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Silk, the word itself is beautiful. The story of silk started in China over 4,000 years ago. It says a silkworm's cocoon (蚕茧) fell into a woman's teacup. It then opened into a single, unbroken thread (线). 1. ______ The Chinese learned they could use the cocoons to make cloth that was both beautiful to look at and soft to touch.
2. ______ In other countries, silk was valuable and not often seen. Often it was worth more than gold. It's said that the secret finally got out when a princess left China to go to India. In her hair, she secretly carried many silkworms.
By the year 1 A. D., silk was sold as far as Rome, and all along the Silk Road. 3. ______ Centuries later, in 1522, the Spanish brought silkworms to Mexico.
Nowadays people around the world still make many beautiful things from silk. Silk isn't only beautiful. It seems that it's easy to break. 4. ______ For example, it has been used to make bicycle tires (轮胎). And some doctors even use silk threads in the hospital. 5. ______ This makes it great for clothes like winter jackets, pants, and shoes.
All of this is from a little insect — the silkworm. That is the miracle (神奇) of silk.
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A. Actually it's very strong.
B. Silk is also light and warm.
C. This was an important discovery.
D. Making silk was a protected secret in China for many years.
E. Around the year 300, silk also traveled from China to Japan.
1.
Silk, the word itself is beautiful. The story of silk started in China over 4,000 years ago. It says a silkworm's cocoon (蚕茧) fell into a woman's teacup. It then opened into a single, unbroken thread (线). 1. ______ The Chinese learned they could use the cocoons to make cloth that was both beautiful to look at and soft to touch.
2. ______ In other countries, silk was valuable and not often seen. Often it was worth more than gold. It's said that the secret finally got out when a princess left China to go to India. In her hair, she secretly carried many silkworms.
By the year 1 A. D., silk was sold as far as Rome, and all along the Silk Road. 3. ______ Centuries later, in 1522, the Spanish brought silkworms to Mexico.
Nowadays people around the world still make many beautiful things from silk. Silk isn't only beautiful. It seems that it's easy to break. 4. ______ For example, it has been used to make bicycle tires (轮胎). And some doctors even use silk threads in the hospital. 5. ______ This makes it great for clothes like winter jackets, pants, and shoes.
All of this is from a little insect — the silkworm. That is the miracle (神奇) of silk.
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A. Actually it's very strong.
B. Silk is also light and warm.
C. This was an important discovery.
D. Making silk was a protected secret in China for many years.
E. Around the year 300, silk also traveled from China to Japan.
1.
C
2.D
3.E
4.A
5.B
答案
1.C 2.D 3.E 4.A 5.B
