外研版高中英语必修二Module5PeriodOneReadingComprehension

Module 5Great People and Great Inventionsof Ancient ChinaPeriod One Reading ComprehensionⅠ.用适当的介、副词填空1．Ancient China was a place where states were often ________ war with each other.2．He stressed the importance of kindness，duty and order ________ society.3．Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar ________ those of Confucius.4．His father died when he was young，and he was brought ________ by his mother.5．He then became an adviser ________ another ruler.6．Mencius believed that the reason why man is different ________ animals is that man is good.7．He became famous ________ his unusual clothes and behaviour.8．________ some ways，his beliefs were similar to those of Confucius.9．________ a result，he spent many years trying to find a state where people would follow his teachings.10．Mozi taught that we should love all human beings and look ________ those who are weaker than ourselves.Ⅱ.佳句翻译与仿写1．But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers.翻译：___________________________________________________________________ 仿写：那是一个女性不被允许上学的时期。

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2．For many years he travelled from state to state，teaching the principles of Confucius.翻译：____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 仿写：她坐在那里看电视。

________________________________________________________________________ 3．Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good.翻译：_____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 仿写：他迟到的原因是他遇到堵车了。

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 4．Born in 476 BC，he came from a family which was very poor.翻译：____________________________________________________________________ 仿写：如果再给我一次机会，我会做得更好。

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 5．For example，he considered that government was most important.翻译：____________________________________________________________________ 仿写：我们认为这部电影值得一看。

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ⅲ.单项填空1．Treat others in the way________you want to be treated.A．that B．in whichC．/ D．all of the above2．Ancient China was a place________states were often at war with each other.A．that B．when C．where D．who3．But it was also a time________there were many great philosophers.A．that B．when C．which D．where4．Confucius is the philosopher________influence has been the greatest.A．that B．which C．what D．whose5．He________the importance of kindness，duty and order in society.A．stressed B．approvedC．devoted D．concluded6．His father died when he was young，and he was________by his mother.A．brought out B．brought upC．raised D．both B and C7．He was then given an important________in the government of a state.A．situation B．stage C．position D．point8．He________his last years preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius.A．cost B．spent C．took D．used9．Mencius believed that the reason________man is different from animals is that man is good.A．how B．whyC．for which D．both B and C10．Mozi founded the philosophy________Mohism.A．called B．callingC．call D．being calledⅣ.阅读理解The Real Inventor of PrintingThe Chinese were the real inventor of printing.Centuries ago they carved messages on stone and then sprinkled (撒) sooty (粉末状的) dust over the stone carving.When they put a small piece of paper over the stone and rubbed the paper，the sooty lines were reproduced on it.Some of these first printed papers have been preserved；the oldest ones known to exist are more than one thousand years old.Printing with carved stone blocks was the only kind of printing known for centuries.Then，about eight hundred years ago，a Chinese printer，Bi Sheng，had a clever idea.Instead of carving a whole message on a single big block of wood or stone，he formed separate Chinese words or characters out of bits of clay.By fitting the claypieces together in rows in a box，he could print just as before.But when he finished，he could keep all the separate pieces of clay and use them again.Bi Sheng’s movable type was a great step forward，but his method was not generally adopted.Movable type did not come into use in Europe until it was invented there centuries later.The Europeans had been totally ignorant of the printing traditions of the Chinese.1．Bi Sheng used clay to form________.A．large tablets for writingB．small statuesC．individual words or charactersD．messages2．These pieces of clay were________.A．easily lost B．less usedC．reusable D．thrown away after use3．The oldest pieces of printed paper in existence date back________.A．800 years B．more than 1 000 yearsC．more than 2 000 years D．500 years4．Europeans adopted printing after they________.A．realized stone carving was not good enoughB．had learned about it from the ChineseC．had copied Chinese printingD．had invented it themselvesresult n．结果；成果；效果生义：v i.发生；产生；导致1．The accident resulted in 30 deaths.这个事故导致了30人死亡。