The kite was originally called Zhiyuan in North China, and Yaozi in South China. Early in the Five dynasties, a man named Li Ye used to make and fly a kite in the emperor's court. He once attached a whistle made of bamboo to the kite. Sound was let out when the kite was flying. The kite was named after Zheng, a kind of Chinese music instrument. Then it was named Fengzheng in Chinese.

The earliest kite in the world was made by Motse, a famous Chinese philosopher, who lived 2,300 years ago, for military (軍事的) purposes. He spent three years making an eagle and managed to fly it. The eagle was later regarded as the first kite in the world. Kite-flying became a recreation probably from the Tang dynasty when the royal family and people of the highest class were addicted to it. It was said that the Emperor Xuanzong in the Tang dynasty once was interested in a kite named Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea flying in the air. Later, the paper-made kite was invented, which cost less and spread quickly among the common people. As time went on, kites flew to various countries in the world. 'The well-known British scientist, Dr. Needham, once described kites as an important scientific invention which spread to Europe from China in his book, A History of China's Science and Technology. The invention of the kite inspired men’s dream of flying and led to the invention of the airplane.

67. The kite made by Li Ye was named after a Chinese music instrument because __________ .

A. it was made of bamboo  B. it could sound in the sky

C. Li Ye was a musician     D. it looked like a whistle

68. What led to the invention of the kite according to the passage?

A. Wars.                   B. An eagle.

C. Motse's interest in animals.

D. Motse's dream of flying.

69. Why was kite-flying not a popular recreation among common people at first?

A. Because they were too busy to fly kites.          

B. Because they were not allowed to fly kites.

C. Because it was difficult to make kites.                    

D. Because it was expensive to make kites.

70. Which of the following statements might Dr. Needham agree with?

A. The Chinese people first tried to invent airplanes.

B. The Chinese spread the idea of flying to Europe.

C. The invention of kites in China is great.    

D. The invention of kites achieved the dream to fly.

67.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。他曾在風(fēng)箏上系了一個(gè)竹制的哨子，風(fēng)箏在飛的時(shí)候會(huì)發(fā)出聲音，這種風(fēng)箏因此就以一種中國(guó)的樂(lè)器“箏”而命名。

68.A推理判斷題。世界上最早的風(fēng)箏是由2300年前的中國(guó)哲學(xué)家墨子發(fā)明的，他是出于軍事目的而花了3年時(shí)間去制作一個(gè)鷹模型的風(fēng)箏，可由此推出A正確。

69.D推理判斷題。由Later，the paper—made kite was invented，which cost less and            spread quickly among the common people可推出一開(kāi)始風(fēng)箏不是用紙做的，費(fèi)用很高，因此只在皇室和達(dá)官顯貴中作為一種娛樂(lè)方式而流行。

70.C推理判斷題。Dr. Needham在其書(shū)中稱風(fēng)箏是從中國(guó)傳播到歐洲的一項(xiàng)重要科學(xué)發(fā)明，激發(fā)了人類在空中飛翔的夢(mèng)想，推動(dòng)了飛機(jī)的發(fā)明，所以，他會(huì)認(rèn)為中國(guó)的這項(xiàng)發(fā)明是偉大的。

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