职称英语理工类AB级阅读理解经典练习题(5)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Compass">Compass</span> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="compass">compass</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lodestone">lodestone</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ladle">ladle</span> . <span word="Placed">Placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lodestone">lodestone</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladle">ladle</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladle">ladle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="magnetic">magnetic</span> <span word="north">north</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="interestingly">interestingly</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. 80. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dated">dated</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Jade">Jade</span> <span word="finders">finders</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladle">ladle</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="distances">distances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jade">jade</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="directions">directions</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ladle">ladle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ladle">ladle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lodestone">lodestone</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ladle">ladle</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="magnetism">magnetism</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="ladles">ladles</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="produced">produced</span>. <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ladles">ladles</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="compasses">compasses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="compasses">compasses</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="sailor">sailor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discoverer">discoverer</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compass">compass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p> </p>
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