题目内容
book that we have was (2) p______ in 868 and was found in a Dunhuang cave. Wood-block printing took a
long time because a new block was needed for every (3) p______ in z book. By the 1 Ith century printed books
could be (4) f______ all over China. They included books of Confucius' thoughts, dictionaries, and books on
maths. In 1340, books could be printed u-sing two (5) c______, black and red.
(6) A______ the Chinese learnt about printing so early, printing was not introduced in other parts of the
world for hundreds of years. It is thought that when the great Italian traveler Marco Polo visited China in the
13th century, he (7) s______ printed books. It is possible that Marco Po-lo brought that (8) k______ to Europe.
But printed books did not come to Europe (9) u______ 1450 when a German called Johann Gutenberg
(10) i______ a printing machine. Twenty-four years later, in 1474, an Englishman called William Caxton printed
the first printed book in English. His second book was about the game of chess. Caxton printed about a
hundred books, and some can still be found today in museums.
6. Although 7. saw 8. knowledge 9. until 10. invented
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Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by
ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing
was developed greatly the beginning of
the11th century, books could be produced more quickly and
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ted
C. creating D. creates
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at| 任务性阅读。先阅读 (A)、(B) 两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。 | |
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(A) About 100 countries in the world now have a day to respect (尊重) mothers. The celebration of Mother's
Day can get sons and daughters to realize all the efforts 1 own mothers have made for them. The date and name may have a few 2 from one country to another. But the purpose is the same-to 3 the love for mothers. Children celebrate the day with gifts like 4 greeting cards (贺卡), cakes and flowers. Especially (尤其), children must do whatever they can to help mothers and make them happy on Mother' s Day. 5 mothers out for lunch or dinner has become a traditional treat on Mother's Day. | |
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(B) You will find traffic noise disappearing as soon as you arrive in Venice (威尼斯). So as you walk down the narrow (狭窄的) streets, you only have to avoid crowds of people. About 19 million travellers visit Venice for the enjoyable environment, art and food each year. Seeing Venice on foot is the best. You can walk through the city in about an hour. Look around St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace. But you should know walking along the streets isn't as easy as travelling on the city's canals (运河). The canals are Venice's "streets". And you can enjoy the Grand Canal, the Rialto Bridge and many wooden buildings. Venice is fantastic. You shouldn't miss it in your life. No matter how long you're in Venice, it will leave a pleasant feeling on you. | |
| 任务1: 用方框里所给单词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每词限用一次） 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 任务2: 根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。 6. c_______ a large number of people 7. w_______ made of wood 任务3: 同义句转换，每空一词。 Venice is fantastic. You shouldn't miss it in your life. Venice is 8 fantastic 9 you should visit it in your life. 任务4: 根据短文内容简答问题。 10. What will you find disappearing as soon as you arrive in Venice? |
| 完形填空。通读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 |
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A little boy invited his mother to his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's disappointment (失望), she said she would go. This 1 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 2 his mother and |
| ( )1. A. would ( )2. A. met ( )3. A. Because ( )4. A. know about ( )5. A. among ( )6. A. carefully ( )7. A. As ( )8. A. so ( )9. A. bit ( )10. A. both ( )11. A. pushed ( )12. A. thank |
B. could B. greeted B. Though B. think about B. between B. suddenly B. When B. much B. piece B. any B. held B. love |
C. can C. watched C. So C. look about C. of C. nervously C. Since C. quite C. pair C. all C. put C. sadness |
D. must D. noticed D. But D. tell about D. in D. angrily D. While D. too D. couple D. neither D. pressed D. pride |
| 完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。 | ||||
| A little boy invited his mother to his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's disappointment (失望), she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers 1 his mother and he felt ashamed (丟脸) of what she looked like. 2 he was a beautiful woman, there was a deep scar (伤痕) that 3 the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 4 why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, everyone was impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of (尽管) the scar, but the little boy still felt uncomfortable and 5 himself from everyone's view. However, he could hear the 6 between his mother and his teacher. The teacher asked 7 , "How did you get the scar on your face?" The mother replied, " 8 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 9 afraid to go in because the fire was terrible, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long 10 of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to 11 him from hurt. I was knocked, but luckily, a fireman came in and saved 12 of us." She said slowly, "This scar will be 13 , but until now, I have never regretted (后悔) what I did." At this point, the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. This was his first time to hear the story. He 14 her in arms and felt the great 15 from his mother. | ||||
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