What do you think are the most important inventions of the past 2,000 years? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that these are not the only important inventions. Here are four other important ones.
Paper is one of the most important inventions. You can’t have printing without paper. In 105 AD, Cai Lun invented paper in China. Long before the printing and Internet, Cai Lun’s invention allowed us to write down information, stories and history.
One of the simplest (最簡單) inventions to save life is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into the rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses were common (普通的) in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.
Animal food is another invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in the winter. After hay (干草) became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.
Reading glasses is the fourth invention. People start getting far-sighted (遠視) from the age of 45. Glasses mean that anyone can read, write and do “close work” after that age. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people above 45.
小題1:Cai Lun’s invention of paper makes it possible to ______.
A．have printing B．feed animals
C．drink clean waterD．do “close work”
小題2:The invention of the toilet can stop people from ______.
A．saving water B．getting ill
C．living in big citiesD．finding clean water
小題3:Why couldn’t the animals live through the winter?
A．It was very cold in winter. B．They didn’t have enough food to eat.
C．They had no drinking water.D．They died of illness.
小題4:From the last paragraph we learn that ______.
A．a(chǎn)ll people need reading glasses
B．a(chǎn)nyone must do “close work” after 45
C．reading glasses are useful
D．life is more difficult for the people under 45

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇短文介紹了2000年以來人類最重要的幾項發(fā)明，即蔡倫的造紙術、廁所、食物和老花鏡的發(fā)明。
小題1:根據(jù)Paper is one of the most important inventions. You can’t have printing without paper.描述可知造紙術的發(fā)明讓印刷成為可能。故選A。
小題2:根據(jù)Before toilets, waste ran into the rivers from people’s houses.及下文描述可知廁所的發(fā)明可以防止人們得病。故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in the winter.描述可知選B。
小題4:根據(jù)Glasses mean that anyone can read, write and do “close work” after that age.及上下文描述可知老花鏡很有用。故選C。
點評：本文淺顯易懂，各個小題都能在文中找到適當依據(jù)。只要認真閱讀短文，注意前后聯(lián)系，就能順利完成閱讀。文章所設試題主要考察細節(jié)查找，做題關鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查小題和原文的異同。
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