Question

    Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother translates English 1. Chinese for me if I can't do English homework by myself. Can you imagine life without paper or printing?

Paper was first invented about 2，000 years ago, 2. its materials are usually silk, cotton, bamboo. Since the 19th century, it 3. been made from wood. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. So they were expensive. Only a4. people learned to read.

Then printing was invented in China.Its development carried on in the 11th century. Books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As5. result, more people learned to read. Knowledge and ideas spread widely. Today information can be found on websites, downloaded from the Internet rather than be found in the books. However, paper and printing still cannot be replaced.

Answer

1.into

2.and

3.has

4.few

5.a

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了中国的造纸术和印刷术的发展以及它们对人们生活的巨大影响。

1.句意为：每天晚上，如果我不会自己做英语作业，妈妈就会给我将英语翻译成汉语。translate...into... 把……翻译成……，为固定搭配。故填into。

2.句意为：并且它的材料通常是丝绸、棉花、竹子。分析可知前后两个句子表并列，需用连词and连接。故填and。

3.句意为：自从19世纪，它就开始用木头制成。分析可知此处缺少助动词构成现在完成时的被动语态。主语it为第三人称单数，故填has。

4.句意为：只有少数人才能读书。people为可数名词，应用few修饰。a few修饰可数名词，表示少许，有一点。故填few。

5.句意为：结果，更多的人学习阅读。as a result结果，为固定搭配。故填a。