Unit 1 Women of achievement Learning about language课时作业

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　It is 2,000 years since the Chinese began to make paper. __1__ everybody knows, paper was one of the most important __2__ in Chinese history. It is because of the invention that __3__ of Chinese history was kept. However, in __4__ parts of the world, much of the history over hundreds of years is __5__ because they had no paper in these countries.

　　Can you __6__ that ancient Chinese people used to __7__ records by putting many stones together in the old days? As writing was developed, words were __8__ on animal bones, later on metal pots, examples of these have been __9__ from the 16th to the 3rd centuries BC. __10__ the second and the fifth centuries AD, words were written on pieces of bamboo or __11__. Maybe you have seen the __12__ books, which was made of pieces of bamboo or wood on which words were written.

　　About 2,000 years __13__， another kind of paper was __14__， which was made from __15__. It was much __16__ to write and draw on it than bamboo or wood, but it was too expensive, so people made a kind of paper from fibers of __17__， such as the outside of trees, and from pieces of old clothes. This kind of paper was as __18__ as silk but much cheaper.

　　It is in the first century __19__ the making of paper had been well developed in China. In the 18th century a papermaking __20__ was built in the Middle East. And later on, Spain, Russia and America began to make paper as well.

　　语篇解读：纸是中国古代的四大发明之一。正是由于它的发明，许多中国历史才得以保存。那么，书写究竟经历了怎样的发展，才最终落到了纸上呢？

　　1．A.As　　　　　　　　　 B．Like

　　C．Therefore D．Thus

　　解析：选A　as为关系代词，引导非限制性定语从句，指的是后面主句的内容，可译为"正如(As)大家所知道的那样"。

　　2．A.deeds B．discoveries

　　C．characters D．inventions

　　解析：选D　根据后面一句话中的invention可知此处为inventions。

　　3．A.many B．few

　　C．little D．much

　　解析：选D　根据句意"由于有了这项发明，许多(much)中国历史才得以保存"可知选much；下文中的much of也是提示。

　　4．A.all B．some

　　C．any D．other

解析：选D　in other parts of the world"在世界的其他地方"，此处是泛指。