《2026年名校金典课堂九年级英语上册人教版成都专版》

四、阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。
a
Chopsticks appeared at least 3,000 years ago. Emperor Xin， also called King Zhou， the last king of the Shang Dynasty， already used ivory chopsticks. At that time， the common people used chopsticks made of bamboo or wood. Now，there are also metal chopsticks.
b
More than 2，000 years ago during the Spring and Autumn Period， Mozi created the first kite. It was a wooden bird. At first， kites were used as a sign to ask for help in the fight. Flying kites didn't become people's favorite outdoor activity until the Song Dynasty.
c
Zhang Heng was a scientist in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He knew a lot about the sun， the moon， the stars， and the earth. In 132， he invented the seismograph to record earthquakes. The modern seismograph， however， was invented about 1，700 years later.
d
In the Song Dynasty， Bi Sheng developed the moveable type printing. First， Bi made clay Chinese characters. Then he fired them at a high temperature. When Bi needed to print books， he laid out the clay characters in a metal holder and then brushed them with ink.
(B) 1. What were emperor Xin's chopsticks made of?
A. Bamboo.
B. Ivory.
C. Wood.
(C) 2. When did the modern seismograph appear most probably?
A. In the 2nd century.
B. In the 17th century.
C. In the 19th century.
(B) 3. Which shows the right steps of the moveable type printing?

A. cbad
B. cabd
C. dbca
(C) 4. Which passages mention the same historical time?
A. Passage a and b.
B. Passage b and c.
C. Passage b and d.
(A) 5. What's the common theme of these passages?
A. Things invented in China.
B. Traditional art forms.
C. Great Chinese scientists.

答案： B; C; B; C; A