《2025年经纶学霸阅读英语100篇五年级英语》

牙刷演变中的东方智慧
There is a small thing we use every day. We usually put 1 in the bathroom. If we don’t use it, we might have tooth problems. Can you guess what it is? Yes, it’s the toothbrush. But do you know 2 about its history?
Before toothbrushes appeared, the ancient Chinese people 3 their teeth with some small tree branches. About 800 years ago, people 4 a kind of toothbrush with pig hair and bamboo. It might be the world’s earliest form of toothbrush. As time went by, the form of toothbrushes 5 . For example, people didn’t use pig hair to make toothbrushes 6 it was too hard. They began to use horse-tail hair which was much softer. Imagine that you travel back to hundreds of years ago and brush your teeth 7 . It sounds fantastic, doesn’t it?
Around the 15th century, the Chinese toothbrush found its way into Europe. It became 8 among local people soon. The 9 of toothbrushes was not as famous as that of paper-making, but it was very useful in daily life. Today we get into the good 10 of brushing teeth. We should thank the ancient Chinese for it.
一、阅读短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
(C) 1. A. them
B. they
C. it
D. its
(A) 2. A. something
B. anything
C. somewhere
D. anywhere
(A) 3. A. cleaned
B. broke
C. took
D. protected
(C) 4. A. did
B. repaired
C. made
D. showed
(D) 5. A. appeared
B. touched
C. discovered
D. changed
(A) 6. A. because
B. so
C. or
D. but
(C) 7. A. angrily
B. hardly
C. comfortably
D. badly
(A) 8. A. popular
B. different
C. strange
D. boring
(D) 9. A. action
B. pollution
C. tradition
D. invention
(B) 10. A. task
B. habit
C. result
D. fact
二、新考法 开放问答 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. What did ancient Chinese people use to clean teeth before toothbrushes?They used some small tree branches.
2. Why did people stop using pig hair for toothbrushes?Because it was too hard.
3. Why is the toothbrush an important invention?Because it helps people get into the good habit of brushing teeth and prevents tooth problems.

答案： 一、1.C 前句提到“a small thing”（单数），此处需用单数代词指代。C.it：正确，指代前文的单数名词“a small thing”。A.them：错误，用于复数名词（如things）。B.they：错误，为主格代词，不能作宾语。D.its：错误，为所有格代词（如“its handle”）。
2.A 疑问句“Do you know ...?”中，若希望得到肯定回答或暗示存在信息，用 something。A.something：正确，表示“关于牙刷历史的一些知识”。B.anything：多用于否定句或疑问句（如“Do you know anything?”），此处强调“知道一些”。C.somewhere/D.anywhere：错误，与地点无关。
A 易错警示 易混淆“something”和“anything”
something：
1.用于肯定句，表示“某物/某事”。I need something to eat.我需要吃点东西。
2.用于表示请求或建议的疑问句，隐含希望得到肯定回答。Would you like something to drink?你想喝点什么吗？Can I give you something？我能给你些东西吗？
anything：
1.用于否定句，表示“任何事物（都不）”。I don’t know anything about it.我对此一无所知。
2.用于一般疑问句，表示不确定的询问。Do you have anything to say？你有什么要说的吗？
3.A 根据句意，古人用树枝“清洁”牙齿。A.cleaned：正确，过去式，符合“clean teeth”搭配。B.broke打破、C.took拿、D.protected保护：均不符合语境。
4.C 句意：人们用猪毛和竹子制作了一种牙刷。C.made：正确，“make toothbrushes”意为“制作牙刷”。A.did做、B.repaired修理、D.showed展示：均不符合逻辑。
5.D 后文提到材料从猪毛改为马尾毛，说明牙刷形式“变化”。D.changed：正确，表示“随时间改变”。A.appeared出现、B.touched触摸、C.discovered发现：均无法衔接下文。
6.A 后句“it was too hard”是前句“不用猪毛”的原因，需用因果连词。A.because：正确，引导原因状语从句。B.so因此：表结果，但此处需原因。C.or否则、D.but但是：逻辑不符。
7.C 马尾毛更软，刷牙会更“舒适”，与后文“fantastic”呼应。C.comfortably：正确，副词修饰动词“brush”。A.angrily生气地、B.hardly几乎不、D.badly糟糕地：均与“softer”矛盾。
8.A 句意：它很快在当地人中流行起来。A.popular：正确，符合“found its way into Europe”的结果。B.different不同的、C.strange奇怪的、D.boring无聊的：与上下文无关。
9.D 牙刷是一项“发明”，与后文“造纸术”同为古代发明。D.invention：正确，强调创造性产物。A.action行动、B.pollution污染、C.tradition传统：均不符合。
10.B 句意：如今我们养成刷牙的好习惯。B.habit：正确，“get into the habit of”为固定搭配。A.task任务、C.result结果、D.fact事实：均无法搭配。
二、1.They used some small tree branches. 文章第二段第一句“Before toothbrushes appeared, the ancient Chinese people cleaned their teeth with some small tree branches.”直接说明了古代中国人在牙刷出现之前使用小树枝清洁牙齿。
2.Because it was too hard. 文章第二段提到“people didn’t use pig hair to make toothbrushes because it was too hard”，说明人们停止使用猪毛是因为它太硬。
3.Because it helps people get into the good habit of brushing teeth and prevents tooth problems. 从文章最后一段可以看出，牙刷的发明让人们养成了刷牙的好习惯（“Today we get into the good habit of brushing teeth.”），并且如果不使用牙刷可能会出现牙齿问题（“If we don’t use it, we might have tooth problems.”），所以牙刷是一项重要的发明。