高考英语语法填空中国传统文化专题4课件

蔡伦与造纸术CaiLunwasborntoapoorfamilyinGuiyang,China,duringtheEasternHandynastyaround50AD.Hewasasmartand1._________(ambition)man.Hebecameaclericalofficialinapalaceat2.________youngageandwasmuchtrustedbytheemperorHeofHan.

Thereisastorytoldabouthisjourneytodiscoveringpaper.Itallstartedonedaywhenhewasgivenastackofdocumentstoprocessathomebytheemperorsinceheserved3._________acourteunuch.Thesedocumentswerecarvedonbamboostrips,4._______weregiventoseveralmentocarryonabull-drawncart.Ontheway,thebullslippedandfellunderthewheelshalfwaythroughthejourney,makingthebamboostripsfalltothegroundaswell.Whiletryingtogetanotherbulltocarrythestrips,Lunhadtimetothink,andhe5.________(conclude)thatthestripswerejusttooheavyanddifficult6.________carryanduse.Theywereindeedaburdentothescholars.Theremustbeanotherwayout?Somuchenergyandefforthadgoneintohandlingthecumbersomebamboostrips.Whataboutsomethinglighter?Withwhat?Lunhadno7.________(solve).Ashewaswalking,hepassedahempstalk,andlookedatthehempfiberandthought,“maybethatcouldbeuseful.”He8.________(careful)removedonelayerafteranotherfromitsfibers,wonderingiftheycouldsomehowbewrittenon.Buttheywerejusttooroughandloose.Hethenthoughtofthewoolfromtheremainsofsilkcocoonsthatmightbeuseful,andthat’swhenhehadit.Heranaroundseekinghelpforhisexperiment.Theservantsgatheredbark,hemp,oldsilkcocoons,fishingnets,andcloth.Theychoppedthe9._________(ingredient)finelybeforecookingthem.Theresultwasthenpoundedtoastarchymixtureanddissolvedinwaterbeforeaddinganothertypeofstarch.Whenthisnewmixturewasliftedoutofthewater,ithadseparatedintomanyfinelayersoffabric.Once10.________(dry),theybecamesheetsofpaper.CaiLunwasborntoapoorfamilyinGuiyang,China,duringtheEasternHandynastyaround50AD.

蔡伦出生在东汉时期桂阳的一个贫穷的家庭。Hewasasmartand1.ambitious

(ambition)man.他聪明而有抱负，Hebecameaclericalofficialinapalaceat

2.a

youngageandwasmuchtrustedbytheemperorHeofHan.年纪轻轻就在宫中做官，深受皇帝的信任。Thereisastorytoldabouthisjourneytodiscoveringpaper.这里有一个关于蔡伦造纸的故事Itallstartedonedaywhenhewasgivenastackofdocumentstoprocessathomebytheemperorsinceheservedacourteunuch.——要从他担任宦官、皇帝让他在家处理一堆文件开始。Thesedocumentswerecarvedonbamboostrips,

4.which

weregiventoseveralmentocarryonabull-drawncart.当时的文件都写在竹简上，需要几个人用牛车搬运。Ontheway,thebullslippedandfellunderthewheelshalfwaythroughthejourney,makingthebamboostripsfalltothegroundaswell.在搬运途中，牛滑了一跤，竹简散落了一地。Whiletryingtogetanotherbulltocarrythestrips,Lunhadtimetothink,andhe

5.concluded(conclude)thatthestripswerejusttooheavyanddifficult6.to

carryanduse.蔡伦觉得，竹简太重了，很难搬运和使用，Theywereindeedaburdentothescholars.沉重的竹简文件已经成为了大家的负担。Theremustbeanotherwayout?Somuchenergyandefforthadgoneintohandlingthecumbersomebamboostrips.

一定还会有办法！使用这些笨重的竹简太费精力了，Whataboutsomethinglighter?Withwhat?有没有轻一点的材料？用什么去做？Lunhadno

(solve).Ashewaswalking,hepassedahempstalk,andlookedatthehempfiberandthought,“maybethatcouldbeuseful.”当时蔡伦也没有好的办法。他看到路边植物杆上的纤维，觉得也许能用得上。Heranaroundseekinghelpforhisexperiment.Theservantsgatheredbark,hemp,oldsilkcocoons,fishingnets,andcloth.于是，他赶紧派人去准备实验。仆人们收集了树皮、麻、蚕茧、渔网和布。Theychoppedthe(ingredient)finelybeforecookingthem.在煮之前把这些材料切碎，Theresultwasthenpoundedtoastarchymixtureanddissolvedinwaterbeforeaddinganothertypeofstarch.然后捣碎成粉状的混合物并溶在水中，再加入淀粉。Whenthisnewmixturewasliftedoutofthewater,ithadseparatedintomanyfinelayersoffabric.Once(dry),theybecamesheetsofpaper.从水里拿出来时，它们变成了一层一层的网状物。干燥后，就变成了纸。ambitious/æmˈbɪʃəs/adj.有抱负的，野心勃勃的bamboostrips/ˌbæmˈbuːstrɪp/竹片；竹简fiber/ˈfaɪbə(r)/n.纤维chop/tʃɒp/v.剁，砍，劈dissolve/dɪˈzɒlv/v.（使）溶解指南针的演变TheearliestinstrumentsthatcouldindicatedirectionwerecalledSinan,

4.whichappearedaroundtheWarringStatesperiod,w