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轮子最早是用来做什么的？请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Who first invented the wheel? We will never know for sure, but the inventors probably first used wheels to make pottery（陶器）. Later, they realized that they could also use them to transport people and things. They soon attached（把……装上）wheels to horse-pulled vehicles（车辆）. Farmers were able to transport their goods to markets far away. This invention increased national and international trade（贸易）.
The wheel changed the way villages, towns and even countries did business with each other, but it wasn't perfect. The roads were old walking paths（小路）. These old paths quickly became really difficult to travel on in wet weather. As a result, the first roads made of stone appeared after the invention of the wheel. The Romans then invented new road-building techniques. The new roads were durable（耐用的）, and we still use some of them today.
The wheel not only changed the way we move, but also allowed us to build all kinds of amazing machines. Windmills（风车）, clocks, and many other machines all use wheels. The First Industrial Revolution（第一次工业革命）also depended on the wheel. Even today, we still use wheels in devices（装置）, such as 3D printers. Without doubt, the wheel is one of the most important inventions of all time.
1. What did inventors probably use wheels for at first? （
A. Making pottery.
B. Building windmills and clocks.
C. Transporting goods to markets.
D. Producing horse-pulled vehicles.
2. Why did the first stone roads appear? （
A. Because the wheel made trade increase a lot.
B. Because farmers needed to trade with faraway countries.
C. Because the Romans invented new road-building techniques.
D. Because old walking paths were hard to travel on in wet weather.
3. What is the passage mainly about? （
A. When people started to use wheels in digital devices.
B. What problems the wheel brought to old walking paths.
C. Why the wheel is one of the most important inventions.
D. How people built windmills in the First Industrial Revolution.
轮子最早是用来做什么的？请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Who first invented the wheel? We will never know for sure, but the inventors probably first used wheels to make pottery（陶器）. Later, they realized that they could also use them to transport people and things. They soon attached（把……装上）wheels to horse-pulled vehicles（车辆）. Farmers were able to transport their goods to markets far away. This invention increased national and international trade（贸易）.
The wheel changed the way villages, towns and even countries did business with each other, but it wasn't perfect. The roads were old walking paths（小路）. These old paths quickly became really difficult to travel on in wet weather. As a result, the first roads made of stone appeared after the invention of the wheel. The Romans then invented new road-building techniques. The new roads were durable（耐用的）, and we still use some of them today.
The wheel not only changed the way we move, but also allowed us to build all kinds of amazing machines. Windmills（风车）, clocks, and many other machines all use wheels. The First Industrial Revolution（第一次工业革命）also depended on the wheel. Even today, we still use wheels in devices（装置）, such as 3D printers. Without doubt, the wheel is one of the most important inventions of all time.
1. What did inventors probably use wheels for at first? （
A
）A. Making pottery.
B. Building windmills and clocks.
C. Transporting goods to markets.
D. Producing horse-pulled vehicles.
2. Why did the first stone roads appear? （
D
）A. Because the wheel made trade increase a lot.
B. Because farmers needed to trade with faraway countries.
C. Because the Romans invented new road-building techniques.
D. Because old walking paths were hard to travel on in wet weather.
3. What is the passage mainly about? （
C
）A. When people started to use wheels in digital devices.
B. What problems the wheel brought to old walking paths.
C. Why the wheel is one of the most important inventions.
D. How people built windmills in the First Industrial Revolution.
答案
1. A
2. D
3. C
2. D
3. C
解析
【分析】
做英语阅读理解题时，需先通读短文把握大意，再根据题干关键词定位原文对应内容，逐一分析选项。第1题需找轮子最初的用途，第2题需找石头路出现的原因，第3题需归纳全文主旨，均通过原文定位可解答。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据短文第一段第二句“the inventors probably first used wheels to make pottery”，可知发明者最初可能用轮子制作陶器，对应选项A。
2. 细节理解题：根据短文第二段“These old paths quickly became really difficult to travel on in wet weather. As a result, the first roads made of stone appeared...”，可知旧路在雨天难通行，因此出现了石头路，对应选项D。
3. 主旨大意题：短文介绍了轮子的用途、带来的影响，最后点明“the wheel is one of the most important inventions of all time”，核心是说明轮子是重要发明，对应选项C。
【答案】
1.A 2.D 3.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题为基础英语阅读理解题，侧重考查细节定位和主旨归纳能力，只要准确找到原文对应信息即可解答，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.7
做英语阅读理解题时，需先通读短文把握大意，再根据题干关键词定位原文对应内容，逐一分析选项。第1题需找轮子最初的用途，第2题需找石头路出现的原因，第3题需归纳全文主旨，均通过原文定位可解答。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据短文第一段第二句“the inventors probably first used wheels to make pottery”，可知发明者最初可能用轮子制作陶器，对应选项A。
2. 细节理解题：根据短文第二段“These old paths quickly became really difficult to travel on in wet weather. As a result, the first roads made of stone appeared...”，可知旧路在雨天难通行，因此出现了石头路，对应选项D。
3. 主旨大意题：短文介绍了轮子的用途、带来的影响，最后点明“the wheel is one of the most important inventions of all time”，核心是说明轮子是重要发明，对应选项C。
【答案】
1.A 2.D 3.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题为基础英语阅读理解题，侧重考查细节定位和主旨归纳能力，只要准确找到原文对应信息即可解答，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.7
