2009年1月10日雅思阅读题源文章
<p> 09第一次雅思考试的第一篇文章---《古代交流方式》，有人回忆为《象形文字》，是一篇明星文章。考试分布为：2008-9-6,2008-10-25, 2008-12-6。现将相似文章摘录在下，以供参考：</p><p> <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="Communication">Communication</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alphabetic">alphabetic</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="development">development</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="inscribed">inscribed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="word">word</span>. <span word="Communication">Communication</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Space">Space</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="permanence">permanence</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inexpensive">inexpensive</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="notepad">notepad</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="schoolboy">schoolboy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="inscriptions">inscriptions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="monuments">monuments</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="antiquity">antiquity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="writings">writings</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minerals">minerals</span>.</p><p> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="monuments">monuments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chisel">chisel</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>, <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carving">carving</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="inscriptions">inscriptions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chisel">chisel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Semitic">Semitic</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Hebrew">Hebrew</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arabic">Arabic</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="material">material</span>.</p>
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