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新素材中国文化:蒙恬制作毛笔
[2026内蒙古赤峰调研]In 223 BC, Meng Tian（蒙恬）led the army in a war against the Chu Kingdom. In those days, people wrote on silk with a kind of stick pen. The stick pen was very hard and made writing very slow. Meng Tian often had to write a great number of reports about the battlefield situation to the Qin ruler. He was frustrated（沮丧的）with the difficulty of writing, so he decided to make improvements.
Between battles, Meng enjoyed hunting. One day, Meng hunted a wild rabbit. It was fat and heavy and its tail left a trail（痕迹）on the ground. Meng suddenly had an idea. He immediately tied the rabbit's tail to a stick and tried writing with it. But the rabbit's hair was too oily（含油的）to hold the ink. Meng felt very sad and threw his “rabbit hair brush pen” away into a hole in the rocks.
However, Meng Tian couldn't accept the failure and continued to spend time wondering
how to improve the brush pen. A few days later, he was having a walk outside for some fresh air. By chance, he found the rabbit hair brush pen that he had thrown away again. He picked it up and found that it had changed and was now soft and wet—holding water. Meng Tian got inspiration at once. He put the rabbit hair brush pen back in the ink and found it worked beautifully on silk.
15. What did people write with in 223 BC?
16. What was Meng Tian's hobby between battles?
17. How did Meng Tian feel when he failed to write with the rabbit's hair?
18. Did Meng Tian succeed in making the brush pen at last?
19. 新考向开放性试题 What do you think of Meng Tian? Why do you think so?
[2026内蒙古赤峰调研]In 223 BC, Meng Tian（蒙恬）led the army in a war against the Chu Kingdom. In those days, people wrote on silk with a kind of stick pen. The stick pen was very hard and made writing very slow. Meng Tian often had to write a great number of reports about the battlefield situation to the Qin ruler. He was frustrated（沮丧的）with the difficulty of writing, so he decided to make improvements.
Between battles, Meng enjoyed hunting. One day, Meng hunted a wild rabbit. It was fat and heavy and its tail left a trail（痕迹）on the ground. Meng suddenly had an idea. He immediately tied the rabbit's tail to a stick and tried writing with it. But the rabbit's hair was too oily（含油的）to hold the ink. Meng felt very sad and threw his “rabbit hair brush pen” away into a hole in the rocks.
However, Meng Tian couldn't accept the failure and continued to spend time wondering
how to improve the brush pen. A few days later, he was having a walk outside for some fresh air. By chance, he found the rabbit hair brush pen that he had thrown away again. He picked it up and found that it had changed and was now soft and wet—holding water. Meng Tian got inspiration at once. He put the rabbit hair brush pen back in the ink and found it worked beautifully on silk.
15. What did people write with in 223 BC?
They wrote with a kind of stick pen.
16. What was Meng Tian's hobby between battles?
His hobby was hunting.
17. How did Meng Tian feel when he failed to write with the rabbit's hair?
He felt very sad.
18. Did Meng Tian succeed in making the brush pen at last?
Yes, he did.
19. 新考向开放性试题 What do you think of Meng Tian? Why do you think so?
I think he is a creative person. Because he invented the brush pen.
答案
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15. They wrote with a kind of stick pen. 根据第一段的“In those days, people wrote on silk with a kind of stick pen.”可知，那时人们用一种木棍笔写字。
16. His hobby was hunting. 根据第二段的“Between battles, Meng enjoyed hunting.”可知，在战争之余，他的爱好是打猎。
17. He felt very sad. 根据第二段的“But the rabbit's hair was too oily to hold the ink. Meng felt very sad...”可知，在他失败后，他非常伤心。
18. Yes, he did. 根据第三段的“He put the rabbit hair brush pen back in the ink and found it worked beautifully on silk.”可知，蒙恬最后成功制成了毛笔。
19. I think he is a creative person. Because he invented the brush pen. 开放性试题，言之有理且无语法错误即可。
15. They wrote with a kind of stick pen. 根据第一段的“In those days, people wrote on silk with a kind of stick pen.”可知，那时人们用一种木棍笔写字。
16. His hobby was hunting. 根据第二段的“Between battles, Meng enjoyed hunting.”可知，在战争之余，他的爱好是打猎。
17. He felt very sad. 根据第二段的“But the rabbit's hair was too oily to hold the ink. Meng felt very sad...”可知，在他失败后，他非常伤心。
18. Yes, he did. 根据第三段的“He put the rabbit hair brush pen back in the ink and found it worked beautifully on silk.”可知，蒙恬最后成功制成了毛笔。
19. I think he is a creative person. Because he invented the brush pen. 开放性试题，言之有理且无语法错误即可。
