答案 19—23
[2025 湖北天门期末]Paper was a Chinese invention. Chinese invented paper about 2,000 years ago. 19 It was so expensive that only the king and the rich could afford to use it. About 1,900 years ago, a man called Cai Lun improved the papermaking process. He made cheap thin paper out of tree bark（树皮）and rags（破布）. 20
Later, Chinese paper was spread to the West through the Silk Road. 21 Of all the paper, Xuan paper, a kind of high quality rice paper, best shows the charm（魅力）of traditional Chinese painting and writing.
Xuan paper was popular in the Tang Dynasty. Handmade Xuan paper from Anhui Province was soft but strong. And it can absorb（吸收）liquid of water or ink very quickly. 22 So they liked it very much.
The traditional making of Xuan paper needs Carambola Vine Juice. The entire procedure is so difficult that few men know how to make it.
Thousands of years of culture was recorded on paper and passed to different parts of the world. They made it possible for more and more people to know the ancient Chinese. 23 Xuan paper is the treasure of papermaking.
A. Xuan paper is easy to make.
B. This kind of paper was made of silk.
C. It's very easy for artists to write on this kind of paper.
D. The improvement in papermaking spread paper far and widely.
E. And papermaking is a useful invention of the ancient Chinese.
F. Many different kinds of paper were invented by Chinese people.

阅读还原·语篇导读 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了中国人的发明——纸。
快速对答案 19—23 B D F C E
19. B 根据后文“It was so expensive that only the king and the rich could afford to use it.”可知,此处是说纸贵的原因,选项 B(这种纸是丝绸做的。)符合语境。
20. D 根据后文“Later, Chinese paper was spread to the West through the Silk Road.”可知,此处是说造纸术的改进促进了纸的传播,选项 D 符合语境。
21. F 根据后文“Of all the paper...”可知,选项 F(中国人创造了许多不同种类的纸。)符合语境。
22. C 根据后文“So they liked it very much.”可知,此处是在介绍宣纸的好处,选项 C(艺术家们很容易在这种纸上写字。)符合语境。
23. E 根据前文“They made it possible for more and more people to know the ancient Chinese.”可知,此处是说造纸术的意义,选项 E 符合语境。