B. Sam 在读有关中国古代四大发明和当代新四大发明的短文。根据内容选择正确的答案。
Chinese people invented many wonderful things that changed the world.
Long long ago, we had the “Four Great Inventions”. They are papermaking, printing,
gunpowder and the compass. Papermaking changed the way people wrote. Before paper, it was difficult to keep records(记录). Printing helped people to make many books very quickly and cheaply. Gunpowder was used at festivals and later in military(军事). The compass helped explorers(探险者) find their way on the sea. These inventions first came from China and then spread(传播) around the world.
Now, China has “New Four Great Inventions”. They are high-speed train, mobile payment(支付), bike sharing and online shopping. They are very popular in our life. The high-speed train is fast, clean and comfortable. It makes travel between cities very easy. With mobile payment, people just use their phones to pay for things. It's very
convenient. Bike-sharing makes it easier for people to travel around the city. Online shopping lets people buy almost everything without going out.
From the old four to the new four, Chinese inventions always make our life better.
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C
) 1. What was the use of the compass in the old times?
A. Keeping records.
B. Using at festivals.
C. Helping explorers on the sea.
(
C
) 2. How is the high-speed train according to the passage?
A. Cheap and slow.
B. Difficult and slow.
C. Fast, clean and comfortable.
(
B
) 3. The word “convenient” here means “
” in Chinese.
A. 麻烦的
B. 方便的
C. 昂贵的
(
B
) 4. The part “people buy almost everything without going out” tells us how
helps us.
A. mobile payment
B. online shopping
C. bike-sharing
(
C
) 5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The life in old China.
B. How to use the new four inventions.
C. Chinese inventions in the past and now.