Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper. That is【C1】______ men first began to write six thousand

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问题     Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper. That is【C1】______ men first began to write six thousand years ago or【C2】______ . The alphabet we now use【C3】______ down to us over a long period of time. It was developed from the picture-writing of ancient Egypt.
    Picture-writing was useful in many【C4】______ . It could be used to express ideas as well as【C5】______ . For example, a drawing of a【C6】______ meant the object "man".【C7】______ a drawing of a man lying on the ground with a spear in him meant【C8】______ ".
    Besides the Egyptians, the Chinese【C9】______ the American Indians also developed ways【C10】______ writing in pictures. But only【C11】______ much could be said this way. Thousands of pictures would have been needed【C12】______ express all the ideas that people might have. It would have taken many thousand more to express all the objects【C13】______ to men. No one could【C14】______ so many pictures in a lifetime. Nor could anyone learn the meaning of all【C15】______ drawings in a lifetime.
【C8】

选项 A、die
B、death
C、sleep
D、down

答案B

解析 动词meant的宾语要用名词,down是副词,die是动词,sleep也可作名词,但不符合句意。只有名词death符合句意。
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