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语篇类型:说明文
词数:234
难度:★★★
The envelope is designed to protect letters. Did you know when and where the envelope first appeared? The history of envelopes is probably much longer than you think.
It is believed that the envelope first appeared in ancient China. It was used to protect royal messages. However, the early envelope was nothing like what we use today. It was made from clay and looked like a ball. After the message was put into it, the envelope would be sealed(密封).
The first paper envelope appeared around 200 B. C. It was also invented by the Chinese. However, at first, people used it only to send money to each other as gifts. It was not until around the seventh century that it was used for sending messages. The design of the early paper envelope was very simple. It was just a sheet of paper folded and sealed with wax(蜡). Since the envelope was made completely by hand, it was very expensive.
In the 19th century, printing and manufacturing methods improved greatly. In 1853, an American inventor invented an envelope maker. The machine could produce about 12,500 envelopes every day. With these improvements, the cost of envelopes went down. The design also became more complex.
Today, emails have become more popular than handwritten letters. However, billions of envelopes are used around the world every year. They are still part of modern life.
根据短文内容,回答问题。(每题答案不超过8个词)
1. What did the early envelope look like?
2. When did people start to use paper envelopes for sending messages?
3. Why were early paper envelopes expensive?
4. How many envelopes are now used around the world every year?
5. What do you think of envelopes in modern life?
主题群:历史、社会与文化
子主题:历史演变
语篇类型:说明文
词数:234
难度:★★★
The envelope is designed to protect letters. Did you know when and where the envelope first appeared? The history of envelopes is probably much longer than you think.
It is believed that the envelope first appeared in ancient China. It was used to protect royal messages. However, the early envelope was nothing like what we use today. It was made from clay and looked like a ball. After the message was put into it, the envelope would be sealed(密封).
The first paper envelope appeared around 200 B. C. It was also invented by the Chinese. However, at first, people used it only to send money to each other as gifts. It was not until around the seventh century that it was used for sending messages. The design of the early paper envelope was very simple. It was just a sheet of paper folded and sealed with wax(蜡). Since the envelope was made completely by hand, it was very expensive.
In the 19th century, printing and manufacturing methods improved greatly. In 1853, an American inventor invented an envelope maker. The machine could produce about 12,500 envelopes every day. With these improvements, the cost of envelopes went down. The design also became more complex.
Today, emails have become more popular than handwritten letters. However, billions of envelopes are used around the world every year. They are still part of modern life.
根据短文内容,回答问题。(每题答案不超过8个词)
1. What did the early envelope look like?
It looked like a ball.
2. When did people start to use paper envelopes for sending messages?
Around the seventh century.
3. Why were early paper envelopes expensive?
Because they were made completely by hand.
4. How many envelopes are now used around the world every year?
Billions of envelopes.
5. What do you think of envelopes in modern life?
They are still part of modern life. /They are useful and important.
答案
1. It looked like a ball. 2. Around the seventh century. 3. Because they were made completely by hand. 4. Billions of envelopes. 5. They are still part of modern life. /They are useful and important.（言之有理即可）
解析
【分析】
这道题是说明文类任务型阅读，作答时首先明确题干要求所有答案不能超过8个词，优先用题干中的关键词回到原文精准定位，直接提取对应信息即可：1题锁定关键词early envelope、look like找外形描述；2题锁定use paper envelopes for sending messages找对应时间；3题锁定early paper envelopes、expensive找贵的原因；4题锁定now、used around the world every year找对应数量；5题为开放题，结合文章主旨给出符合逻辑、贴合文意的简短表述即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段内容，找到描述早期信封外形的语句"It was made from clay and looked like a ball"，提取符合字数要求的答案即可。
2. 定位原文第三段，找到语句"It was not until around the seventh century that it was used for sending messages"，直接提取对应的时间信息。
3. 定位原文第三段末尾"Since the envelope was made completely by hand, it was very expensive"，转换为原因引导的表述，符合字数要求。
4. 定位原文最后一段"However, billions of envelopes are used around the world every year"，提取对应的数量表述。
5. 结合原文最后一句点明的信封和现代生活的关系，可直接用原文语句作答，也可给出合理的正面评价，言之有理即可。
【答案】
1. It looked like a ball.
2. Around the seventh century.
3. Because they were made completely by hand.
4. Billions of envelopes.
5. They are still part of modern life. / They are useful and important.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，任务型阅读作答，文意理解
【点评】
本题围绕信封的发展历史展开，大部分题目都可以通过关键词回原文直接定位得到答案，作答时需要特别注意题干要求的答案字数限制，不要出现冗余内容，开放题作答不要偏离信封的实际作用和文章主旨即可。
【难度系数】
0.7
这道题是说明文类任务型阅读，作答时首先明确题干要求所有答案不能超过8个词，优先用题干中的关键词回到原文精准定位，直接提取对应信息即可：1题锁定关键词early envelope、look like找外形描述；2题锁定use paper envelopes for sending messages找对应时间；3题锁定early paper envelopes、expensive找贵的原因；4题锁定now、used around the world every year找对应数量；5题为开放题，结合文章主旨给出符合逻辑、贴合文意的简短表述即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段内容，找到描述早期信封外形的语句"It was made from clay and looked like a ball"，提取符合字数要求的答案即可。
2. 定位原文第三段，找到语句"It was not until around the seventh century that it was used for sending messages"，直接提取对应的时间信息。
3. 定位原文第三段末尾"Since the envelope was made completely by hand, it was very expensive"，转换为原因引导的表述，符合字数要求。
4. 定位原文最后一段"However, billions of envelopes are used around the world every year"，提取对应的数量表述。
5. 结合原文最后一句点明的信封和现代生活的关系，可直接用原文语句作答，也可给出合理的正面评价，言之有理即可。
【答案】
1. It looked like a ball.
2. Around the seventh century.
3. Because they were made completely by hand.
4. Billions of envelopes.
5. They are still part of modern life. / They are useful and important.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，任务型阅读作答，文意理解
【点评】
本题围绕信封的发展历史展开，大部分题目都可以通过关键词回原文直接定位得到答案，作答时需要特别注意题干要求的答案字数限制，不要出现冗余内容，开放题作答不要偏离信封的实际作用和文章主旨即可。
【难度系数】
0.7
