Many of you should have heard of Tiangong Kaiwu.But how much do you know about its writer,Song Yingxing.
   Song was a famous scientist during the late Ming Dynasty.He and his brother Song Yingsheng went to school together. Both of them were very smart. Song won third place while his brother won sixth in the provincial Imperial Exam(科举考试）.Later,Song and his brother took the national Imperial Exam, but they both failed.They had no choice but to take up jobs offered to them by the provincial government.
   Song worked as a teacher for many years. During this time, he sat for the national Imperial Exam for another four times. Unfortunately,he never achieved success. On his trips to take the exams, however, he learned about the different technologies that were being used in different kinds of fields. His wide knowledge helped him to create Tiangong Kaiwu in the 1630s.
   The book covers more than 130 technologies. The explanations are clear and detailed.There are also many illustrations to help with the understanding of the passage. The book became popular soon after it came out.
   The Ming Dynasty fell in 1644, but Song and his brother refused to serve the Qing Dynasty. Song lived a poor life until he died. In his final years, he wrote many articles and poems against the new dynasty.
   Several years later, some Qing officials found these articles and poems. They were so angry that they destroyed all of Song's works.Luckly,Tiangong Kaiwu had already spread to many other countries, though it wouldn't find its way back to China until the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911.
1.Song had to accept the job offered by the provincial government because
  A. he lived a very poor life
  B. he was not so smart as his brother
  C. he failed the provincial Imperial Exam
  D. he didn't pass the national Imperial Exam
2. What's the main idea of Paragraph 3?
  A. How Song worked as a teacher.
  B. How Song wrote the book.
  C. Where Song learned technologies.
  D. Why Song never achieved success.
3. The underlined word "illustrations" in Paragraph 4 means____ in Chinese.
   A.说明                  B.目录               C.插图                    D.指导
4. Why couldn't Chinese people read the book during the Qing Dynasty?
  A. Qing officials destroyed all of Song's works.
  B. Song refused to serve the Qing Dynasty.
  C.The book had spread to many other countries.
  D. Song wrote many articles against the Qing Dynasty.
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
  A. The book came out in 1630.
  B.Song lived a poor life before he died.
  C. The book spread to other countries in 1911.
  D. Song had taken the national Imperial Exam four times.

   你们当中很多人应该听说过《天工开物》吧！但是你对它的作者宋应星了解多少呢？

   宋应星是明朝晚期著名的科学家，他和哥哥宋应升一起上学，他们两个都很聪明。在省科举考试中宋应星获得了第三名，而他的哥哥获得了第六名。后来，宋应星和他的哥哥参加了国家级科举考试，但他们都失败了。他们别无选择，只能接受省政府提供给他们的工作。

   宋应星做了很多年老师。在此期间，他又参加了四次全国科举考试。不幸的是，他从未获得成功。然而，在他参加考试的旅途中，他学会了不同领域中使用的不同技术。他广博的知识帮助他在1630年创作《天工开物》。

   这本书包涵了130多种技术，解释得很清楚而详细，也有许多插图来帮助理解这些文章，这本书出版后不久就大受欢迎。

   明朝在1644年灭亡，但是宋应星和他的哥哥拒绝为清朝效力。宋应星一生贫困潦倒直到去世，在他晚年，他写了许多反抗新王朝的文章和诗歌。

   几年后，一些清朝官员发现了这些文章和诗歌。他们被气得摧毁了宋应星所有的作品。幸运的是，《天工开物》已经传播到许多别的国家，尽管它直到1911年清朝结束才回到中国。

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