职称英语考试理工类的AB级阅读理解精讲(5)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Compass">Compass</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="voyages">voyages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europes">Europes</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Discovery">Discovery</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Columbuss">Columbuss</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Indies">Indies</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1492, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compass">compass</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="voyages">voyages</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thirteenth">thirteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compass">compass</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="jade">jade</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="Lodestone">Lodestone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="materialthough">materialthough</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="jade">jade</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnetic">magnetic</span> <span word="ladle">ladle</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="skill">skill</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compass">compass</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jade">jade</span> <span word="finders">finders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span>. 31 <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="about">about</span>? <span word="B">B</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="compass">compass</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compass">compass</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Indies">Indies</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="In">In</span> 1492. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. 80. 33 <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladle">ladle</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="compass">compass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>? <span word="B">B</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="north">north</span>. <span word="D">D</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="remained">remained</span> <span word="unmoved">unmoved</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="jade">jade</span> <span word="finders">finders</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compass">compass</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="lodestone">lodestone</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="jade">jade</span> <span word="finders">finders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inventors">inventors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compass">compass</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Various">Various</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ladle">ladle</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span>, <span word="compasses">compasses</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Compasses">Compasses</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>. 答案 32. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 2000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. 第二段中<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>.直接告诉我们中国发明指南针的时间。 34. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="jade">jade</span> <span word="finders">finders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inventors">inventors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compass">compass</span>. 第二段中: <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>.间接的告诉我们玉石寻找者可能是指南针的发明者。</p>
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