Question

   Paper was first 1 about 2,000 years ago,it has been made 2 silk,cotton,bamboo,and wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. And because there weren’t many books, 3 people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by 4 ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly 5 the beginning of the 11th century,books could be produced more quickly and 6 .

    7 , more people learned to read. After that,knowledge and ideas spread quickly, 8 a way that can be compared 9 the 10 of the Internet in the 20th century.

() 1. A. create   B. created   C. creating   D. creates

() 2. A. in   B. of   C. from   D. by

() 3. A. little   B. a little   C. few   D. a few

() 4. A. put   B. putting   C. puts   D. puting

() 5. A. at   B. in   C. by   D. on

() 6. A. cheap   B. cheaply   C. cheaper   D. cheapest

() 7. A. Because   B. So that   C. As a result   D. Because of

() 8. A. on   B. in   C. by   D. at

() 9. A. at   B. with   C. by   D. about

() 10. A. introduction   B. introduce   C. introduced   D. introducing

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A

[解析]这篇短文主要介绍了纸和书籍的发明历史以及由此带来的人类学习方式的变化。

1. B结合语境可知本句指的是，纸是2000多年前 发明的。本句主语是动作对象，故用被动语态。 故选B.

2. C be made of表示制成成品后，仍可看出原材料

是什么，保留原材料的质和形状，制作过程仅发生 物理变化。

be made from表示制成的东西完全失 去了原材料的外形或特征，或原材料在制作过程 中发生化学变化，在成品中已无法辨认。这些东 西在制成纸以后，就看不出原来的样子了，故选 C. 

3. C结合语境可知此处指的是，很少的人学会了读 书。故选C.

4. B本句中by是介词，后面接名词或者动名词作 宾语，故选B.

5. A此处指的是，在十一世纪初，本句中是表示在 时间上的一点，故选A.

6. B结合语境可知书籍的生产变得更快速，更加廉 价。故选B.

7. C联系上一段描述，可知此处指的是，结果是，更 多的人学会了读书。故选C.

8. B结合语境可知此处指的是，通过一种方式。故选B.

9. B结合语境可知此处指的是和某物进行对比，故选B

10. A此处指的是，20世纪电脑的引进。联系前文 介词the和定冠词the可知选A.名词作介词 with的宾语。