Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

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 learned to use papyrus from the Egyptians. _____【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】______ Papermaking 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. But papyrus grew mainly in Egypt.

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

C. Finally books could be printed by the thousands.

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】E

【4】G

【5】C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了书的发展史，包括纸的演变，如何更快的复印等方面。

【1】D根据第二段第一句The ancient Egyptians wrote their stories on something made from papyrus (纸沙草) plants.古埃及人把他们的故事写在用纸沙草这种植物制作的东西上，可知，第一段的最后一句在承接第一段的内容并引起第二段的内容，所以应该填与把故事写下来的相关内容。故选D。

【2】A根据前后文，由于纸沙草做的东西可以记录，所以其他地方的人也想采用这种方式，后文又提到一种羊皮纸，later took its place后来取代了纸沙草，说明其他地方的人得到纸沙草不容易，才会选择替代物。故选A。

【3】E根据前一句Made of trees, paper was easier and cheaper to make than papyrus or parchment.用树木制造的纸，相比纸沙草和羊皮草更加便宜和容易制作。可知，这一段是在讲用树木制作的纸的特点。故选E。

【4】G这一空为句首的句子，所以结合整段内容可知，这一段是在讲述怎样让书的制造过程更加简易迅速。在结合选项，G中的speed可以得出答案。故选G。

【5】C最后一段的首句，结合全文可知，这一段对于书的发展史进行了总结，现在的书可以成千上万的复印制作。故选C。