听短文，回答以下问题：
1. Could you namesome of the ancient Chinese inventions or technology that once led the world?
2. What was thepurpose of Zheng He’s journey? When did he begin the journey?
3. How manywestward journeys did Zheng He make?
4. How manycountries did he land in?
听力原文：
Whatif Chinese explorers had landed in the Americas first? Once, China led theworld in technology. Centuries before Europe, they had printing and gunpowder.They also had the compass, which meant they could navigate without relying onthe position of the moon. Furthermore, they were brilliant shipbuilders. Thisability to build large, strong ships went hand in hand with their other talent:exploration. In 1405, a Chinese called Zheng He went on a journey. The idea wasto create trade routes for China. On his first trip, he took about 28,000 menin over 200 ships. Zheng He altogether made seven westward journeys. He landedin more than 30 countries and brought home many things that were new to theChinese: plants, animals, ect. If he had continued to explore, he wouldprobably have reached the Americas before Columbus and the Europeans. Now let’simagine Zheng He had reached the Americas first. What would have happened?
答案：
1.Printing, gunpowder, compass and building ships.
2. The purpose was to create trade routes for China. In 1405.
3. Seven.
4. Over thirty countries.
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