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When it comes to the greatest inventions of the world, China’s name is sure to be mentioned several times. There are hundreds of things which were invented by the Chinese.
Alcohol
Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty. This period was about 2000 BC - 1600 BC. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.
Tea
China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese emperor around 2737 BC. 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 incomplete. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty. 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, it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 BC.
1. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A. people in the US like alcohol
B. beer was popular in the Xia Dynasty
C. Yi Di and Du Kang invented alcohol by accident
D. the author didn’t know alcohol is a Chinese invention
2. The author asks the question in Paragraph 4 to show ________.
A. ancient Chinese inventors were wiser
B. many things in our lives are incomplete
C. ancient Chinese people never wasted time
D. the invention of the mechanical clock is important
3. Which of the following invention has a longer history?
A. Tea. B. Alcohol.
C. Silk fabric. D. The mechanical clock.
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。主要說(shuō)明了四種中國(guó)的發(fā)明：酒、茶、機(jī)械鐘以及絲綢的情況。
【1題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK.（震驚嗎?因?yàn)楫?dāng)他們說(shuō)到酒的時(shí)候，我想到的不是美國(guó)就是英國(guó)。）可推測(cè)，作者并不知道酒是一項(xiàng)中國(guó)發(fā)明。故選D。
【2題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第二句A clock really is an invention without which things were incomplete.（時(shí)鐘確實(shí)是一項(xiàng)沒(méi)有它一切都會(huì)不完整的發(fā)明。）可知，第四段第一句提出的問(wèn)題是為了說(shuō)明機(jī)械鐘發(fā)明的重要性。故選D。
【3題詳解】
推理判斷題。分析四項(xiàng)發(fā)明可知：酒大約是公元前2000年到公元前1600年發(fā)明的；茶葉大約在公元前2737年；機(jī)械鐘表是在618年和907年；絲綢產(chǎn)于河南省，可追溯到公元前3630年。綜上可知，絲綢的歷史更久遠(yuǎn)，故選C。
