初中英语文中细节试题

Last summer holiday，Aunt Emily took us to a safari park （野生动物园），not far from Liverpool.

    I was very happy to go as I had never been to a safari park before.It' s a very interesting park，full of wild animals running freely.

    When we got there，we bought our tickets and drove into the park.We were very excited at the thought of going to see the lions.But to get to the lion' s place we had to go through the monkeys' land first.And that was an experience because they climbed all over the car，ate apples and bananas，and threw all kinds of things at us.They seemed very unfriendly.

    Anyway，we went on our way to the lions' place where we had to lock ourselves in the car as we knew lions could be dangerous.A lion came up very close to us.The next thing we knew，it was on the bonnet （车盖）.It looked calm but we felt terrified.Aunt Emily，who isn't very brave，started to call for help.The kids started crying.Only my brother，George，stayed cool.I sounded the horn （喇叭） but nobody heard us.

    In the end a guard arrived in his car，and the lion just got off our car and started smelling the guard's hand as if nothing was the matter.

（1）Which animal did the writer want to see the most？ 　 　

A.The lions.

B.The elephants.

C.The monkeys.

D.All of them.

（2）Why did they lock themselves in the car？ 　 　

A.Because the monkeys might steal things.

B.Because they were afraid of being robbed.

C.Because the lions might be dangerous in the park.

D.Because something was wrong with the car.

（3）What does the underlined word "terrified"in paragraph 4 probably mean？ 　 　

A.Excited.

B.Bored.

C.Interested.

D.Scared.

（4）Who stayed calm among the visitors when they met the lion？ 　 　

A.Aunt Emily.

B.George.

C.The guard.

D.The writer.

China has named the nation's first Mars rover（火星车）Zhu Rong.For all of us，Zhu Rong is a well﹣suited name.

In an ancient Chinese story，Zhu Rong had the face of a man and the body of an animal.He rode on two dragons.When he had a big fight with Gong Gong，the god of water，Zhu Rong won.But after the fight，the human world came into complete darkness.Then he brought fire from heaven（天国）to the world.

"Zhu Rong is regarded as the earliest god of fire in traditional Chinese culture，" a space official said. "The first Mars rover was named Zhu Rong.The name symbolizes（象征）light and hope for space exploration（探索）in our country，and means to guide humans to continue exploration."

After leaving the earth last summer，Zhu Rong circled Mars for several months and landed on it in May.In recent years，our country has sent up the world's first quantum satellite（量子卫星），and Chang'e﹣4 has made a soft landing on the moon.We have made great progress in space technology and will soon start building our own space station.

（1）What Zhu Rong brought from heaven to the world was 　    .

A．	fire
B．	wars
C．	water
D．	animals

（2）For China's space exploration，the name Zhu Rong symbolizes 　    　.

A．	a big fight
B．	complete darkness
C．	light and hope
D．	Chinese culture

（3）The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refers to" 　 　"

A．	the earth
B．	Mars
C．	the moon
D．	the sun

（4）According to the passage，we can infer that 　    　.

A．	Zhu Rong is a bad person in an ancient Chinese story
B．	China has made great progress in space technology
C．	the writer is proud of China's space technology
D．	the official doesn't like the name Zhu Rong

Sunday Plan
	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Tony	Play football	Have a picnic	See a film
Betty	Play the piano	Listen to music	See a film
Daming	Read a book	Play football	See a film
Lingling	Ride a bike	Go shopping	See a film

Weather table for Sunday
	City	Temperature	Weather
Lingling	Beijing	7℃～9℃	cloudy
Tony	Dalian	40～﹣2℃	snowy
Betty	Shanghai	18℃～21℃	showery
Daming	Guangzhou	26℃～30℃	sunny

56．Lingling will 　　on Sunday morning．

A．	ride a bike
B．	read a book
C．	play the piano
D．	play football

57．You will most probably find all of the four in 　　this weekend．

A．	a park
B．	a cinema
C．	a shop
D．	a football club

58．If you like skating very much，you can have fun in 　　

A．	Beijing
B．	Dalian
C．	Shanghai
D．	Guangzhou

59．Daming will most probably wear 　　in Guangzhou．

A．	a sweater
B．	a raincoat
C．	a T﹣shirt
D．	a scarf

60．According to the weather， 　　will most probably have to change the Sunday plan．

A．	Tony
B．	Daming
C．	Betty
D．	Lingling．

Everybody enjoys acts of kindness.But can you explain why？Some people think kindness is something out of love and care，while others believe it is just a tool that we use to become more popular.But research shows that being kind can activate （激活）an area of the brain called Striatum.Research also shows that kindness improves people's mood （情绪）.But why and how does it happen？Here are a number of different ways.

Being kind can make someone smile.If you see yourself smile in a situation，people around may be smiling，too.This is specially true for your close friends and family .A kind act makes someone who is sad feel better. Itcan also make ourselves fee good.So why not set off that chain（链条）of good feelings to people around？

Secondly，being kind starts or develops a social connection with others.Kind acts like buying someone a present make friendships stronger.Research has shown that spending money on others may help you get a stronger feeling of happiness than spending it on yourself.Similarly，charities（慈善）also open up new circles of people to connect with someone on the other side of the world.

In another recent research，even children in their first year of secondary school know how being kind makes them feel happy.If one person is kind，he or she makes others in the group kind.It also lifts everyone's spirits.Imagine that you make cakes for the office and it makes others do it each month.Then you're getting cakes a lot more days than providing them.

The story doesn't end here.Being kind may improve your mood，but research has also shown that if you're in a good mood，you can act much more kindly.This makes it a wonderful two﹣way relationship，doesn't it？

（1）The writer lends in the topic by 　 　.

A．	telling a story
B．	asking questions
C．	giving examples
D．	making a survey

（2）The underlined word"It" in Paragraph 2 refers to" 　 　".

A．	the situation
B．	the family
C．	the kind act
D．	that chain

（3）Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage？ 　    　

A．
B．
C．
D．

（4）If you were an editor（编辑），you'd put the above passage in " 　 　"of a newspaper.

A．	Science
B．	Wealth
C．	Invention
D．	Culture

It was Saturday again.Lily and Lucy disliked Saturdays.That was another thing the twins had in common.They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner.In fact，it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.

   Unlike their classmates，they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons.Lily had to attend the art lesson and Lucy had to attend her ballet lesson. "How I wish I could do something different today，" said the twins with one voice.All at once，an idea came to Lily and Lucy at the same time. "Do you have the same idea as me？" they asked each other and laughed.It seemed like a wonderful plan to them.After giving each other a description of their own friends，Lily put on Lucy's ballet dress while Lucy put Lily's brushes and paints into her bag.Then they left for their classes.

   When the art lesson started，Lucy couldn't understand the art teacher.Unlike Lily，Lucy was poor at drawing.When the art lesson finally ended，Lucy didn't dare to hand in her work.

   Meanwhile，Lily was struggling in the ballet class as well.As she had no idea about the dance steps，she had to follow her classmates blindly.As a result，she kept knocking into them.Their ballet teacher became impatient with her， "Lucy，you should remember the basic steps.You can't depend on copying what others are doing."

   When Lily and Lucy arrived home，they were tired out.They decided that they would never try to be someone else that they were not.

（1）What was the twins' plan？ 　 　

A．	To have a day off.
B．	To be each other for a day.
C．	To wear the same clothes.
D．	To have a normal day like their classmates.

（2）How did Lucy feel at the beginning of the art lesson？ 　　

A．	Lost.
B．	Excited.
C．	Mad.
D．	Sleepy.

（3）What does the underlined word them refer to？ 　 　

A．	The teachers.
B．	The classmates.
C．	The dance steps.
D．	The ballet dresses.

（4）The ballet teacher became impatient because 　　.

A．	she wasn't herself that day
B．	"Lucy" wasn't patient that day
C．	"Lucy" did very badly that day
D．	she had discovered the twins' plan

（5）What did the twins learn from the experience？ 　　

A．	Don't try to run before you can walk.
B．	A good beginning makes a good ending.
C．	Saying is one thing and doing is another.
D．	The grass is not always greener on the other side.

Traditional food such as Guilin Rice Noodles，Snail Rice Noodles，Rolled Rice Noodles（卷筒粉）can be found around most streets of Guangxi，which is in South Central China.

    The famous snack Snail Rice Noodles is also called luosifen in Chinese.Luosifen is usually sold at roadside stands（路边摊）in night market in Guangxi.It is cooked easily and tastes good!The dish is made up of rice noodles boiled and served in soup made from river snails and pork bones which are cooked for hours.

    The food was listed as part of Liuzhou's intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）in 2008 and became popular after being introduced in the program A bite of China（舌尖上的中国）in 2012.

    Since then，luosifen restaurants have developed quickly across the country.Many restaurants have been set up in Beijing，Shanghai，Hong Kong.It is becoming a popular snack at home and abroad.It's said that 28.4 million bags of luosifen were sold on Taobao last year，becoming the most popular snack in the online market.It was also one of the best﹣selling foods during COVID﹣19 outbreak（爆发） in China.

    Besides the traditional export （出口）markets，including the US，Australia，France，the food has also been sent to new markets such as Singapore and New Zealand.

（1）What kind of food was NOT mentioned in the article？ 　　

A.Lemon Duck.

B.Guilin Rice Noodles.

C.Snail Rice Noodles.

D.Rolled Rice Noodles.

（2）Luosifen restaurants have developed quickly across the country since the year 　 　.

A.2008

B.2012

C.2019

D.2021

（3）Why was luosifen one of the best﹣selling foods during COVID﹣19 outbreak in China？ 　　

A.Because it could help to fight the COVID﹣19.

B.Because we wouldn't make luosifen any more.

C.Because it could bring good luck to us Chinese.

D.Because it was very convenient and delicious.

（4）Which of the following countries is the new market for selling luosifen according to the article？ 　　

A.US.

B.Australia.

C.France.

D.New Zealand.

One Friday night，a poor young man stood at the train station．He played his violin and many people put money into the hat in front of him．

The next day，the young man came to the station again，But this time he took out a large piece of paper with some words on it．It said，"Last night a lady named Mrs．Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Please come for it．"

After about an hour，a middle﹣aged woman ran to the young man in a hurry and said，"You do come here．I know that you're an honest man and will sure come here．"They had a talk and the young man made sure she was the owner．Then he took out a lottery ticket （彩票）and gave it to ticket past the young man，she was very happy．The prize of the lottery ticket was 500000．When she walked past the young man，she took out 50 and put it in the hat．However，the lottery ticket was also thrown in．

Later，someone asked the young man，"You play the violin every day to make money．Why don't you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself？"The young man said，"Although I don't have much money．I live happily．But if I lose honesty．I won't be happy forever．"

57．How did the young man make money？　　

A．By selling train tickets   

B．By playing the violin   

C．By collecting lottery tickets  

D．By buying lottery tickets

58．What did the young man put on the ground the next day？　　

A．A violin     

B．A hat     

C．A lottery ticket  

D．A piece of paper with some words on it．

59．What happened to the lottery ticket？　　

A．It was returned by the woman   

B．It was sent to one of their friends    

C．It was given to the young man by mistake    

D．It was lost by the woman's husband．

60．We can learn from the story that the young man　　．

A．had much money    

B．knew the woman's husband  

C．took the prize of the lottery

D．thought honesty was more important than money．

Salt in the soil has always made it impossible to grow crops.But that's now changing.

    Famous agriculturalist （农学家）Yuan Longping said they would grow a special rice.They would turn 100 million mu of saline﹣alkali （盐碱的）land into farmland in the country over the next 10 years.

   In 2017，Yuan's team successfully grew rice on the saline﹣alkali land in Jiangsu Province.It is called sea rice.Now they have made great progress.Both China and many other countries around the world have large saline﹣alkali land.If all of it can be used to grow rice and grain，it is very important for food security（安全）.And it will help the UN zero﹣hunger goal come true.

    Yuan Longping was named as"Father of Hybrid Rice".He helped China make a great wonder—feeding nearly 20% of the world's population with less than 9% of the world's farmland.Then Yuan had a much bigger dream—to save the world from hunger.The world is seeing China's sea rice as a way to fight food insecurity.

"I had a dream.Rice was as high as sorghum （高粱）；ears （穗）were as long as brooms；grains were as big as peanuts （花生）.I could actually enjoy the cool under the rice crops." Yuan said of his childhood dream.And he was one step closer to his dream.

    "I'm confident in the future of my country，and I want to do more for my motherland." said Yuan.

（1）What was Yuan Longping？ 　　

A.A famous reporter.

B.A famous pianist.

C.A famous headmaster.

D.A famous agriculturalist.

（2）What did Yuan's team grow on the saline﹣alkali land in 2017？ 　　

A.Corn.

B.Vegetables.

C.Sea rice.

D.Hybrid rice.

（3）What will happen if all saline﹣alkali land around the world is turned into farmland？ 　　

A.The people in China will stay away from hunger.

B.The people in Africa will stay away from hunger.

C.The people in many countries will stay away from hunger.

D.The people in the world will stay away from hunger.

（4）Yuan Longping helped China feed nearly 　　of the world's population with less farmland.

A.one fifth

B.one tenth

C.four fifths

D.nine tenths

（5）What was Yuan Longping's bigger dream？ 　 　

A.The rice was as high as sorghum.

B.He could save the world from hunger.

C.The ears were as long as brooms.

D.He could enjoy the cool under the rice crops.

Nowadays，kuakuaqun or praise groups have become more and more popular on the Internet，Their aim is to comfort young people.These groups provide words of support for those who are unhappy.

Spending just a little money，you can enter such a group.Share your problems or success，and you will receive positive messages soon.These messages，mostly from strangers，will help you feel better.A leader of one of the groups talks about his first purpose，"I want to help people learn to praise others and accept others，praise."

I like the idea of kuakuaqun.However，I think getting praise from strangers online isn't very useful in the long run.This is especially true when you are paying for the praise.These people don't know you，so the praise may not be earnest.Real and meaningful praise comes from the people you know.

With this in mind，we should try to praise our friends and family members when they need some encouragement.Simply saying to a classmate， 'I like you'，can lift his or her confidence.Being kind to others is easy.And it adds the necessary sweetness to make everyone's life better.

（1）Words of support of kuakuaqun are mainly from 　 　.

A．	students
B．	strangers
C．	relatives
D．	classmates

（2）In kuakuaqun you can learn 　 　.

A．	to fight with others
B．	to make friends with others
C．	to draw some pictures
D．	to praise others and accept others' praise

（3）What's the meaning of the underlined word "earnest"？ 　 　

A．	勇敢的.
B．	大量的.
C．	真诚的.
D．	虚拟的.

（4）Kuakuaqun is 　 　according to the passage.

A．	a book
B．	a magazine
C．	a computer
D．	an online group

Tony， a nine﹣year﹣old kid， is sitting at his desk when suddenly he wets（尿湿） his pants． He thinks his heart is going to stop because he can't possibly know how this has happened． It has never happened before． He knows the after﹣effect （后果）﹣When the boys find out， he will never hear the end of it． When the girls find out， they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives．

Tony puts his head down and say to himself， "Oh， no． What can I do？ I need help now!"

He looks up and notices the teacher coming， with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered．

As the teacher is walking to him， a classmate named Emily is carrying a glass that is full of water． Emily falls down in front of the teacher and drops the glass of water in Tony's pants． Tony seems to be angry， but all the while he is saying to himself， "Thank you， dear! Thank you ， dear!"

Now all of a sudden， instead of being the person that everyone laughs at， Tony is the person of sympathy （同情）． The person that everyone laughs at should be him， but now it is Emily．

She tries to help， but they tell her， "You've done enough， you stupid!"

At the end of the day， as they were waiting for the bus， Tony walks over to Emily and says in a low voice ， " You did that on purpose， didn't you ？"

Emily says back in a quiet voice， "I wet my pants ，too．"

（1）What does Tony think the other boys will do if they find out the fact？ 　　

A．	They'll all laugh at him．
B．	They'll tell the teacher about it．
C．	They'll try to help him．
D．	They'll never speak to him again．

（2）Which is right according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Emily drops the water on purpose．
B．	Tony is really angry with Emily．
C．	Tony and Emily don't go home by bus．
D．	Tony and Emily aren't classmates．

（3）We know that Emily is a 　　girl from the passage？

A．	careless and lazy
B．	quiet and bright
C．	stupid and helpless
D．	kind and smart．

Your English teacher has introduced a play to your class． Read the play．

Characters： Benny， student， 14 years old

Peter， students， 15 years old

Susie， student， 14 years old

Grace， student， 14 years old

Time：One Sunday afternoon in autumn

Place：Sunny Park

（The four teenagers have just finished the picnic． They are tidying up．）

Benny：Wow! That was a great picnic． I'm so full that I can hardly move．

Grace：That's no excuse for not tidying up， Benny． Come over here and help me pack up the leftover food． Peter， can you put out the fire， please？ And clean up the plate．

Peter：（Speaking unhappily to himself） How can I always get the dirty and difficult jobs？

It's not fair．

（Peter throws a bit of water on the fire． Then he picks up the ashes （灰烬） with an old newspaper and wants to throw them into the long grass． ）

Susie：（Sounding surprised） What are you doing ， Peter？ That's d…

Peter：Whoops…the newspaper has caught fire．

Susie：And the grass…Benny， Grace， help! Help!

（Benny and Grace come over quickly． They help put out the fire completely．）

Peter：Oh， no． What have I done？

Grace： You know that we should do everything carefully， don't you？

Peter：（With his head in his hands） Yes． What have I done？ What have I done？

（1）How does Peter feel about his job？ 　　

A．	Clean an easy
B．	Dirty and difficult
C．	Great and interesting
D．	Noisy and harmful

（2）What word do you think Susie would say in the sentence "That's d…"？ 　　

A．	dirty
B．	difficult
C．	delicious
D．	dangerous

（3）Which of the following sentences is true？ 　　

A．	There are five people in the play．
B．	Peter's carelessness causes the fire．
C．	They have a picnic in the morning
D．	Benny refuses to help others tidy up．

What would you do if you had trouble seeing clearly？You would probably go to an eye doctor who might give you glasses.For many people around the world，however，such a way isn't that simple.

The World Health Organization reports that glasses can help one billion people in the world.Yet places like Ghana have only one eye doctor every 8 million people. Thismakes glasses almost impossible to get.Joshua Silver，a teacher at Oxford University，however，may have solved the problem.

Mr.Silver has developed liquid（液体）﹣filled glasses that users can adjust（调整） by themselves without seeing a doctor!The lenses（镜片） are filled with oil.Using a dial on the glasses，the user changes the amount of oil.This changes the strength（度数） of the lens.After the user finds the right strength，he then fixes the lens.

Results show that among those who have tried the glasses，around 80% are satisfied.Mr.Silver's goal is for everyone who still needs glasses to have such glasses as soon as possible.With a little more effort，Mr.Silver thinks that his goal might be achieved in the near future.

（1）The underlined word "this" in the second paragraph（段落） means 　 　.

A．	glasses can help many people
B．	Mr.Silver has solved the problem
C．	there are many people in need of glasses
D．	there are not enough eye doctors

（2）The third paragraph is mainly about 　 　.

A．	who the new glasses are used by
B．	how the new glasses are used
C．	why the new glasses were made
D．	where the new glasses were invented

（3）We can know from the passage that 　 　.

A．	the new glasses can do good to large numbers of people
B．	the new glasses must be adjusted by eye doctors
C．	oil is not necessary for the new glasses
D．	glasses are easy to get everywhere all over the world

（4）What does Mr.Silver think of the new glasses？ 　 　

A．	He thinks they're the best of all.
B．	He's completely uncertain about them.
C．	He is worried about their future.
D．	He thinks they have a bright future.

（5）What will Mr.Silver do next according to the last paragraph？ 　 　

A．	He will let more people own the new glasses.
B．	He will invent another new kind of glasses.
C．	He will decide the price of the new glasses.
D．	He will make the new glasses cheaper.

Nancy's boss has just let her know that her customers' products are about to leave the company.And then he tells her there's a problem.

"The products were damaged（损坏） by someone in our company，" the boss says." But this shouldn't affectthe use of the products.If the customers find it，we'll say it was caused by the trucking（货运）company that delivered（运载） the products."

Hearing this，Nancy feels uncomfortable. "But didn't our workers damage the products？" Her boss looks at her，" Yeah，but the customers don't know that.I'll just say they were damaged while they were delivered.Don't worry，the customers won't even notice the damage."

Nancy's boss walks out.Nancy sits at her desk and she's not sure what to do.She knows it's dishonest to blame（将﹣﹣﹣归咎于） the damage on the trucking company.It's also dishonest to cheat her customers and give them less perfect products.

Many of us have to make decisions that make who we are and what we believe in.Most often，we face a choice that may seem insignificant（微不足道的）.But this doesn't mean that they're not important to us because even the smallest action may make a difference to us.

（1）Who makes the products less perfect？ 　 　

A．	The trucking company.
B．	Workers in Nancy's company.
C．	Nancy's boss.
D．	Nancy's customers.

（2）What does the boss plan to do if the damage is found by the customers？ 　 　

A．	He will say sorry to the customers.
B．	He doesn't know what to do about that.
C．	He will cheat the customers.
D．	He will tell the truth.

（3）The underlined word "affect" in the second paragraph means 　 　.

A．	keep
B．	divide
C．	influence
D．	provide

（4）From the passage we can infer（推断） that 　 　.

A．	Nancy may be an honest person
B．	the products have already left the company
C．	the damage of the products is easily noticed
D．	Nancy thinks her boss is clever

（5）The writer of the passage mainly wants to tell us 　 　.

A．	it's important to make even a small choice
B．	it's important to deal with damaged products
C．	it's necessary to cheat others sometimes
D．	it's necessary to communicate with a boss

DIY Your Own Desserts

We offer different kinds of classed to you all． A very popular class we are offering these

10 days is the class named "DIY Your Own Desserts"．

Can you imagine how happy your beloved one will be happy when you give him/her your DIY desserts on the special days like birthday， Mother's Day and Father's Day？ Come to our class and make your own desserts． Give your beloved one some surprises!

The class runs daily and it is a completely hands﹣on personal cooking experience lasting up to 4 hours learning 3﹣4 recipes （食谱） each lesson． The teacher will first show how to cook different recipes in front of you． And then he will guide you on how to prepare and make the food．

At the end of the class you can either eat the meal prepared during the class or take it home with you． What's more， you'll be able to take home the copies of all the recipes．

Costs： ￥30 each lesson． You can start at any time．

Go to our website to get more information about the class．

You can either e﹣mail us or come to our office for attending it．

（1）You can join the class if you like to 　　．

A．	offer some recipes
B．	teach how to cook
C．	make desserts yourself
D．	get some surprises

（2）You will 　　in the class．

A．	eat the meal with the teacher
B．	celebrate the special days
C．	learn 2﹣3 recipes each lessons
D．	have a hands﹣on experience

（3）You will pay 　　for five lessons．

A．	￥30
B．	￥60
C．	￥120
D．	￥150

（4）How can you attend the class？ 　　

A．	Make a phone call to them．
B．	Send them an e﹣mail．
C．	Get information from parents．
D．	Come to the class directly．

What are you holding in your hand while you are taking the examination？ Right． A pen．

Though it is small， the pen has changed the history， improved the trade of countries， recorded events， carried news， and done far more work for human beings than all other tools．

Progress without it would have been almost impossible． The invention of the wheels， the introduction of steam engine（蒸汽机）， the use of electricity， all these have changed the lives of millions of people， but the pen has done more． It has taken away mountains， and it has prepared the way for all progress and development of the society．

In the past the pen did all the work if you wanted to keep any writing for some time． The lawyers took up their pens and wrote the law of the country from the days when papyrus（纸莎草纸） was first used． The most famous letters in the world were written with a pen． It was with a pen that the greatest thinkers of all time wrote down their thoughts．

The pen is very utilitarian． We cannot sign a bill or write a letter or buy a house without our pen． An agreement is worthless till our name is written with a pen． The writers encourage the world with it． The students take their examinations with it as well．

Our coming into the world is recorded with a pen． Before we have been at school， our name is written on the name list with a pen． We cannot be married till we have signed． A pen records the important events in our life．

Let us remember that we hold in our hand the most powerful instrument which man owns． The pen is a magic tool． Whenever you use it， enjoy it．

（1）What is the writer trying to do in this passage？ 　　

A．	Describe what a pen looks like．
B．	Introduce the history of the pen．
C．	Advise people to prepare a new pen．
D．	Show the importance of the pen．

（2）The word "mountains" in the third paragraph refers to（指代） "something to 　　"．

A．	explain the use of electricity
B．	lower the students' scores
C．	stop the social development
D．	change the law of the country

（3）The lawyers started to write the law of the country 　　．

A．	before their thoughts were changed
B．	when papyrus was first used
C．	as soon as they recorded their names
D．	after they took an important exam

（4）The underlined word "utilitarian" in the passage means " 　 "．

A．	cheap
B．	boring
C．	special
D．	useful

（5）What is the best title for this passage？ 　　

A．	A Powerful Tool
B．	An Important Law
C．	A Valuable Record
D．	An Exciting Event