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【题目】Long, long ago people couldn’t write and they had no books. But they had stories. People learned the stories by heart and taught new ones to one another. Sometimes it was hard to remember them all. 【1】

The ancient Egyptians wrote their stories on something made from papyrus (纸沙草) plants. People in other places wanted to learn from the Egyptians to use papyrus.

【2】 So, parchment (羊皮纸), made from goatskin, later took its place.

In ancient China books looked a little different. People there used ink to write on bamboo or silk. And then they invented paper. Made of trees, paper was easier and cheaper to make than papyrus or parchment.【3】 Paper-making later spread to the West, but there was a big problem with these early books. Every single one had to be copied and written by hand.

【4】 They carved (雕刻) a page of words into a piece of wood or stone. They could then print the page by spreading ink on the wood or stone and putting it against paper. But it wasn’t until a German printer invented movable, metal letters that books became fast and easy to make. The letters could be used to print copy after copy, and the letters put together again and again to print different pages of words.

【5】 Once a luxury (奢侈品) only the rich could buy, they soon became a treasure everyone could enjoy.

A. It took years to finish making just one book.

B. But papyrus grew mainly in Egypt.

C. Things grew a little easier when writing was invented.

D. Finally books could be printed by the thousands.

E. The Chinese were the first to think of a way to speed things up a little.

F. Books in the West didn’t change for a long time after that.

G. Its surface was smoother and better for writing on too.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】G

【4】E

【5】D

【解析】

本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了纸张和印刷术的发展历史，从人类发现纸到可以印刷书本的历程。

【1】考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据后文The ancient Egyptians wrote their stories on something made from papyrus （纸沙草） plants可知有了写作，记事情变得更容易了。分析选项，可知C项符合题意。

【2】考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据后文So，parchment （羊皮纸），made from goatskin，later took its place因此，羊皮制成的羊皮纸，后来取代了它（纸沙草）的地位。可知出现的问题是纸草生长主要在埃及。故选B

【3】考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据前文And then they invented paper．Made of trees，paper was easier and cheaper to make than papyrus or parchment然后他们发明了纸。树木做的纸比纸草或羊皮纸更容易和更便宜。这种纸更容易写。分析选项只在G项（它的表面更光滑，也适合书写）与之相符，故选G

【4】考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据本段的内容是说有（ ）人找到了一种印刷的速度的方法。分析选项可知，只有E项（中国人首先想到了一个加快速度的方法。）与加快印刷有关。我们都知道中国发明了印刷术。所以E项符合题意。

【5】考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据前文The letters could be used to print copy after copy，and the letters put together again and again to print different pages of words这些字母可以用来复印复写，并且把这些字母一次又一次放在一起打印不同的单词。第5题后内容一旦有钱人能买得起奢侈品，他们很快就会成为人人都能享受的财富。可知最后的书可以打印成千上万。分析选项右知，选项D符合题意。

七选五阅读是完成性阅读，和完形填空很类似，不同的是一个选词，一个选句子．解题时，要注意上下文语境，充分考虑信息词（选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词），选出最符合语境的句子．由于七选五的题型空出的是整个句子，而这些句子与句子之间，必然有一种联系，因此可以通过选项中某个名词或动词跟空前或空后的一致性或者相关性来确定这两个句子之间有一种关联性，从而选择正确的答案。如选项中的E与第4小题所在的倒数第二段的内容一致，都是说印刷速度加快了。由此可确定E符合。第3小题前说这种纸容易写，与选项G（它的表面更光滑，也适合书写）与之相符，故选G