五、完形填空。
Last summer, I had an unforgettable experience of visiting a traditional paper-making workshop in Chengdu. As soon as I went into the small workshop, the smell of wet bark(树皮)
filled
the air. An old craftsman smiled and
handed
me a piece of rough(粗糙的) paper. “This,” he said, “is made from mulberry trees(桑树). Over
2,000 years ago, our ancestors first created this
wonderful
material that changed the world.”
He then showed me the
process
. First, workers chose mulberry bark and bamboo
carefully
, and then they cut them into small pieces. These materials were soaked(浸泡) in clear river water for several days
until
they became soft. After that, the mixture was boiled and beaten into pulp(浆状物). “Look!” the craftsman
said
. “The pulp is made of natural fibres, but soon it will become paper.”
While
waiting for
the paper to dry, he told me a story. “In the Han Dynasty, a man named Cai Lun improved this skill. Before his invention, people wrote on
heavy
bamboo or expensive silk. But Cai Lun’s paper was made from old rags, nets, and plants. It was thin, light, and
cheap
. It was easy to carry and most people could buy it.”
I
touched
the drying paper—rough but strong. “Today,” the craftsman added, “most paper is made from wood in big factories. But we still keep the
ancient
way alive.”
Walking home, I saw a girl writing on a notebook. I realized every
page
was made from trees, just like Cai Lun’s creation long ago. Paper isn’t
just
a tool; it’s a bridge between the past and the present. Thanks to this Chinese invention,
knowledge
can travel across time and space.
What a great invention!
(
B
)1. A. collected
B. filled
C. polluted
D. heated
(
C
)2. A. threw
B. sold
C. handed
D. mailed
(
C
)3. A. interesting
B. useless
C. wonderful
D. expensive
(
A
)4. A. process
B. method
C. surface
D. product
(
D
)5. A. widely
B. politely
C. suddenly
D. carefully
(
C
)6. A. if
B. because
C. until
D. after
(
D
)7. A. returned
B. explained
C. asked
D. said
(
D
)8. A. looking at
B. listening to
C. finding out
D. waiting for
(
B
)9. A. small
B. heavy
C. hard
D. strange
(
A
)10. A. cheap
B. direct
C. simple
D. secret
(
C
)11. A. gave
B. bought
C. touched
D. treated
(
B
)12. A. common
B. ancient
C. active
D. bright
(
D
)13. A. word
B. letter
C. sentence
D. page
(
A
)14. A. just
B. never
C. even
D. still
(
B
)15. A. kindness
B. knowledge
C. choice
D. business