Question

Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?

      Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t many hooks, few people learned to read.

      Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

      Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.

      Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don’t think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!

1.What does the writer do before he goes to sleep’?

A. He reads books.                   B. He reads newspapers

C. He looks through magazines         D. He looks at the posters on the wall.

2.When was paper first created?

A. About 2.000 years ago.              B. In the 19th century.

C. About 1.000 years ago.              D. In the 11th century.

3.Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?

A. People could not read.

B. People could not write words on paper.

C. People could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.

D People could only produce books one at a time by hand

4.What happened after books became cheaper?

A. People didn’t want to buy books.

B. Printing was invented in China.

C. Knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

D. The Internet was introduced to people soon

5.What is the writer’s opinion about books and computers’?

A. People won’t need books any more

B. Books won’t be replaced by computers.

C. People prefer to find information in books.

D. Computers have already replaced books.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了书籍的产生及在人类社会发展中的巨大作用。

1.根据第一段And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep.描述，可知作者在睡觉前都要看着墙上的海报，故选D。

2.根据第二段Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago,描述，可知报纸是在大约两千年前产生的。故选A。

3.根据短文第二段But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare.描述，可知书籍贵的原因是因为，书籍那时只能手写。故选D。

4.根据短文第三段As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.描述，可知在书籍变得便宜之后，知识和思想传播的更快乐。故选C。

5.根据短文最后一段描述，可知作者认为电脑不会代替电脑，故选B。