Drawingapictureisthesimplestwayofputtinganideadownonpaper.Thatishowmenfirstbegantowritesixthousandyearsagoormore.Thealphabetwenowusecamedowntousoveralongperiodoftime.Itwasdevel

　　Drawingapictureisthesimplestwayofputtinganideadownonpaper.Thatishowmenfirstbegantowritesixthousandyearsagoormore.Thealphabetwenowusecamedowntousoveralongperiodoftime.Itwasdevelopedfromthepicture-writingofancient(古代的)Egypt.Picture-writingwasusefulinmanyways.Itcouldbeusedtoexpressideasaswellasobjects.Forexampleadrawingofamanmeanttheobject"man".Butadrawingofamanlyingonthegroundwithaspearinhimmeant"death".

　　BesidestheEgyptianstheChineseandtheAmericanIndiansalsodevelopedwaysofwritinginpictures.Butonlysomuchcouldbesaidthisway.Thousandsofpictureswouldhavebeenneededtoexpressalltheideasthatpeoplemighthave.Itwouldhavetakenmanythousandmoretoexpressalltheobjectsknowntomen.Noonecoulddrawsomanypicturesinalifetime.Norcouldanyonelearnthemeaningsofallsuchdrawingsinalifetime.

　　1.Whichisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.InancientEgyptdifferentpictureshavedifferentmeanings.

　　B.Adrawingofamanlyingonthegroundwithaspearinhishandmeant"death".

　　C.Picture-writingalsohasshortcomings.

　　D.Noteveryonecouldlearnthemeaningsofallthedrawings.

　　2.Fromthispassageweknowtheauthor________

　　A.thinksthepicture-writingdevelopedfromthealphabet.

　　B.enjoyspicture-writing.

　　C.thinkssomedrawingscan'tbeunderstoodbyeveryone.

　　D.thinkspicture-writingcanexpressideaseasily.

　　3.What'sthepassage'smainidea?

　　A.Drawingpicturesisveryeasy.

　　B.Thehistoryofwritingofmankind.

　　C.Picture-writingcanexpressideas.

　　D.Noteveryonecandrawpictures.