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【题目】短文填词 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给的单词提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，要求所填的单词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

Before paper was invented, people wrote or drew on materials such as bamboo,【1】 [slk], animal hide, and wooden blocks. Writing materials were【2】(real) expensive and few people learned to read. Therefore, few people wrote. This all changed, thanks【3】an man named Cai Lun.

Paper had already existed (存在) in China , but the process for【4】(produce) it was difficult and the paper was of low quality. Cai Lun began experimenting ( 试 验 ) with many different materials and different【5】(method) to turn those materials into paper. In the year 105, he made it from tree bark, bamboo, cloth rags, and fishing nets. His paper was【6】(strong) and cheaper than any paper that had been made before.

With Cai Lun’s papermaking method, Chinese culture【7】[ɡru] more rapidly over the next several centuries. That’s because ideas were much easier to share【8】more people learned to read. The use of paper spread abroad, helping【9】['] cultures record and spread their ideas. Today, Cai Lun is considered a national hero in China. But【10】whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】silk

【2】really

【3】to

【4】producing

【5】methods

【6】stronger

【7】grew

【8】and

【9】other

【10】the

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，看主要讲述蔡伦改良造纸术的过程以及中国的造纸术的影响。

【1】句意“在纸被发明之前，人们在竹子、丝绸、兽皮或者木块等材料上写字或画画”。根据音标可知，译为“丝绸”。silk丝绸，故填silk。

【2】句意“书写材料是真地贵，几乎没有人能学读书”。空处修饰形容词expensive，用副词，really真地，故填really。

【3】句意“多亏了一个叫蔡伦的人，一切都改变了”。根据句意可知，译为“多亏”。thanks to多亏，故填to。

【4】句意“在中国，纸已经出现了，但是生产纸的过程是困难的，而且纸的质量不高”。根据空前介词for可知，空处用动词doing形式，故填producing。

【5】句意“蔡伦用不同的材料和不同的方法来试验将这些材料变成纸”。method材料，且根据空前different可知，用复数，故填methods。

【6】句意“他的纸比以前所造的纸都牢固和便宜”。根据than以及空后的and cheaper可知，空处用形容词的比较级，故填stronger。

【7】句意“拥有蔡伦的造纸术，在接下来的几个世纪，中国文化快速发展”。根据音标可知，译为“成长，发展”，且根据句意可知，用一般过去时，故填grew。

【8】句意“那是因为想法更加容易分享且许多人学会了阅读”。根据句意可知，That’s because ideas were much easier to share和more people learned to read表示两个原因，并列关系，故填and。

【9】句意“纸的使用也传播到国外，帮助其他的文化记录和传播他们的观点”。根据音标可知，译为“其他的”。other其他的，后接可数名词复数，故填other。

【10】句意“但是整个世界都应该永远记住这个聪明的中国造纸者”。根据句意可知，译为“整个世界”。the whole world整个世界，故填the。