Thehistoryofwritinginstruments,withwhichhumanshaverecor...

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The history of writing instruments, with which humans have recorded and conveyed thoughts and feelings, is the history of civilization itself. This is how we know about our ancestors and their life.

The handy sharpened­stone was adapted into the first writing instrument. Around 24000 BC, the cave man started drawing pictures with the stone onto the walls of his cave. __1__ Walls at the Apollo site in Namibia are believed to be the oldest rock paintings to date.

Before paper came along, people used clay or wax tablets on which they wrote with sharp objects such as metal sticks or bones. Around 6,000 years ago, the Egyptians invented the first paperlike material called papyrus. The word “paper” actually comes from the word “papyrus”．

__2__ Bones or metal sticks were no longer useful as the papyrus could not be scratched. So the Egyptians created a reed­pen perfect for the papyrus. __3__ And thus, ancient Egyptians transformed bamboo stems (莖) into an early form of a fountain pen.

Another writing instrument that remained active in history for a long period was the quill (鵝毛) pen. Introduced around 700 AD, the quill was a pen made from a bird feather. Goose feathers were most common. __4__ For making fine line drawings, crow feathers were the best.

When writers had better inks and paper and handwriting had developed into both an art form and an everyday occurrence, man's inventive nature once again turned to improving the writing instrument. __5__

A．Now something was needed to write upon the papyrus.

B．The papyrus became the most popular material at that time.

C．Swan feathers were of a high quality, being rare and most expensive.

D．Bamboo stems were better and much more expensive than goose feathers.

E．This led to the development of the modem fountain pen in the 19th century.

F．These were mostly the stems of grasses, especially from the bamboo plant.

G．These drawings showed events in daily life like the planting of crops or hunting victories.

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篇章導讀：本文是一篇説明文。文章介紹了書寫工具的發展歷程。

1．G　上文提示“大約公元前24000年，穴居人開始用石頭在洞穴的牆上畫畫。”再根據下文提示“納米比亞阿波羅遺址的牆壁被認為是迄今為止最古老的巖畫。”因此，G項“These drawings showed events in daily life like the planting of crops or hunting victories.”(這些圖畫展示了日常生活中的事件，如種植莊稼或打獵的勝利。)承上啟下，切題。故選G。

2．A　下文提示“由於紙莎草紙不能被刮傷，骨頭或金屬棒不再有用。”因此，A項“Now something was needed to write upon the papyrus.”(現在需要能夠在紙莎草紙上書寫的東西)引起下文，切題。故選A。

3．F　上文提示“因此，埃及人創造了一種蘆葦筆，完美地用於在紙莎草紙上書寫。”因此，F項“These were mostly the stems of grasses, especially from the bamboo plant.”(這些主要是草的莖，尤其是竹子的莖。)承接上文，切題。故選F。

4．C　上文提示“最常見的是鵝毛。”因此，C項“Swan feathers were of a high quality, being rare and most expensive.”(天鵝羽毛質量很好，既稀有又昂貴。)承接上文，切題。故選C。

5．E　上文提示“當作家們有了更好的墨水、紙張和書法，它們已經發展成為一種藝術形式和日常生活的一部分時，人類的創造*再一次轉向改進書寫工具。”因此，E項“This led to the development of the modem fountain pen in the 19th century.”(這導致了現代鋼筆在19世紀的發展。)承接上文，切題。故選E。

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