Ⅳ. Read and answer the questions.阅读并回答问题。
The way people read has changed greatly throughout history,from ancient writing to our
digital age.
Long ago,during the Shang Dynasty,people in China started using bamboo slips(竹简) as
one of their first writing materials. They tied these thin pieces of bamboo together to make the
earliest "books". These slips were used to record important information and stories,which helped
knowledge and culture spread.
The use of bamboo slips became very popular in the Warring States Period. As different
schools of thought developed,these slips were the main tool for writing down philosophy(哲学),
history,and literature. There were even rules for their use: longer slips were for important
records,while shorter ones were for personal notes.
After the Han Dynasty,paper was invented. Thanks to improvements by Cai Lun,paper
became cheaper and easier to produce. What's more,paper was much lighter and more convenient
than heavy bamboo slips,so it slowly replaced them. By the Jin Dynasty,paper had become the
most common writing material.
The journey from bamboo slips to paper, and now to e-books, shows how technology
changes our learning and connects with the past.
19. How did people make the earliest "books"?

20. When did the use of bamboo slips become very popular?

21. Who improved the paper-making technology according to the text?

22. Which do you think is the best:bamboo slips,paper or e-books? Why?

Ⅳ.19. By tying the thin pieces of bamboo together./
They tied the thin pieces of bamboo together.
20. In the Warring States Period.
21. Cai Lun.
22. I like bamboo slips best because they carry
ancient Chinese culture./I like paper best
because it's cheap and convenient./I like e-
books best because they are convenient and
have cool functions.言之有理即可

【分析】
这是一篇介绍阅读载体发展历史的阅读理解题，前3道为细节查找题，第4道为开放性表达题。解题时首先可以圈出每道题干的核心关键词，带着关键词回到原文定位对应的段落，直接提取匹配的原文信息即可完成前3道题；最后一道开放题任选题干给出的三类载体中的任意一个，结合其特点给出通顺合理的理由即可，不需要脱离文本强行编造内容。
【解析】
19. 定位到原文第二段第二句"They tied these thin pieces of bamboo together to make the earliest "books"."，直接提取制作方式的相关表述即可作答。
20. 定位到原文第三段第一句"The use of bamboo slips became very popular in the Warring States Period."，直接提取对应的时间信息即可。
21. 定位到原文第四段第二句"Thanks to improvements by Cai Lun,paper became cheaper and easier to produce."，可直接得到改进造纸技术的人物。
22. 本题为开放性试题，任选竹简、纸张、电子书其中一种，结合其优势给出逻辑通顺的理由即可，答案不唯一，言之有理即可得分。
【答案】
19. By tying the thin pieces of bamboo together./They tied the thin pieces of bamboo together.
20. In the Warring States Period.
21. Cai Lun.
22. I like bamboo slips best because they carry ancient Chinese culture./I like paper best because it's cheap and convenient./I like e-books best because they are convenient and have cool functions.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
阅读信息提取，文本细节定位，英语开放性表达
【点评】
本题整体难度偏低，绝大多数答案都可以直接在原文中找到对应内容，主要考察学生快速定位文本关键信息、抓取核心内容的能力，同时也能让学生了解我国古代书写载体的发展历史，最后一道开放题引导学生结合生活实际表达自身观点，灵活度较高。
【难度系数】
0.8