《2025年通城学典组合训练八年级英语人教版江西专版》

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The brush pen, one of the “Four Treasures of the Study”, was invented thousands of years ago. It is said that Meng Tian, a general of the Qin Dynasty, improved the pen. When Meng was leading the troops in battles, he had to report the situation to his king in time. But his pen was too hard and caused him much trouble, so he was thinking of ways to improve it.
One day after hunting, Meng made his way home with some wild rabbits on the horse back. Fat and heavy, one rabbit's tail left a long trail on the ground when they moved on. Suddenly a good idea came to his mind when he saw it, “If I tie the rabbit's hair to a stick, would it be easy to write with?”
On arriving home, he tied the rabbit's hair to a stick and tried writing with it. But the rabbit's hair was too smooth to write well. Meng was so disappointed that he threw away his “invention” into a stone hole in the yard.
However, Meng never gave up and he kept trying all the time. A few rainy days later, he happened to find his “invention” fatter in the stone hole. He picked it up with hope. The brush worked beautifully on the cloth. It turned out that the water had cleaned the oil from the hair. Meng succeeded at last.
Thanks to Meng, the brush pen is playing a key role in Chinese culture. Today, many students are taught to use the brush pens in school. It makes their life more colorful and helps them understand Chinese culture better.
(B)1. Why did Meng Tian want to improve the pen?
A. Because he was leading the troops in battles. B. Because his pen brought him much trouble. C. Because it could help him win the fight. D. Because his king asked him to do so.
(A)2. What's the meaning of the underlined word “trail” in Paragraph 2?
A. Line. B. Hair. C. Brush. D. Shadow.
(B)3. Which is the right order of improving the brush pen?
a. The brush pen could write well. b. Meng tied the rabbit's hair to a stick. c. The water washed the oil away. d. Meng dropped the stick into a stone hole.
A. c-d-b-a B. b-d-c-a C. b-d-a-c D. d-b-a-c
(C)4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Meng Tian had to report the situation to the soldiers. B. Meng Tian didn't like writing with a brush pen. C. Meng Tian got the idea of the brush pen from a rabbit's tail. D. All the students learn to use the brush pen at school today.
(D)5. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?
A. How important the brush pen is in Chinese culture. B. The development of the brush pen. C. Why Meng Tian invented the brush pen. D. The story behind the invention of the brush pen.

答案： 1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D