Bi Sheng was born in Song Dynasty. He lived in a small village which lies in Huanggang today.He invented the printing around 600 AD (公元)。He was the world’s first inventor of the printing. It is about 400 years earlier than the printing in Germany.
The printing is also called the movable type printing (活字印刷).But how did it work in the past?
First of all, the clay was made into movable types. Then words were engraved (雕刻) carefully onto the types. After that the words were chosen and put in right order in a box according to the text. Next, the workers brushed ink onto the movable types. Finally the types could be used for printing. They could be used again and again for different books.
The movable type printing plays an important role in Chinese culture. With the help of it, Chinese culture spread around the world more quickly. At the same time, the movable type printing was widely used in the world at that time. As a result, more and more culture communication among countries took place.
The movable type printing, the compass (指南针)，gun powder and the paper-making are called four great inventions of China. They make China own an important and even top position in the history of human civilization (文明).
35. When was the movable type printing invented?
A. About 600 years ago. B. Around 600 AD. C. Before Song Dynasty. D. About 400 years ago.
36. What should the workers do after the words were chosen and put in right order?
A. Brush ink onto the types. B. Make the clay into movable types.
C. Print by using the types. D. Engrave words onto the types.
37. How many steps were there in the movable type printing?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
38. What does the word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. the compass B. gun-powder C. the paper making D. the movable type printing
39. What's the passage mainly about?
A. Four great inventions and their position in the history of human civilization.
B. Bi Sheng invented the movable type printing after trying many times.
C. The movable type printing and the importance for the culture communication.
D. How Bi Sheng invented the movable type printing in Song Dynasty.
这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍毕昇发明的活字印刷术在过去是怎样操作的以及印刷术在中国文化交流上的重要作用。
35.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“He invented the printing around 600 AD”可知毕昇在公元600年发明了印刷术。故选B。
36.A【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“the words were chosen and put in right order in a box according to the text. Next, the workers brushed ink onto the movable types”下一步工人在活字印刷上刷墨。故选A。
37.C【解析】推理判断题。根据“First of all,…Then …After that …Next, …Finally …”可知共有五个步骤，故选C。
38.D【解析】词义猜测题。根据前文“The movable type printing plays an important role in Chinese culture.”可知此处的it指的是the movable type printing活字印刷术。故选D。
39.C【解析】主旨大意题。文章主要介绍毕昇发明的活字印刷术在过去是怎样操作的以及印刷术在中国文化交流上的重要作用。主旨可概括为The movable type printing and the importance for the culture communication。故选C。