The simplest way of putting an idea down on paper is to draw a picture. That was【C1】______men first began to write, six thousand

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问题     The simplest way of putting an idea down on paper is to draw a picture. That was【C1】______men first began to write, six thousand years ago or more. All【C2】______scripts(文字) have been developed from picture-writing of【C3】______sort. The English alphabet we now use【C4】______to us over a long period of time from the【C5】______of ancient Egypt.
    Picture-writing, called hieroglyphics(象形文字), could be used to express【C6】______as well as objects.【C7】______, a drawing of a man would【C8】______the object "man", while【C9】______of a man lying on the ground【C10】______a spear in him would mean the idea" death". Later, some drawings came to stand for sounds as well.【C11】______in Egyptian hieroglyphics the【C12】______of a house stood【C13】______for the object" house" and for the sound"pr", 【C14】______in spoken Egyptian meant"house".
    【C15】______the Egyptians, the Chinese and the American Indians also developed their own kinds of picture-writing. However, with picture-writing, only【C16】______much could be said. Much more【C17】______to be left unsaid. It would have【C18】______hundreds of thousands of pictures to express【C19】______people wanted to express【C20】______a person could ever hope to learn in a lifetime.
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选项 A、ancient
B、modern
C、past
D、future

答案B

解析 与picture—writing形成呼应关系。
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