精品解析：河南省郑州外国语中学2021-2022学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

河南省郑州外国语中学2021—2022学年九年级上学期期末 英语试题 一、阅读理解（共40分） The four great inventions of ancient China are China’s outstanding contributions to the whole world and have had a great impact on world’s scientific and cultural exchanges. Paper-making During the Eastern Han Dynasty around 104 A.D., a eunuch (太监) of the Imperial Court named Cai Lun invented a new type of paper. It was said that he used bark (树皮), rags (破布) and broken fishing nets as materials to make plant fiber paper suitable for writing. In 105 A.D., he presented this invention to He Di, the emperor at that time, according to Chinese history. Printing In the Song Dynasty, Bi Sheng (A.D.1004﹣1048), used clay to make rectangle cubes (长方体), carved a single Chinese character on each of them, and burnt them with fire. Then according to the article content, he arranged the words, put them in an iron frame (框架) to print.The printing skill is named the movable-type printing. Compass The working people of ancient China invented the compass in their long-term labor practice.They found the characteristic of magnet (磁铁) showing the direction. The earliest compass, Sinan, firstly appeared in the Warring States Period. Gunpowder The invention of gunpowder began with ancient alchemy (炼丹术) in the Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty. In order to refine pills for immortality (永生), alchemists constantly update the methods of alchemy, which finally led to the invention of gunpowder. In Tang Dynasty, the gunpowder began to be applied (应用) to the military affairs (军事). 1. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage? A. Paper was firstly invented in the Eastern Han Dynasty. B. Cai Lun invented a new type of paper in 105 A.D.. C. Cai Lun presented his invention to the emperor about a year after he invented paper. D. Cai Lun used bark, rags and broken fishing nets and clay to make paper. 2 Who was the inventor of compass? A. The working people of ancient China. B. He Di. C. Bi Sheng. D. Sinan. 3. Which is the latest of