五、完形填空。
Last summer, I had an unforgettable experience of visiting a traditional paper-making workshop in Chengdu. As soon as I went into the small workshop, the smell of wet bark(树皮)
1 the air. An old craftsman smiled and
2 me a piece of rough(粗糙的) paper. "This," he said, "is made from mulberry trees(桑树). Over 2,000 years ago, our ancestors first created this
3 material that changed the world."
He then showed me the
4. First, workers chose mulberry bark and bamboo
5, and then they cut them into small pieces. These materials were soaked(浸泡) in clear river water for several days
6 they became soft. After that, the mixture was boiled and beaten into pulp(浆状物). "Look!" the craftsman
7. "The pulp is made of natural fibres, but soon it will become paper."
While
8 the paper to dry, he told me a story. "In the Han Dynasty, a man named Cai Lun improved this skill. Before his invention, people wrote on
9 bamboo or expensive silk. But Cai Lun's paper was made from old rags, nets, and plants. It was thin, light, and
10
. It was easy to carry and most people could buy it."
I
11 the drying paper—rough but strong. "Today," the craftsman added, "most paper is made from wood in big factories. But we still keep the
12 way alive."
Walking home, I saw a girl writing on a notebook. I realized every
13 was made from trees, just like Cai Lun's creation long ago. Paper isn't
14 a tool. It's a bridge between the past and the present. Thanks to this Chinese invention,
15 can travel across time and space.
What a great invention!
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B
)1. A. collected B. filled C. polluted D. heated
(
C
)2. A. threw B. sold C. handed D. mailed
(
C
)3. A. interesting B. useless C. wonderful D. expensive
(
A
)4. A. process B. method C. surface D. product
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D
)5. A. widely B. politely C. suddenly D. carefully
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C
)6. A. if B. because C. until D. after
(
D
)7. A. returned B. explained C. asked D. said
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D
)8. A. looking at B. listening to C. finding out D. waiting for
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B
)9. A. small B. heavy C. soft D. strange
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A
)10. A. cheap B. direct C. simple D. secret
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C
)11. A. gave B. bought C. touched D. treated
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B
)12. A. common B. ancient C. active D. bright
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D
)13. A. word B. letter C. sentence D. page
(
A
)14. A. just B. never C. even D. still
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B
)15. A. kindness B. knowledge C. choice D. business