Question

【题目】 Wood- block (木版) printing was invented sometime between the 4th and the 7th century in China. The earliest book that we have was _______ in 868 and was discovered in a Dunhuang cave. Wood-block printing took a long time because a new block was needed for every _______ in a book. By the 11th century printed books appeared all over China. They _______ books of Confucius’ thoughts, dictionaries, and books on maths. In 1340, books could be printed using two _______, black and red.

Although the Chinese learnt about printing so _______, printing was not introduced into other parts of the world for hundreds of years. It is thought that when the great Italian traveler Marco Polo _______ China in the 13th century, he saw printed books. It is possible that Marco Polo brought that _______ to Europe. But printed books did not come to Europe _______ 1450 when a German called Johann Gutenberg invented a printing machine. Twenty-four years _______, in 1474, an Englishman called William Caxton printed the ________ printed book in English. His second book was about the game of chess. Caxton printed about a hundred books, and some can still be seen today in museums.

【1】A.boughtB.printedC.calledD.return

【2】A.pageB.letterC.paperD.band

【3】A.markedB.addedC.includedD.placed

【4】A.typesB.factoriesC.tastesD.colours

【5】A.newB.earlyC.youngD.slow

【6】A.storedB.controlledC.visitedD.wrote

【7】A.toolB.machineC.bookD.technology

【8】A.untilB.whileC.afterD.since

【9】A.forwardB.laterC.backD.ago

【10】A.sameB.excitingC.firstD.last

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【7】D

【8】A

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

本文介绍了中国木版印刷术的发明以及传播。

【1】句意：我们所拥有的最早的书出版于868年，是在敦煌的一个洞穴里发现的。

A. bought买，B. printed印刷，C. called打电话，D. return返回。根据前文的“Wood- block (木版) printing was invented sometime between the 4th and the 7th century in China”.可知，此处表示印刷的，故选B。

【2】句意：木版印刷花了很长时间，因为书的每一页都需要新的木版。

A. page页，B. letter信，C. paper纸，D. band乐队。根据in a book可知，在一本书里，应是一页，故选A。

【3】句意：其中包括孔子的思想书籍、字典和数学书籍。

A. marked做记号，B. added增加，C. included 包括，D. placed放置。根据前文的“By the 11th century printed books appeared all over China”.可知，此处表示被印制的书里包括的书本类型，故选C。

【4】句意：在1340年，书籍可以用两种颜色印刷，黑色和红色。

A. types类型，B. factories工厂，C. tastes 味道，D. colours颜色。根据black and red此处表示颜色，故选D。

【5】句意：虽然中国人很早就学会了印刷术，但印刷术几百年来一直没有传入世界其他地方。

new新的，B. early早的，C. young年轻的，D. slow缓慢的。根据“Wood- block (木版) printing was invented sometime between the 4th and the 7th century in China”.可知，此处表示很早中国人就学会了木版印刷术，故选B。

【6】句意：据说伟大的意大利旅行家马可·波罗在13世纪访问中国时看到了印刷书籍。

A. stored 储存，B. controlled控制，C. visited参观，D. wrote写。根据宾语China可知，他参观中国，故选C。

【7】句意：马可·波罗有可能把这种技术带到了欧洲。

A. tool 工具，B. machine机器，C. book书本，D. technology技术。根据前文，此处指的印刷这种技术，故选D。

【8】句意：但是印刷书籍直到1450年才来到欧洲，当时德国人约翰·古登堡发明了一种印刷机。

A. until直到，B. while 虽然，C. after在……之后，D. since自从。not…until…直到……才……，故选A。

【9】句意：24年后的1474年，一位名叫威廉·卡克斯顿的英国人出版了第一本英文印刷书籍。

A. forward向前，B. later以后，C. back向后，D. ago以前。根据“But printed books did not come to Europe ___8___ 1450”可知印刷书籍直到1450年才来到欧洲，根据“in 1474, an Englishman called William Caxton printed the ___10___ printed book in English”.可知1474年，一位名叫威廉·卡克斯顿的英国人出版了第一本英文印刷书籍，因此是在24年以后，故选B。

【10】句意：24年后的1474年，一位名叫威廉·卡克斯顿的英国人出版了第一本英文印刷书籍。

A. same同样的，B. exciting 令人兴奋的，C. first第一，D. last最后的，根据后文的“His second book was about the game of chess”.可知，此处是第一本书，故选C。

根据前后文的语境，认真辨析选项里的单词或短语的词义，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题4，句意：在1340年，书籍可以用两种颜色印刷，黑色和红色。A. types类型，B. factories工厂，C. tastes 味道，D. colours颜色。根据black and red此处表示颜色，故选D。