2017届高考英语广东版英语测试报高三上学期综合版训练：第4期 B2（外研版）
<p> <span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="Comprehension">Comprehension</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mummies">mummies</span>(木乃伊) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pyramids">pyramids</span>, <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="follows">follows</span>:</p><p> <span word="Papyrus">Papyrus</span> (莎草纸)</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> 3000 <span word="BC">BC</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="papyrus">papyrus</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="papyrus">papyrus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 5,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p> <span word="Reed">Reed</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> (芦苇笔)</p><p> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="papyrus">papyrus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Papyrus">Papyrus</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Reed">Reed</span> <span word="pens">pens</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="pens">pens</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="pens">pens</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 4<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="BC">BC</span>.</p><p> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="ink">ink</span></p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="ink">ink</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2980 <span word="BC">BC</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="soot">soot</span> (煤烟) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="gum">gum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beeswax">beeswax</span> (树胶和蜂蜡). <span word="They">They</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="soot">soot</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="mixtures">mixtures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="resultful">resultful</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="date">date</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="readable">readable</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>.</p>
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