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Great inventions from old to new
从古至今的伟大发明（常州溧阳）
主题: 人与社会/科技变化 难度星级: ★★★★☆ 用时: /8分钟 KEY→D30
Chinese people invented many wonderful things that changed the world.
Long long ago, we had “Four Great Inventions”: papermaking, printing, gunpowder and the compass. Papermaking changed the way people wrote. Before paper, it was difficult to keep records(记录). Printing helped people to make many books very quickly and cheaply. Gunpowder was used at festivals first and later in mining and the military(军队). The compass helped explorers(探险者) find their way on the sea.
Now, China has “New Four Great Inventions”: high-speed rail, mobile payment, bike-sharing and online shopping. They are very popular in our life. The high-speed rail is fast, clean and comfortable(舒适的). It makes travel between cities very easy. With mobile payment, people just use their phones to pay for things. It's very convenient. Bike-sharing makes it easier for people to travel around the city. Online shopping lets people buy almost everything without going out.
词汇积累
papermaking /'peɪpə(r)ˌmeɪkɪŋ/ n. 造纸术 printing /'prɪntɪŋ/ n. 印刷术
gunpowder /'ɡʌnpəʊdə(r)/ n. 火药 compass /'kʌmpəs/ n. 指南针
Read and choose. 根据文章内容,选择最佳答案。
（
A. Keeping records. B. Celebrating festivals.
C. Helping explorers find their way on the sea.
（
A. Cheap and slow. B. Expensive but slow.
C. Fast, clean and comfortable.
（
A. mobile payment B. online shopping C. bike-sharing
（
A. The life in old China. B. How to use the new four inventions.
C. Chinese inventions in the past and now.
从古至今的伟大发明（常州溧阳）
主题: 人与社会/科技变化 难度星级: ★★★★☆ 用时: /8分钟 KEY→D30
Chinese people invented many wonderful things that changed the world.
Long long ago, we had “Four Great Inventions”: papermaking, printing, gunpowder and the compass. Papermaking changed the way people wrote. Before paper, it was difficult to keep records(记录). Printing helped people to make many books very quickly and cheaply. Gunpowder was used at festivals first and later in mining and the military(军队). The compass helped explorers(探险者) find their way on the sea.
Now, China has “New Four Great Inventions”: high-speed rail, mobile payment, bike-sharing and online shopping. They are very popular in our life. The high-speed rail is fast, clean and comfortable(舒适的). It makes travel between cities very easy. With mobile payment, people just use their phones to pay for things. It's very convenient. Bike-sharing makes it easier for people to travel around the city. Online shopping lets people buy almost everything without going out.
词汇积累
papermaking /'peɪpə(r)ˌmeɪkɪŋ/ n. 造纸术 printing /'prɪntɪŋ/ n. 印刷术
gunpowder /'ɡʌnpəʊdə(r)/ n. 火药 compass /'kʌmpəs/ n. 指南针
Read and choose. 根据文章内容,选择最佳答案。
（
C
）1. What was the use of the compass in the old times?A. Keeping records. B. Celebrating festivals.
C. Helping explorers find their way on the sea.
（
C
）2. How is the high-speed rail according to the passage?A. Cheap and slow. B. Expensive but slow.
C. Fast, clean and comfortable.
（
B
）3. The underlined part tells us how helps us.A. mobile payment B. online shopping C. bike-sharing
（
C
）4. What is the passage mainly about?A. The life in old China. B. How to use the new four inventions.
C. Chinese inventions in the past and now.
答案
1. C 解析根据文章中“The compass helped explorers find their way on the sea.”可知，古代指南针的用途是帮助海上的探险者找到方向。 2. C 3. B 4. C
