2024年陜西西安市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)九年級(jí)中考英語一模試題

西安市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)中考適應(yīng)性訓(xùn)練試卷

九年級(jí)英語一模

第二部分（筆試）

III.完形填空（共20小題）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，然后從各小題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選

出一個(gè)最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

Itwasaverycoldday.However,LiYungangandhisclassmateseven21hot.Afterall,the14-year-oldstudent

fromXi'anJingshanSchoolwascuttinggrassforthreehourswiththem.

Thiswas22firsttimethatthesestudentsfromcitieshaddonesomefarmwork."Itwasnotthateasy.Mylegs

andarmsweresore,nLisaid.

Fromnowon,moreXi'anmiddleschoolstudentswillbetakentothefarm23thesimilarfarmwork.About250

24fromXi'anJingshanSchooltookpartinitfromOct.25to30.They25todigpeanuts（花生）,cutgrass,

sweepfallenleavesanddootherfarmwork.

LinRuohan,13,thoughtalthoughtheworkwashard,shefound26greattolearnthesesimplelifeskills."When

wedigpeanutsout,wemustbequicktopickthem27.Ifnot,theymaybecoveredinthegroundagain.Itwassimple

butneededtime,sowemustbe28andworkasateam,^^shesaid.

Theprogramwasmeaningful.Somestudentssaidtheyusedtojusteatpeanuts,butdidn'tknow29.Nowthey

knowthebesttimetogrowthem.Theyalsoknowthewaystocarethem.Alltheknowledgecouldhardlybegained

fromthetextbooks.

Thefarmnotonlygavethemknowledgebutalsogavethemanewview."Thecolorfulleavesandendlessfields

made30___verycomfortable,andIfeltclosertonature,9,saidQinYupeng,14.

21.A.havefeltB.arefeelingC.feelD.felt

22.A.aB.anC.theD./

23.A.toexperienceB.experienceC.tocancelD.cancel

24.A.workerB.workersC.studentD.students

25.A.teachB.aretaughtC.willbetaughtD.weretaught

26.A.thatB.itC.that'sD.its

27.A.downB.offC.awayD.up

28.A.braveB.bravelyC.patientD.patiently

29.A.whenshouldpeopleplantthemB.whenpeopleshouldplantthem

C.whyshouldpeopleplantthemD.whypeopleshouldplantthem

30.A.IB.meC.myD.mine

第二節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，理解大意，從各小題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

Ifyou'reaforeigntravelerfindingyourselflostinSanlitun,ZhangJianna,asanitationworker（環(huán)衛(wèi)工人）might

becomeyourhelpfulguide.

Withonlyahighschooleducation,Zhang,once31asarestaurantserver.In2012,shetookontheroleofa

sanitationworker.Onemorning,aforeignercameuptoher,andsaidalotof32words.Zhangdidn'tunderstand

anythingandstoodthere,notknowinghowtoanswer.Theforeignernoticedherembarrassment,sohe33theclean

streets,gaveathumbs-upandsaid,“Good,good!^^Zhangsuddenlyrealizedthattheforeignerwas34herworkin

keepingthestreetsclean.

Becauseofthis35.shemadeuphermindtolearnEnglish.Shethoughtthatwhilecleanstreetsarea（n）

36partofthecapitalcity7sinternationalimage（形象），activecommunicationwithforeignfriendsisofthesame

1

importance.

Asaresult,attheageof40,Zhangtookonapersonalchallenge.Withouta37,shebegantolearnEnglishfrom

herchildren'sEnglishbooksbyherself,startingwithbasicwordsusuallyusedforgivingdirections.

Herpoormemorywasherbiggestproblem."'LearningEnglishatanolderage,Iwould38forgetthewordsI

learnedthenextday,“Zhangsaid."Ihadtoreviewandpracticethemoverandoveragain39Irememberedthem

completely.^^

“Nevergiveupisthe40tolearningEnglish,"Zhangsaid.Uptonow,shehasmemorizedaround3,000

Englishwords,whichhelpshercommunicatewithforeigners.

31.A.managedB.workedC.playedD.treated

32.A.terribleB.commonC.crazyD.strange

33.A.pointedatB.cleanedupC.checkedoutD.worriedabout

34.A.changingB.introducingC.praisingD.reporting

35.A.projectB.accidentC.programD.decision

36.A.interestingB.amazingC.importantD.difficult

37.A.teacherB.studentC.friendD.guide

38.A.hardlyB.mostlyC.patiently0.easily

39.A.becauseB.thoughC.untilD.if

4O.A.planB.secretC.reasonD.result

IV.閱讀理解（共15小題）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面A、B、C三篇短文，從所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的一個(gè)最佳答

案。（共10小題）

TheMedicineLabel(懷登)

Name&address

ofthedrugstore

(M4)

bought(hit

Medicine?

41.Accordingtothepassage,whowasthebuyerofthemedicine?

2

A.Mr.Brown.B.Mr.Brown'schild.CJaneSmith.DJaneSmith'schildren.

42.Themedicinecanbehelpfulforyouifyou

A.catchacoldBcutyourfingerC.breakyourlegD.haveastomachache

43.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthemedicinelabel?

A.Itcanbetakenbyallpeople.B.You'dbettertakeitbeforemeals.

C.ltwon'tworkwithoutdrinkingwater.D.Itcan'tbetakenafterJune,23,2023.

B.

Cave（洞穴）paintingsaretheoldestpictures.SomeoftheminthenorthofSpainarealmost30,000years

old.Thepaintingsdonothavewrittenwords.Butwhenwelookatthem,wecangetanideaofthefeelingsthe

peoplefeltwhentheydrewthem.Thepaintingstellstoriesofhopesandfears.Theyareanearlyformof

communication.

Sometimebetween4,000and3,000BE,peopleinEgyptandMesopotamiadevelopedtheskillofwriting.

Theyengraved（雕亥（））textonstonesfirst.Butitwasimpossibletocarrystonesfromplacetoplace.The

inventionofpapyrus（Z氏莎草紙）alloweddocumentstobemovedeasily.Writingonpapyrusmadeiteasierto

correctmistakes,too.Whenascribe-thepersonwhowrotethedocumentsmadeamistake,heneededtoclean

theinkoffthepapyrusquicklybeforeitgotdryandmadehiscorrections!

Peoplemadethefirstbookfrompapyrusandthinanimalskins.PaperwasinventedinChinaasearlyas105

AD.Theworld'soldestknownprintedbookisfromChina,too.ItwaspublishedonMay11,868AD.In

Europe,bookswerewrittenmanually（手動(dòng)地）untilthe15thcenturywhenGutenberginventedtheprinting

pressinGermany.Sincethen,manybookshavebeenpublishedaroundtheworld.Formanypeople,oneof

life'sgreatestpleasuresisspendingafewhourslookingthroughthebooks.

Bookswillbearoundformanyyears.Butnowsomepeoplepreferreadinge-books.Theyareeasiertotake

whenyoutravel,andyoucandownloadthemfromtheInternet.Nowyoucanbuyvourbookswheneveryou

wantwithoutleavingyourhome.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scribe“meaninEnglish?

A.novelistB.papermakerC.painterD.copyist

45.Pleasematchtheparagraphheadingswiththeparagraphs.（Paragraph!-D\

a.Booksinthemodernformb.TheinventionofbooksinChina

c.Fromthestonestothepapyrusd.Anearlyformofcommunication

A①由②-a,③-d,④-cB.①?b,②?d,③?c,④-a

C.①-d,②-a,⑤-b,④-cD.①-d,②-c,③-b,④-a

46.Thepassageisorganized

A.intimeorderB.fromspecifictogeneral

C.inspaceorderD.fromgeneraltospecific

C.

Accordingtoastudy,thereisahugedifferencebetweenthenumberofworldlearnedbystudentswhoreadforless

than15minutesdailyand30+minuteseveryday.Itissocleartohavealookatthechart.

3

Whilereading,you

willlearnaboutonenew

wordforevery1.000

wordsyoureadAnd

learningnewwordsplays

akeyroleespeciallyin

decidingwhetheryou

understandthetextyou

■<15minutes/day15-29minutes/day30+minutes/day

arereadingandthetext

Studentswhoread30ormoreminutesperdaylearn

you'willreadinthe

HUseventimesmorewordscomparedwithstudentswho

readlessthan15minutesperday.future.

Unfortunately,thestudyalsoshowsthatthekidswhoreadforhalfanhourormoredailytakeup

lessthan20%ofstudents,andabout50%ofstudentsreadlessthan15minutes.

Thenhowcanwehelpthosestudentsreadmore?Thefollowingwaysmayhelpthemdevelopgood

readinghabits.

Makealistofbooksyouwanttoread.Itwillbeeasiertokeepyourreadinghabitifyouhaveplenty

ofinterestingbookstoread.Youcanalsojoinareadingclub.Beingapartofareadinggroupencourages

youtoreadmore.Besides,youcansharewhatyouarereadingwithyourfriends.ltcouldbereallyfun.

Onceyoustart,sticktoitandyouaresuretogetagoodresult.

47.Whatcanweknowfromthechart?

A.Themorewordsyoulearn,themoreeasilyyoucanread.

B.Theyoungeryouare,themoreeasilyyoucanrememberwords.

C.Themoretimeyouspendinreading,themorewordsyouwilllearn.

D.Thehighergradeyouarein,thelongertimeyou'llspendinreading.

48.Whichshowstherelationshipbetweenthewordsyouread(x)andthewordsyoulearn(y)?

A.y-x/l(XXB.y-7xCy-10%xD.y-20%x

49.Whatpercentofstudentsreadforhalfanhourormoreeverydayinthestud)?

A.Morethan20%.B.Lessthan20%.C.About50%.D.Morethan30%.

5O.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Totellusthewaysofspendingtime

B.Toadviseustoremembermorenewwords.

C.Toaskustolearnmoremeaningsofnewwords

D.Toencourageustospendmoretimereadingeveryday.

第二節(jié)：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

(共5小題)

Everyyear,withtheSpringFestivalonitsway,it'stimetostartthinkingabouteveryone'sfavoritetopic：

gifts!Morespecifically(確切地)，51

Thismeansthateachplacehasdifferentgifthabitsduetoitsculture.Ihavefoundgift-givingtobequite

differentinChinafrommyhomecountry.

Oneexampleisthetimeofwhentoopenagift.Thepersonwhogivesagiftiscalledthe“gifter”.The

personwhogetsagiftiscalledtheugiftee".IntheUS,52.Thegifterwantstoseethegiftee'sreactionof

excitementandjoy.InChina,however,it'smorepolitetothankthegifterforthegiftbutopenitlaterinthe

giftee'shome.

53.AlthoughpeopleintheUSmightgivemoneytotheirchildren,itisusuallydoneverysecretly

withthemoneyputinacardandnotdiscussedoutloud.InChina,itismuchmoreopen.Forexample,kidsget

4

luckymoneyfromparentsduringtheSpringFestival.

Finally,thevalueofthegiftcanplayabigroleinChina.54.AnexpensivegiftintheUSisusually

greetedwithgreatexcitement.ButinChina,itcanmakethegifteefeelembarrassedbecauseofasenseof

havingtoreturnthefavorinthefuturetothegifter.

Astheoldsayinggoes,“WheninRome,doestheRomansdo."55.So,nexttimeyougiveagiftto

somebody,rememberthatcultureandmeaningarepartofeveryactionwetake.

A.ThisisdifferentfromtheUS

B.they'rethetypesofthegiftsyouwillgive

C.thegifterwilloftenwanttoseethegifteeopenthepresentatonce

D.it'sthegivingofgiftsandtheculturebehindthem

E.You'dbetternotbreaktheruleswhereyouarestaying

F.It'snecessarytoknowthedifferenttraditionsaboutgivinggifts

G.AIsoJfindthedifferenceistheopennessanddirectnessofgivingmoney

第n卷

v.完成句子：根據(jù)所給漢語意思，用單詞或短語完成下列英文句子。（共5小題）

56.大家都為神舟十五號(hào)和十六號(hào)航天員乘組拍下的“全家?！倍院?。

Everyoneisthe"familyphoto,,takenbytheastronautsofShenzhouXVandShenzhouXVI.

57.大唐不夜城是度過春節(jié)的佳境之一。

DatangEverbrightCityisoneofthetospendtheSpringFestival.

58.今年六月份是我們實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想的時(shí)候。

Thisisthetimetoreafizeourdreams.

59.越來越多的人加入了保護(hù)大熊貓的社團(tuán)。

Moreandmorepeoplehaveofprotectingpandas.

60.電影《長安三萬里》中，李白說：“人生如朝霞”。

Chang'an,LiBaisaidthatlifeislikethemoringglow.

VI.短文填空：用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，使短文完整正確。（共10小題）

（每個(gè)單詞僅限用一次，每空限填一個(gè)單詞）

true,invite,people,bring,ask,take,great,art,luck,show

Overthepastthreeyears,KangJianhascreatedmorethan400dough

sculptures（面塑）andbecomeacity-levelinheritorofthedoughsculpturein

Mohe,HeilongjiangProvince.

Kanghas61.aninterestinart,especiallydoughsculpturessincehe

wasachild.Everytimehisparentsmadedumplings,hewould62forasmall

pieceofdoughtomakeanimals-arabbit,afishorasmallsnail.Thosesmalldough

animals63.himlotsofchildhoodmemories.64.,Kangdidn'tlearnartincollege.Hisfamilywaspoorand

hisparentswerenotabletoaffordhisarteducation.Kangleft

collegein2016andworkedintheMoheForestryBureau.

Thenin2018,duringavisittoamuseuminBeijing,Kanglearnedsomethingaboutdoughsculpting.Then

hehadtheideaof65.hischildhoodinterestup.Hevisitedsomefamous66.andlearnedtomake

doughsculpturesfromthem.Hisskillshad67.improvement.

AsafanofChineseliterature,KangwouldliketomakedoughsculpturesofChineseheroes,suchasSun

WukongandGuanYu.InApril2022,heevenfinishedthedoughsculpturesof108heroesfromthenovel

5

OutlawsoftheMarshafter16monthsofwork.

Nowadays,whenKangisfree,heis68.togiveclassesatschoolstoteachstudentstomakedough

sculptures.HeishappytohaveachancetotellyoungpeopleaboutdoughsculpturesandstoriesaboutChinese

folkheroes.He69expectsmoreyoungpeopletotakeupthistraditionalartform.70interestinitmakes

himhappy.

VII.任務(wù)型閱讀：閱讀下列材料，根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，完成下列各題。（共5小題）

Nowadays,agrowingnumberofcountriesrealizetheimportanceofspaceexplorationandpaymore

attentiontotheirspaceprograms.Spaceexplorationaroundtheworldhasenteredanewstageofrapid

developmentanditwillhaveagreatinfluenceonhumansociety.HereishowChinaplanstotakeactionon

spaceprograms.

Settingaplanforspace71.Whydomoreandmorecountriesexplorespace?

AsChineseastronautsenterspace.morenewBecausespaceexplorationhas___________

spaceshipsarelaunched（發(fā)身寸）.Youmaywonder

what'sthenextforChina'sspaceprogram.Let'slookat_______________anditwillhaveagreatinfluenceon

thegreaterfutureofChina'sspaceexploration.humansociety.

CompletekeytechnologicalresearchonMarsand72.Whatwasthetaskofthespacelabaround2022?

exploretheJupiter（木原）systeminthenearfuture

Tomakesureastronautsworksafelyand

Buildaspacelabonthespace

stationbytheendof2022.

73.WhenwilltheInternationalspacestationbebuilt?

Makesureastronautscanworksafely

Itwillbebuilt__________________________

■Makesureastronautskeeponlong-termtasks

onscientifictests74.Whatplanetswillpeopleexploreaccordingtothe

text?

Peoplewillexplore______andtheJupiter.

A丁Wd2025m75.WhatdoyouthinkofChina'sspaceprogramwhen

ihereadingthetext?

lun<r

probetotheSoulhIbelievethat__________________________

oftbeMOODand

bringback?am-

pl-??_

lunarprobeioleal

keylecbnologyfor

pBuildaninter-l

vin.補(bǔ)全對(duì)話：根據(jù)下面對(duì)話中的情境，在每個(gè)空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)恼Z句，使對(duì)話恢復(fù)完整。（共5小題）

A:Hey,John.

B:Hi,Judy.

A:John,youmadeanexcellentspeech.Itwasreallyamazing.

B:76..Infact,Iwasquitenervous.

A:ldidn'tnoticethat.IheartherewillbeavolunteeractivitythisSundayafternoon.77..?

B:OfcourseIwill.I'llbefreethen.78.?

6

A:Wearegoingtoplanttrees.YouknowTreePlantingDayiscoming.

B:ButIhaveneverplantedatree.79._________________________________

A:Don'tworry.MissQi,theorganizerofthisactivitywillshowushowtoplanttrees.

B:Oh,thatwouldbegreat.80.?

A:Youcanbringsomewater.Besides,remembertowearcomfortableshoes.

B:OK.Itmustbeexciting.I'malreadylookingforwardtoit.

ix.書面表達(dá)（共i晤）

隨著科技地進(jìn)步.中國的航天*業(yè)得到飛速發(fā)展.在世界領(lǐng)域已占有一席之地.為了

體缶更多的人才.西安航天基地開設(shè)了少年“航天班”，作為新時(shí)代的青少年.我們應(yīng)以成為

一終身學(xué)習(xí)者,一貢任擔(dān)當(dāng)者，?為目標(biāo).假如你就是一名航天有志者，詡根據(jù)以下問題,給"航

天班-的老師寫一封電子郵件.毛遂自薦.G

1.Makeaself-introduction.

2.Howareyougoingtodotoachieveyourdream?

3.Whatwillyoudowhenyoufacedifficultiesinteaming?

★

要求：1.語句通順，語法正確.行文連史.書寫?yīng)動(dòng)^，

2.70詞左右.開頭已給出.不計(jì)入怠詢數(shù).《不出現(xiàn)女實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校）

Dearteacher.

It'srnvpleasuretowritetovou.FirstofalLletmu

Yourssincerely.

Anambitious（有抱負(fù)的）student

7

西安市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)中考適應(yīng)性訓(xùn)練解析

九年級(jí)英語一模

第二部分（筆試）

III.完形填空（共20小題）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，然后從各小題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選

出一個(gè)最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

Itwasaverycoldday.However,LiYungangandhisclassmateseven21hot.Afterall,the14-year-oldstudent

fromXi'anJingshanSchoolwascuttinggrassforthreehourswiththem.

Thiswas22firsttimethatthesestudentsfromcitieshaddonesomefarmwork."Itwasnotthateasy.Mylegs

andarmsweresore,"Lisaid.

Fromnowon,moreXi'anmiddleschoolstudentswillbetakentothefarm23thesimilarfarmwork.About250

24fromXi'anJingshanSchooltookpartinitfromOct.25to30.They25todigpeanuts（花生），cutgrass,

sweepfallenleavesanddootherfarmwork.

LinRuohan,13,thoughtalthoughtheworkwashard,shefound26greattolearnthesesimplelifeskills."'When

wedigpeanutsout,wemustbequicktopickthem27.Ifnot,theymaybecoveredinthegroundagain.Itwassimple

butneededtime,sowemustbe28andworkasateam,^^shesaid.

Theprogramwasmeaningful.Somestudentssaidtheyusedtojusteatpeanuts,butdidn'tknow29.Nowthey

knowthebesttimetogrowthem.Theyalsoknowthewaystocarethem.Alltheknowledgecouldhardlybegained

fromthetextbooks.

Thefarmnotonlygavethemknowledgebutalsogavethemanewview.atThecolorfulleavesandendlessfields

made30verycomfortable,andIfeltclosertonature,9,saidQinYupeng,14.

21.A.havefeltB.arefeelingC.feelD.felt

22.A.aB.anC.theD./

23.A.toexperienceB.experienceC.tocancelD.cancel

24.A.workerB.workersC.studentD.students

25.A.teachB.aretaughtC.willbetaughtD.weretaught

26.A.thatB.itC.that*sD.its

27.A.downB.offC.awayD.up

28.A.braveB.bravelyC.patientD.patiently

29.A.whenshouldpeopleplantthemB.whenpeopleshouldplantthem

C.whyshouldpeopleplantthemD.whypeopleshouldplantthem

30.A.IB.meC.myD.mine

第二節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，理解大意，從各小題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

Ifyou'reaforeigntravelerfindingyourselflostinSanlitun,ZhangJianna,asanitationworker（環(huán)衛(wèi)工人）might

becomeyourhelpfulguide.

Withonlyahighschooleducation,Zhang,once31asarestaurantserver.In2012,shetookontheroleofa

sanitationworker.Onemorning,aforeignercameuptoher,andsaidalotof32words.Zhangdidn'tunderstand

anythingandstoodthere,notknowinghowtoanswer.Theforeignernoticedherembarrassment,sohe33theclean

streets,gaveathumbs-upandsaid,“Good,good!^^Zhangsuddenlyrealizedthattheforeignerwas34herwork

inkeepingthestreetsclean.

Becauseofthis35.shemadeuphermindtolearnEnglish.Shethoughtthatwhilecleanstreetsarea（n）

36partofthecapitalcity'sinternationalimage（形象），activecommunicationwithforeignfriendsisofthesame

8

importance.

Asaresult,attheageof40,Zhangtookonapersonalchallenge.Withouta37,shebegantolearnEnglishfrom

herchildren'sEnglishbooksbyherself,startingwithbasicwordsusuallyusedforgivingdirections.

Herpoormemorywasherbiggestproblem/'LeamingEnglishatanolderage,Iwould38forgetthewordsI

learnedthenextday,“Zhangsaid."Ihadtoreviewandpracticethemoverandoveragain39Irememberedthem

completely.^^

“Nevergiveupisthe40tolearningEnglish,"Zhangsaid.Uptonow,shehasmemorizedaround3,000

Englishwords,whichhelpshercommunicatewithforeigners.

31.A.managedB.workedC.playedD.treated

32.A.terribleB.commonC.crazyD.strange

33.A.pointedatB.cleanedupC.checkedoutD.worriedabout

34.A.changingB.introducingC.praisingD.reporting

35.A.projectB.accidentC.programD.decision

36.A.interestingB.amazingC.importantD.difficult

37.A.teacherB.studentC.friendD.guide

38.A.hardlyB.mostlyC.patiently0.easily

39.A.becauseB.thoughC.untilD.if

4O.A.planB.secretC.reasonD.result

IV.閱讀理解（共15小題）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面A、B、C三篇短文，從所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的一個(gè)最佳答

案。（共10小題）

TheMedicineLabel(懷登)

Name&address

ofthedrugstore

(M4)

bought(hit

Medicine?

41.Accordingtothepassage,whowasthebuyerofthemedicine?

9

A.Mr.Brown.B.Mr.Brown'schild.C.JaneSmith.DJaneSmith'schildren.

42.Themedicinecanbehelpfulforyouifyou

A.catchacoldBcutyourfingerC.breakyourlegD.haveastomachache

43.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthemedicinelabel?

A.Itcanbetakenbyallpeople.B.You'dbettertakeitbeforemeals.

C.ltwon'tworkwithoutdrinkingwater.D.Itcan'tbetakenafterJune,23,2023.

B.

Cave（洞穴）paintingsaretheoldestpictures.SomeoftheminthenorthofSpainarealmost30,000years

old.Thepaintingsdonothavewrittenwords.Butwhenwelookatthem,wecangetanideaofthefeelingsthe

peoplefeltwhentheydrewthem.Thepaintingstellstoriesofhopesandfears.Theyareanearlyformof

communication.

Sometimebetween4,000and3,000BE,peopleinEgyptandMesopotamiadevelopedtheskillofwriting.

Theyengraved（雕亥（））textonstonesfirst.Butitwasimpossibletocarrystonesfromplacetoplace.The

inventionofpapyrus（Z氏莎草紙）alloweddocumentstobemovedeasily.Writingonpapyrusmadeiteasierto

correctmistakes,too.Whenascribe-thepersonwhowrotethedocumentsmadeamistake,heneededtoclean

theinkoffthepapyrusquicklybeforeitgotdryandmadehiscorrections!

Peoplemadethefirstbookfrompapyrusandthinanimalskins.PaperwasinventedinChinaasearlyas105

AD.Theworld'soldestknownprintedbookisfromChina,too.ItwaspublishedonMay11,868AD.In

Europe,bookswerewrittenmanually（手動(dòng)地）untilthe15thcenturywhenGutenberginventedtheprinting

pressinGermany.Sincethen,manybookshavebeenpublishedaroundtheworld.Formanypeople,oneof

life'sgreatestpleasuresisspendingafewhourslookingthroughthebooks.

Bookswillbearoundformanyyears.Butnowsomepeoplepreferreadinge-books.Theyareeasiertotake

whenyoutravel,andyoucandownloadthemfromtheInternet.Nowyoucanbuyvourbookswheneveryou

wantwithoutleavingyourhome.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scribe“meaninEnglish?

A.novelistB.papermakerC.painterD.copyist

45.Pleasematchtheparagraphheadingswiththeparagraphs.（Paragraph!-Di

a.Booksinthemodernformb.TheinventionofbooksinChina

c.Fromthe