5.Many people believe that paper started with the ancient Egyptians.However,this is not exactly true.Instead,5,000years ago,Egyptians used a material called papyrus (纸莎草纸),which was made from the stems (茎) of river plants.They put these flat pieces together to create a larger flat sheet (簿片),on which Ancient Egyptians wrote like paper.
But the paper we know today did not exist until 3,000years later.It was created in China.No one knows who first invented paper.But history does tell us about one man who improved the process.It was in the year 105.A man named Cai Lun began to use many materials to make paper.He took the outer coveting of a tree,pieces of net and cloth,broke these materials down into very small pieces and mixed them with water.Then he pressed out the water,and all that was left was a thin sheet of paper.
Paper quickly spread to other areas of the world.In the Middle East,people made paper thicker and also made it easier to produce quickly.From the Middle East,paper traveled to Europe and then the Americas.For many years paper cost a lot of money and time to create.But in the 19th century,people began to create paper from wood.
Paper changed the way people lived.Long ago,when paper was difficult to make,people only used paper for special purposes.Government officials would write important laws on it.Explorers drew maps of the world on it.But common people did not use it.As paper became easier to make,it was used for more things.People wrapped ( 包裹) it around gifts.Paper was also used as money.Today people use paper for even more things.
32.According to the text,papyrusB.
A.was made from cloth
B.has a longer history than paper
C.is difficult to produce
D.was introduced to Egypt from China
33.Paragraph 2is mainly aboutA.
A.how Cai Lun improved paper
B.the long history of paper in China
C.why Cai Lun wanted to make paper
D.the invention of the first piece of paper
34.What's the spreading route of paper?C
A.Asia→the Americas→Europe→the Middle East
B.Asia→Europe→the Middle East→the Americas
C.Asia→the Middle East→Europe→the Americas
D.Asia→the Middle East→the Americas→Europe
35.When it was first invented,paperB.
A.could only be used by government officials
B.was expensive and difficult to make
C.was sent to others as a gift
D.was too thick to write on.
分析 本文主要讲述了古代社会造纸术的发明和它的演进过程.
解答 32.B 推理判断题.根据文中第一段的"Instead,5,000 years ago,Egyptians used a material called papyrus"和第二段"But the paper we know today did not exist until 3,000 years later."可知,papyrus的历史要比paper长.结合选项,故选B
33.A 段落大意题.根据文中的"But history does tell us about one man who improved the process.It was in the year 105.A man named Cai Lun began to use many materials to make paper."可知,本段是关于蔡伦如何发送造纸术的.故选A
34.C 细节理解题.根据第三段的介绍Paper quickly spread to other areas of the world.In the Middle East,people made paper thicker and also made it easier to produce quickly.From the Middle East,paper traveled to Europe and then the Americas.For many years paper cost a lot of money and time to create.But in the 19th century,people began to create paper from wood.可知,正确顺序应是Asia→the Middle East→Europe→the Americas.结合选项,故选C
35.B 推理判断题.根据文中的"For many years paper cost a lot of money and time to creat."可知,造纸花很多钱和时间去做,是一个不容易的事情.结合选项,故选B
点评 本文是一个社会文化类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.