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单元达标检测卷(一)
本试卷共120分,考试时间100分钟。
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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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? It 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 BCE-1600 BCE.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 BCE.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 BCE.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了4种中国的发明:酒、茶、机械钟以及丝绸的情况。
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
解析:推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“Shocked? It was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK.(震惊吗?因为当他们说到酒的时候,我想到的不是美国就是英国)”可推测,作者并不知道酒是一项中国发明。故选D。
答案:D
2.The author asks the