Question

    Among all the pen productions, writing brush (máo bǐ) is a kind of special writing tool made in China mainly. Archaeologists(考古学家) said that writing brush or some pens like brush first appeared more than 5000 years ago. It wasn’t widely used until the Warring States Period (476BC-221BC). Hengshui, Xuancheng and Huzhou were three centers for making writing brushes in Chinese history. People in the hometown of writing brush—Hengshui—still celebrate the invention of brush every year.

________ Materials(材料) for the head part includes rabbit hair, horse hair, pig hair and so on. If you want to buy a Chinese brush as a gift for your friends, you can choose the one with soft hairs, mixed hairs or hard hairs according to their writing styles. There’s also a tradition that Chinese people like to make a writing brush from the first haircut a baby gets. It’s believed that a writing brush made from the hair of new born babies will bring good luck while taking exams. As for stalks(笔杆), normal materials are usually wood, but we can also see some special ones made from ivory, gold and some other valuable materials.

It is considered that writing brush is the most important one among Four Treasures of Chinese Study. The other three are ink stick, paper, and ink stone. In Chinese calligraphy(书法) and Chinese painting, writing brush is widely used. In old China, children had to learn calligraphy and try to write a good hand. Even the emperors(皇帝) themselves were good at calligraphy. Nowadays, Chinese people still practice calligraphy with writing brush from a very young age. When writing, many calligraphers will forget all worries and even themselves, turning all thoughts into the beauty of art. People think it helps improve a person’s temper(脾气). It is not only a means of communication, but also a means of expressing a person’s inner world.

1.According to the article, the hometown of writing brush is ________.

A.Hengshui B.Xuancheng C.Huzhou D.Hangzhou

2.Which of the following sentences can be put into the blank “________”in Para. 2?

A.It’s important to see that there can be both soft and hard brushes.

B.A good writing brush must be provided with four advantages.

C.The head of writing brush is made of different materials.

D.A writing brush can be divided into two parts: head and stalk.

3.In the underlined sentence, the writer mentions “the emperors” to show that _______.

A.writing brush is difficult to learn

B.people paid great attention to calligraphy in old China

C.the Chinese emperors were all good at calligraphy

D.the emperors improved their temper with calligraphy

4.We may know from the passage that _______.

A.people started to use the writing brush 4000 years ago

B.writing brush made from the human hair will help you get good grades

C.writing brush is the most important one among Four Inventions in China

D.Chinese people now still use writing brush in many fields

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

短文从毛笔的起源、制作材料、用途、作用等方面详细介绍了毛笔。

1.细节理解题，根据第一段最后一句“People in the hometown of writing brush—Hengshui—still celebrate the invention of brush every year.” 在毛笔故乡——衡水——人们仍然每年庆祝毛笔的发明。可以得出毛笔的故乡是衡水，故选A。

2.推理判断题，理解第二段整段分别从毛笔的头部和笔杆分别介绍了制作的材料，而填入的句子作为第一句应总括这两部分，观察选项“A writing brush can be divided into two parts: head and stalk.” 毛笔可分为两部分:头和笔杆。符合上下文，故选D。

3.推理判断题，划线句子“Even the emperors(皇帝) themselves were good at calligraphy.” 甚至是皇帝自己也擅长书法。在结合上一句“In old China, children had to learn calligraphy and try to write a good hand.” 在旧中国，孩子们必须学习书法，努力写出一手好字，推断作者是想强调古代中国对书法的重视，观察选项“people paid great attention to calligraphy in old China” 在旧中国，人们很重视书法，符合上下文，故选B。

4.细节理解题，根据文章最后一段第三句“In Chinese calligraphy(书法) and Chinese painting, writing brush is widely used” 在中国书法和中国绘画等领域毛笔被广泛使用，可以得出D选项“Chinese people now still use writing brush in many fields” 中国人现在仍然在许多领域使用毛笔正确。第一段第二句“Archaeologists said that writing brush or some pens like brush first appeared more than 5000 years ago.” 考古学家说，毛笔或者一些钢笔像刷第一次出现在5000多年前，可以得出A选项错误；根据第二段“It’s believed that a writing brush made from the hair of new born babies will bring good luck while taking exams.”人们相信用新生儿的头发做成的毛笔会在考试时带来好运。而B选项说的是的提高成绩，故B选项错误；最后一段第一句“It is considered that writing brush is the most important one among Four Treasures of Chinese Study.” 毛笔被认为是中国文房四宝中最重要的一件。但C选项说的是四大发明中最重要的一件，所以选项C错误，故选D。