Thehistoryofwritinginstruments,withwhichhumanshaverecor...

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The history of writing instruments, with which humans have recorded and conveyed thoughts and feelings, is the history of civilization itself. This is how we know about our ancestors and their life.

The handy sharpened­stone was adapted into the first writing instrument. Around 24000 BC, the cave man started drawing pictures with the stone onto the walls of his cave. __1__ Walls at the Apollo site in Namibia are believed to be the oldest rock paintings to date.

Before paper came along, people used clay or wax tablets on which they wrote with sharp objects such as metal sticks or bones. Around 6,000 years ago, the Egyptians invented the first paperlike material called papyrus. The word “paper” actually comes from the word “papyrus”．

__2__ Bones or metal sticks were no longer useful as the papyrus could not be scratched. So the Egyptians created a reed­pen perfect for the papyrus. __3__ And thus, ancient Egyptians transformed bamboo stems (茎) into an early form of a fountain pen.

Another writing instrument that remained active in history for a long period was the quill (鹅毛) pen. Introduced around 700 AD, the quill was a pen made from a bird feather. Goose feathers were most common. __4__ For making fine line drawings, crow feathers were the best.

When writers had better inks and paper and handwriting had developed into both an art form and an everyday occurrence, man's inventive nature once again turned to improving the writing instrument. __5__

A．Now something was needed to write upon the papyrus.

B．The papyrus became the most popular material at that time.

C．Swan feathers were of a high quality, being rare and most expensive.

D．Bamboo stems were better and much more expensive than goose feathers.

E．This led to the development of the modem fountain pen in the 19th century.

F．These were mostly the stems of grasses, especially from the bamboo plant.

G．These drawings showed events in daily life like the planting of crops or hunting victories.

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篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了书写工具的发展历程。

1．G　上文提示“大约公元前24000年，穴居人开始用石头在洞穴的墙上画画。”再根据下文提示“纳米比亚阿波罗遗址的墙壁被认为是迄今为止最古老的岩画。”因此，G项“These drawings showed events in daily life like the planting of crops or hunting victories.”(这些图画展示了日常生活中的事件，如种植庄稼或打猎的胜利。)承上启下，切题。故选G。

2．A　下文提示“由于纸莎草纸不能被刮伤，骨头或金属棒不再有用。”因此，A项“Now something was needed to write upon the papyrus.”(现在需要能够在纸莎草纸上书写的东西)引起下文，切题。故选A。

3．F　上文提示“因此，埃及人创造了一种芦苇笔，完美地用于在纸莎草纸上书写。”因此，F项“These were mostly the stems of grasses, especially from the bamboo plant.”(这些主要是草的茎，尤其是竹子的茎。)承接上文，切题。故选F。

4．C　上文提示“最常见的是鹅毛。”因此，C项“Swan feathers were of a high quality, being rare and most expensive.”(天鹅羽毛质量很好，既稀有又昂贵。)承接上文，切题。故选C。

5．E　上文提示“当作家们有了更好的墨水、纸张和书法，它们已经发展成为一种艺术形式和日常生活的一部分时，人类的创造*再一次转向改进书写工具。”因此，E项“This led to the development of the modem fountain pen in the 19th century.”(这导致了现代钢笔在19世纪的发展。)承接上文，切题。故选E。

知识点：七选五题型

题型：阅读理解