阅读理解

    Mr Denys Stocks, an old policeman, has just been given a prize for 12 years' research into ancient Egyptian industrial methods. People often wondered how the Egyptians were able to cut such hard stone and how they produced such fine jewellery. Mr Stocks has shown that the Egyptians used saws (锯) and drills (钻). The saws and drills were made of copper (铜), which is very soft. But the Egyptains turned them into very powerful tools. First, an Egyptian made a cut in the stone with a soft saw. Then the Egyptian put some sand into the cut. The hard sand got into the teeth of the saw and did the cutting. In this way, a worker could cut one of the hardest rocks. The sand he used turned into a very fine powder. The powder was then used by jewellers to cut valuable stones to make good jewellery.

1．Mr Stocks has found out ________.

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A．how Egyptians made saws and drills

B．what Egyptians used to made jewellery

C．how Egyptians cut hard stones

D．what Egyptians used to make their saws and drills

2．What is the correct order of the whole process?

a．cut valuable stones

b．put some sand into the cut

c．used copper to make saws and drills

d．made a cut in the stone

e．made hard sand get into the teeth of the saws

f．made good jewellery

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3．Mr Stocks was given prize for ________.

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4．________ made saws powerful tools.

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A．Soft copper

B．The cut

C．Sand power

D．Hard rocks

5．The “cut” in this passage means ________.

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A．the opening made by a sharp-edged tool

B．the using of a knife or other tools

C．separating a part from an object

D．making the blood come out of a body

阅读理解

    Mr Denys Stocks, an old policeman, has just been given a prize for 12 years' research into ancient Egyptian industrial methods. People often wondered how the Egyptians were able to cut such hard stone and how they produced such fine jewellery. Mr Stocks has shown that the Egyptians used saws (锯) and drills (钻). The saws and drills were made of copper (铜), which is very soft. But the Egyptains turned them into very powerful tools. First, an Egyptian made a cut in the stone with a soft saw. Then the Egyptian put some sand into the cut. The hard sand got into the teeth of the saw and did the cutting. In this way, a worker could cut one of the hardest rocks. The sand he used turned into a very fine powder. The powder was then used by jewellers to cut valuable stones to make good jewellery.

1．Mr Stocks has found out ________.

[　　]

A．how Egyptians made saws and drills

B．what Egyptians used to made jewellery

C．how Egyptians cut hard stones

D．what Egyptians used to make their saws and drills

2．What is the correct order of the whole process?

a．cut valuable stones

b．put some sand into the cut

c．used copper to make saws and drills

d．made a cut in the stone

e．made hard sand get into the teeth of the saws

f．made good jewellery

[　　]

3．Mr Stocks was given prize for ________.

[　　]

4．________ made saws powerful tools.

[　　]

A．Soft copper

B．The cut

C．Sand power

D．Hard rocks

5．The “cut” in this passage means ________.

[　　]

A．the opening made by a sharp-edged tool

B．the using of a knife or other tools

C．separating a part from an object

D．making the blood come out of a body

语篇理解

   The most important diamonds are those we never see── the diamonds used in industry．Their value lies in their hardness, not their beauty, and in the thousands of jobs they do．

   Industrial diamonds make the needles for phonographs(唱机)．Diamonds cut through solid rock in search of oil．Doctors use diamonds too──often as a powder glued(粘) to paper or a wheel．Other diamond wheels cut and polish(磨光) stones and cut metal parts for all kinds of engines．They are also used to make wheels for grinding(磨碎) and polishing metals．

   Most marvelous of all are the diamond dies(模具)．These are flat diamonds through which small holes have been drilled(钻)．When metal is pulled through the small hole in the diamond, it comes out as thin wire．

   Cars, airplanes, nails, radios, refrigerators(电冰箱), and most electrical equipment could not be made without using industrial diamonds．

(1) The most important diamonds are those used ______．

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    A．for jewelry

    B．in industry

    C．as drilling bits

    D．both A and B

(2) The important quality in industrial diamonds is their ______．

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    A．color     B．hardness

    C．beauty    D．roughness(粗糙)

(3)A diamond die is a ______．

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   A．thin wire

   B．round, smooth diamond

   C．diamond with a small hole

   D．kind of drill

(4) The best title for this selection is ______． [ ]

    A．Diamonds at Work

    B．Man’s Best Friend

    C．Diamond Dies

    D．Grinding, Polishing and Cutting