英语(2)模拟试题 答案.docx

我们每年用多少纸呢？也许你无法很快回答出这个问题。在 1900 年，全世界的用纸量是每年人均一公斤左右。
现在有些国家的用量达到每年人均 50 公斤。像美国，英国和瑞典这样的国家的用量远超其他各国。
Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very
commonly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used
parchment for man hundreds of years. Parchment was very strong ; it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment. (208 words)
像许多其他我们用的东西一样，纸最早发明于中国。在埃及和西方，十五世纪前纸并没有广泛使用。埃及人写字写在一种水性植物做成的材料上。欧洲人用羊皮纸用了好几百年。羊皮纸很牢固，它是用某些幼年动物的皮做成的。从羊皮纸上保存的记录中我们了解到关于欧洲历史的最重要的事情。
21、 What’ s the meaning for the word “ parchment“parchment”?的”意思是什么？
A. The skin of young animals.
B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals. 一种用某些幼年动物的皮做成的纸。 C. The paper used by European countries.
D. The paper of Egypt.
22、 Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper? 关于纸的发明下面哪项没有被提到？
A. More jobs could be provided than before. 工作机会比以前更多了。
B. More people could be educated than before.
C. More books could be printed and distributed.
D. More ways could be used to exchange knowledge.
23、 When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? 埃及人什么时候开始广泛地使用纸？
A. Around 1400.
大约十五世纪
B. Around .