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【题目】Johannes Gutenberg--the ploneer of the printing press

Johannes Gutenberg was chosen to be the most important figure of the past millennium(千年) by the media(媒体). You may not be familiar with him.【1】Gutenberg is praised for having invented the printing press and therefore preparing the way for printing books.

He was born into a wealthy family in the city of Mainz, Germany. His early training was in goldsmithing. In 1428, he moved to Strasbourg and lived there for almost 20 years.【2】Gutenberg used his skills in metalwork for the mass(大批量) production of books.【3】That means that each copy of the Catholic bible(圣经) and all of its 73 books were painstakingly handwritten by men. Gutenberg fashioned a font(字体) of over 300 characters, far larger than the fonts of today. To make this possible, he invented the variable-width mold(模具) and perfected the mixture of materials used by type factories up to the present century.

【4】The between 1450 and 1455,while preparing to produce a large Latin Bible, Gutenberg is thought to have printed a number of smaller books, a calendar, and a papal Letter of Indulgence. The Bible of 42 Lines, the oldest surviving printed book in the Western world, was completed by August 15,1456.

The invention of the modem printing press changed the way information was delivered.【5】Even today in the computer age, we rely heavily on the printed word or text for instruction, information, and for the pleasure of reading literature.

A. Gutenberg made the world a much richer place

B. But he has certainly influenced your life in some ways

C. Gutenberg's idea was one of the greatest of all mankind

D. By 1450, Gutenberg was back in Mainz at work on a printing press

E. In fact, this invention contributed a lot of educating the masses(大众) worldwide

F. Before the spread of Gutenberg's idea, books were primarily handwritten

G. It was in Strasbourg that he probably made his first experiments with moveable type and printing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】G

【3】F

【4】D

【5】E

【解析】本文讲述了印刷行业的先驱----印刷机的发明人约翰内斯·古登堡，他被媒体选为过去一千年里最重要的人物。

【1】考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：你可能并不熟悉他。空后句意：Gutenberg因为发明了印刷机而得到赞扬。可知这里用B.But he has certainly influenced your life in some ways.（但是他确实在一些方面影响了你的生活。）起到过渡的作用。故选B。

【2】考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：1428年，他搬去Strasbourg，在那里他住了将近20年。可知这里用G.It was in Strasbourg that he probably made his first experiments with moveable type.（正是在Strasbourg，他可能用活字印刷做了他的第一次试验。）符合句意。故选G。

【3】考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：Gutenberg在书籍的大量生产方面使用了他对金属制品的技能。空后句意：那就意味着每本天主教圣经以及所有的73本书全部都是penmen精心手写的。可知这里F（在Gutenberg的方法传播之前，文学著作主要都是手写的。）符合上下文语境。故选F。

【4】考查对上下文语境的理解。空后句意：在1450到1455年之间，准备出版一本大的拉丁圣经时，,Gutenberg被认为已经印刷了很多更小的书，一本日历等等。可知这里用D（到1450年为止，Gutenberg回到Mainz致力于印刷机的工作。）符合句意。故选D。

【5】考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：现代印刷机的发现改变了信息的传递方式。可知这里用E（这项发明也对全世界的大众教育起到积极作用。）符合上下文语境。故选E。