Ⅱ. (2026 宿迁南师附中树人学校月考) 完形填空（古代智慧）
The compass(指南针) brings a lot to the whole world. It is an important
in the history of both China and the world. Before it was invented, ancient Chinese at sea had to
the stars to find direction(方向). Travelling was
in bad weather. The compass allowed them to tell east, west, south or north
.
The first compass was called Sinan. It was invented in China over 2,000 years ago. It's said that a farmer wrote down all he had found. In his
, he described that some rocks stuck to all the iron(铁) objects. He felt very
, because he had never seen that before. After that, people called those rocks magnetite(磁铁矿). They found a
phenomenon(现象): the magnetite could point in the same direction if it was hung up in a
way. After improvement, the spoon-shaped Sinan was created. Its handle(柄) pointed
all the time. Ancient Chinese used it to find
to build homes and plant crops.
Later, people developed Sinan into Luopan with a magnetized steel needle. In the 11th century, people started to use the compass for
. They could also use it to explore the sea. This made it possible for people to travel across the world's oceans and helped find the New World. As time went on, the compass became more
and easier to use. Small mistakes in direction became much fewer. Today, even though there are modern navigation(导航) tools, the compass still
an important role in some fields. It
us the great wisdom of ancient people and how their inventions have
the world.
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B
)5. A. project B. invention C. dream D. plan
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C
)6. A. think of B. care about C. look at D. point at
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D
)7. A. important B. comfortable C. interesting D. difficult
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A
)8. A. easily B. usually C. happily D. patiently
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D
)9. A. promise B. order C. result D. note
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C
)10. A. bored B. relaxed C. surprised D. tired
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A
)11. A. strange B. popular C. main D. simple
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B
)12. A. safe B. right C. sudden D. quiet
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C
)13. A. east B. west C. south D. north
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B
)14. A. pictures B. places C. time D. money
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D
)15. A. writing B. driving C. building D. sailing
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B
)16. A. expensive B. correct C. heavy D. colourful
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A
)17. A. plays B. makes C. takes D. does
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A
)18. A. shows B. teaches C. warns D. brings
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C
)19. A. known B. saved C. changed D. forgotten
