D.) by Cai Lun.”（它在东汉（公元25-220年）由蔡伦进行了发展。），之后讲了蔡伦造纸的方法，说明是蔡伦发展了造纸术，故选C。

【4】句意：印刷在宋朝得到了发展。A.唐朝；B.宋朝；C.汉朝。原文“It was developed in 1041—1048 in the Song Dynasty.”（它在1041-1048年的宋朝得到了发展），这是在最后一段，讲的是印刷，所以印刷是在宋朝得到了发展，故选B。

【5】句意：这则阅读材料的最佳标题是“中国古代的四大发明”。A.中国古代的四个朝代；B.中国古代的四大发明家；C.中国古代的四大发明。这篇文章分四个板块依次介绍了中国古代的四大发明的基本情况，所以以“四大发明”为题是比较恰当的，故选C。