2015考研英语阅读理解精选20篇(第八篇)
<p> 网络是最大的发明 <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Changle">Changle</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span>, <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Tools">Tools</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rock">rock</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="banging">banging</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="Paper">Paper</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="slamming">slamming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="scissors">scissors</span>! <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="chopping">chopping</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invented">invented</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Rock">Rock</span>, <span word="Paper">Paper</span>, <span word="Scissors">Scissors</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="how">how</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>: <span word="no">no</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> , <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="recordings">recordings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="information">information</span> . <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="existed">existed</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contender">contender</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rock">rock</span>, <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scissors">scissors</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="Inventions">Inventions</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tangibletechnologies">tangibletechnologies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="processes">processes</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="nebulous">nebulous</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imaginings">imaginings</span>. <span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Tools">Tools</span> <span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rock">rock</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stone">stone</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paleolithic">Paleolithic</span> <span word="Age">Age</span>, <span word="around">around</span> 2.6<span word="m">m</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="progression">progression</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="proto">proto</span>-<span word="human">human</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="human">human</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>, <span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pummelling">pummelling</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>, <span word="early">early</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="rudimentary">rudimentary</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flay">flay</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="longevity">longevity</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crown">crown</span>? <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span>; <span word="theirs">theirs</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="grind">grind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="efficacy">efficacy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="theyve">theyve</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="eclipsed">eclipsed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="blade">blade</span>, <span word="howeverof">howeverof</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="scissors">scissors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manifestation">manifestation</span>, <span word="albeit">albeit</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ingenious">ingenious</span> <span word="onehas">onehas</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Metal">Metal</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 400,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knives">knives</span>, <span word="swords">swords</span>, <span word="spears">spears</span>, <span word="axes">axes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guillotineuh">guillotineuh</span>-<span word="oh">oh</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blade">blade</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chop">chop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slash">slash</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="blades">blades</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="gents">gents</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span>: <span word="paper">paper</span>? <span word="Invented">Invented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="courtier">courtier</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Tsai">Tsai</span> <span word="Lun">Lun</span> <span word="in">in</span> 105<span word="AD">AD</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dynasties">dynasties</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dragons">Dragons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="Den">Den</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="greedy">greedy</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="piles">piles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alphabet">alphabet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="around">around</span> 2,000<span word="BC">BC</span> , <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="tablets">tablets</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="papyrus">papyrus</span> <span word="scrolls">scrolls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="inexorably">inexorably</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="press">press</span>, <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span> <span word="texts">texts</span>, <span word="art">art</span>, <span word="photography">photography</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="scores">scores</span>, <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="may">may</span>, <span word="finally">finally</span>, <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paperless">paperless</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Paper">Paper</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="stone">stone</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="scissors">scissors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fireanother">fireanother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundations">foundations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="society">society</span>. </p>
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