Ⅰ.阅读理解
When it comes to the greatest inventions of the world, China's name is sure to be mentioned several times. There are hundreds of things which were invented by the Chinese.
Alcohol
Shocked? It was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty. This period was about 2000 BC－1600 BC. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.
Tea
China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese emperor around 2737 BC. Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The Mechanical Clock
Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an invention without which things were incomplete. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty. This was during 618 AD and 907 AD.
Silk Fabric
Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms, it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 BC.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了中国的四个发明，分别是酒、茶、机械钟和丝绸。
1．What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A．Beer was popular in the Xia Dynasty.
B．Yi Di and Du Kang invented alcohol.
C．Alcohol was first invented in the US.
D．It is well known that alcohol is a Chinese invention.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty.”可知，在中国，酒是由夏朝的两位传奇人物仪逖和杜康酿制的。由此可知，仪逖和杜康发明了酒。故选B。
2．The author asks the question in Paragraph 4 to show________.
A．ancient Chinese inventors were wiser
B．many things in our lives are incomplete
C．ancient Chinese people never wasted time
D．the mechanical clock is an important invention
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Have you ever wondered ... incomplete.”可知，你有没有想过，如果没有时间观念，我们到底会做些什么？钟表的确是一项没有它，一切就不完整的发明。由此可推知，作者在第四段中提出的问题是为了说明机械钟是一项重要的发明。故选D。
3．Which of the following inventions has a longer history?
A．Silk fabric. B．Tea.
C．Alcohol. D．The mechanical clock.
解析：选A 细节理解题。阅读全文可知，迄今为止发现的最古老的丝绸在河南省，可以追溯到公元前3630年。对比可知，四项发明中，丝绸织物有较长的历史。故选A。
