雅思阅读真题（Part 1）

The origin of paper

Part 1 · 考频：中频 · 最近考试：2026.4.24广东轻工职业技术大学

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The word paper derives from the Greek term for the ancient Egyptian writing material called papyrus. In about 2400 BC, the Egyptians discovered how to make a writing surface out of papyrus, a type of reed that grows along waterways in southern Europe and North Africa. The Egyptians cut the plant into strips which they softened in water. Papyrus was cross-woven into a mat and then pounded into a hard thin sheet.

 

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题目与答案

  1. 1 ln Ancient China, writing was occasionally done on silk.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：The light material of silk was sometimes used, but was normally too expensive to consider

    同义替换：「occasionally」↔「sometimes」

  2. 2 Coloured paper was invented during the Tang Dynasty.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NOT GIVEN

    原文定位：During the same period, according to a written account, tea was served from baskets with multi-colored paper cups and paper napkins of different sizes and shapes

  3. 3 Papermakers from Samarkand were captured by the Chinese.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：FALSE

    原文定位：During a battle on the banks of the Tarus river, a Chinese caravan was captured which happened to include several paper makers

  4. 4 Papermaking as a large-scale industry originated in Iran.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：The rudimentary and laborious process of papermaking was refined and bulk manufacturing of paper began in Iran

    同义替换：「large-scale」↔「bulk」，「industry」↔「manufacturing」，「originated」↔「began」

  5. 5 Papermaking skills were brought to Europe via North Africa.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：Finally, when the Moors from North Africa invaded Spain and Portugal they brought the technology with them and so it was that papermaking entered Europe in the 12th century

    同义替换：「skills」↔「technology」，「were brought to」↔「entered」

  6. 6 When Gutenberg invented movable type, paper materials were very expensive.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NOT GIVEN

    原文定位：The notion of paper being used as a practical everyday item did not occur until the 15th century when Johannes Gutenberg perfected movable type printing

    同义替换：「invented」↔「perfected」

  7. 7 The end of the trade in rags was brought about by the difficulty of transporting them.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NOT GIVEN

    原文定位：Yet soon this source became insufficient and some curious attempts were made to find new materials

  8. The Development of Paper
    | Place | Date of introduction | Materials used | Method of production |
    | --- | --- | --- | --- |
    | Egypt | about 2400 BC | a plant called papyrus | 8_____ of the plant were softened in water, woven and pounded |
    | Europe | Unknown | Parchment made from the skin of animals such as 9_____ | skin was dried and 10_____ |
    | China | 105 AD | 11_____ of a mulberry tree and hemp rags | Ingredients were mixed with water, pressed and put outside in the sun |
    | 12_____ | 751 AD | flax and hemp | mills made of 13_____ were used |

    答案：strips|||sheep|||stretched|||bark|||Samarkand|||stone

    原文定位：The Egyptians cut the plant into strips which they softened in water;a single book written on parchment required the skins of 300 sheep;The skins had to be specifically prepared by drying them and they were then stretched on a special frame;Ts’ai Lun seems to have made his paper by mixing finely chopped mulberry bark and hemp rags with water;They were taken away to Samarkand, which was a good place to make paper because it had an abundant supply of hemp and flax;They began to prepare it in stone mills;

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