Question

    Most people will think about erasers only when they need to change something on their paper. In fact, erasers have a long history.

The history of the eraser began in the 1700s. There were lots of rubber trees (橡胶树) in South America. People got rubber from the trees and made many things with it. A man from France visiting South America saw this material (材料). He thought it was special and useful. So he sent some to his friends in Europe to study. Some went to a man in England. His name was Edward Nairne.

One day, Edward was writing on his table and needed an eraser. But he didn't use a piece of bread, a popular eraser at that time. Instead, he used a piece of rubber that was on his table. To his surprise, it worked better than bread. That was when Edward had an idea. Soon, he started to make rubber erasers and sell them.

How does the eraser work? When you write on paper, small pieces of graphite stick (粘贴) to paper. Graphite is the black material inside pencils. When you move an eraser on paper, it becomes warm. When it's warm, graphite sticks to it and words come off the paper.

1.What can we know about the eraser we use now?

A.A French man brought it to other countries.

B.It has a history of about three hundred years.

C.People in South America first started to use it.

2.The underlined word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to ______.

A.the eraser B.the tree C.rubber

3.What was Edward's idea?

A.To make rubber erasers and sell them.

B.To learn how to plant rubber trees.

C.To write articles on his table.

4.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A.How the eraser works.

B.How to get rubber.

C.How to use an eraser.

5.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A.Erasers Around the World

B.Erasers in Different Times

C.The History of the Eraser

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

【解析】

短文主要介绍了橡皮擦的历史。

1.

细节理解题，根据“The history of the eraser began in the 1700s.橡皮擦的历史始于17世纪。”，可知橡皮擦有三百年的历史了，故选B。

2.

词义猜测题，根据“There were lots of rubber trees (橡胶树) in South America. People got rubber from the trees and made many things with it. A man from France visiting South America saw this material (材料). 南美洲有很多橡胶树。人们从树上拿到橡胶，用它做很多东西。一位访问南美的法国男子看到了这份材料”，那么这里it应该是指前面提到的橡胶，故选C。

3.

细节理解题，根据“That was when Edward had an idea. Soon, he started to make rubber erasers and sell them.就在那时爱德华有了一个主意。不久，他开始制造橡皮擦并出售。”可知这里指的是他用橡胶制作橡皮擦并出售，故选A。

4.

段落大意题，根据第四段首句“How does the eraser work?这块橡皮是怎么用的？”可知应该是在介绍如何使这块橡皮擦工作，故选A。

5.

最佳标题，A. Erasers Around the World世界各地的橡皮擦；B. Erasers in Different Times不同时代的橡皮擦；C. The History of the Eraser橡皮擦的历史。通读全文可知是在介绍橡皮擦的发展历史，故选C。