《2025年细解巧练九年级英语全一册鲁教版五四制》

If you live in Europe or America, you likely pick up a fork every day and give no thought to it. Using it probably seems as natural as breathing. Yet compared with the knife and the spoon, which appeared very early, the fork is a latecomer(后来者) to the table.
Researches show that the fork was first used in Ancient Egypt (埃及), China and Greece (希腊). Since the 4th century BC, the fork managed to become common on the tables of upper society in Eastern Europe and by the 9th century, it travelled to the Middle East and started being used by the upper class under the name “barjyn”. This enabled the fork to slowly become popular in these areas.
In the 11th century, the fork came to Italy in the dowry of a princess (王妃的嫁妆) from the Middle East who married an Italian official. When the church saw the princess use the fork, they strongly criticized (批评) her, saying that the fork disrespected the practice of using the fingers. Then the fork disappeared from the table for nearly 300 years. It began to be accepted in Italy by the late 16th century. However, most European countries accepted the fork only by the 18th century and the United States didn't welcome it until the early 19th century.
During its life, the fork has changed in terms of appearance. In its early use, the fork had only two tines (齿). As the centuries went on, its design slowly started taking on a modern look. The fork which has four tines was introduced in the 18th century in Germany. By the early 20th century, the invention of stainless steel (不锈钢) enabled the fork to be made more easily.
1. Which is a latecomer to the table, the knife, the spoon or the fork? ( no more than 2 words)______The fork.
2. In what countries was the fork first used? ( no more than 6 words)______In Ancient Egypt,China and Greece.
3. When did most European countries accept the fork? ( no more than 4 words)______By the 18th century.
4. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.______这种有四个齿的叉子是18世纪在德国引进的。
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?______The development/history of the fork.

答案： 1.The fork. 2.In Ancient Egypt,China and Greece. 3.By the 18th century. 4.这种有四个齿的叉子是18世纪在德国引进的。5.The development/history of the fork.