Chopsticksareusuallymadeofwoodorbamboo.Formorethan3,000yearstheChinesehavebeenusingthesetoolsfortheireverydaymeals.
Butchopsticksarenottheeasiesttooltousewheneating.SoyoumaywonderwhytheChineseinventedthem.
Alongtimeago,therewasaverytalented(有才能的)youngmannamedYu.Hewasorderedtotame(制服)aflood.DuringthatperiodYuspentallhiswakinghoursthinkingabouthowtosolvetheproblem.OnedayYugotveryhungrywhileconsideringtheproblemontheway.Sohebuiltafireandcookedsomemeat.Whenthefoodwasreadyhetriedtopickitupwithhishands.Buthecouldnotbecauseitwasstillveryhot.Notwantingtowasteanymoretimetowaitforthefoodtocooldown,hecuttwosmalltreebranches(树枝)andusedthemtopickupthemeat.LateronotherpeoplecopiedYu'sidea.ItwashowchopsticksbecamepartoftheChinesecultureallthoseyearsago.
InhistoryYuwasalegendarycharacter.
Thatmeanswedonotknowifheactuallymadethefirstpairofchopsticks.ButnothingcanchangethefactthattheChinesehavebeenusingchopsticksforaverylongtime.TheyevenintroducedthetoolstoJapan,Korea,andothercountriesnearby.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
( )1.HowlonghavetheChinesebeenusingchopsticksaccordingtothepassage?
A. Formorethan2000years.
B. Formorethan3000years.
C. Formorethan5,000years.
D. Thewriterdidn'ttellus.
( )2.WhatwasYu'sproblematthattime?
A. Howtocookfood.
B. Howtocooldownthefood.
C. Howtoinventthechopsticks.
D. Howtocontroltheflood.
( )3.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlined word"legendary"?
A.传奇的 B.真实的
C.存在的 D.杜撰的
( )4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A. Chopsticksare noteasytousewhenyoueatsomethingwith.
B. Yuorderedhispeopletotamethefloodatthattime.
C. ChopstickshasbecamepartoftheChineseculture.
D. WeallknowthatchopstickswereinventedbyYu.
( )5.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A. WhoInventedChopsticks?
B. AVeryTalentedMan
C. WhatCho