Question

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the 1450s Johannes Gutenberg, a Gennan printer, developed a new printing press(印刷机)。Then single letters could be ______ in lines to create a page of text.  The letters were made of metal.Each one could be ______ to different parts of the press,depending on which words were_______  on a certain page. This was one of the most important _______ in the history of pringting.

_______, most books had been created by copying out text by hand. The____of a single book would take many hours or even days. With the Gutenberg press, ______ could be printted in several seconds, and many copies of books could be created in a few hours.

Gutenberg's printing press was not so much an i_______, however, as an improvement of developing technologies. The Chinese were the first to use wooden blocks(木刻版)，as early as the 8th century. Then great _____was made around 1040. The movable type was invented by Bi Sheng in China. European _______the printing methods centuries later. Another contribution to Cutenberg`s system also come from the East,______.The Chinese invented paper using ______materials,including old clothes. The kind of the inexpensive paper was introduced into Europe in 1000 or so. This kind of paper was ____for the new European printing presses,______it took in the only ink required for the metal type.

Printing soon became an important ____in a rapidly growing world. By 1500,nearly 35,000 books were in print worldwide. But the printing press did not ______a lot for a long time. In the 19th century , however, iron _______wood in the press`s framework. And paper became______in continuous rolls rather than more expensive single pieces. Steam engines _____the speed at which the press ran. In the late 1900s,the introduction of better presses greatly _____the time it took to turn ideas into books.

1.A.used        B. put          C. read          D. written

2.A.shown      B.turned       C. moved         D. added

3.A.needed      B. lost         C. collected    D. found

4.A.challenged  B. studies      C. discoveries   D. developments

5.A.Recently    B. Immediately  C. Previously    D. Finally

6.A.discussion B. production   C. instruction   D. preparation

7.A.pages       B. ideas        C. models        D. characters

8.A.attraction  B. expressin    C. competition   D. invention

9.A.accident    B. research     C. progress      D. situation

10.A.believed    B. followed     C.tested        D. required

11.A.paper      B. wood         C. letters       D. metal

12.A.fine       B. thin         C. heavy         D. cheap

13.A.useless     B. special      C. good          D. impossible

14.A.as           B. although     C. until         D. unless

15.A.fashion    B. industry     C. trick         D. belief

16.A.apply      B. help         C. work          D. change

17.A.replaced   B. controlled   C. became        D. protected

18.A.necesary    B. available    C. normal        D. valuable

19.A.reached     B. limited      C. increased     D. kept

20.A.made        B. allowed      C. wasted        D. reduced

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

1.B.考查动词辨析A. used使用；B. put放；C. read读；D. written写；句意：然后这些单一的字母被排列成行制成一个文本。Put sth in lines把。。东西排列成行，故选B项。

2.C考查动词辨析A. shown 展示；B. turned 转过来；C .moved 移动；D. added 增加；句意：根据版面对于他的需要，每个字母可以移动到不同的地方。根据句意可知每个字母都可以移动，故选C项。

3.A考查动词辨析A. needed需要；B. lost失去；C. collected收集；D. found发现；句意：根据版面对于他的需要，每个字母可以移动到不同的地方。根据句意选A项。

4.D考查名词辨析A. challenges B. studies研究；C. discoveries发现；D. developments发展；句意：这是印刷史上最重要的发展之一。根据第一句话In the 1450s Johannes Gutenberg, a Gennan printer, developed a new printing press可知选D项。

5.C考查副词辨析A.Recently最近；B .Immediately立刻；C. Previously先前地；D. Finally最后地；句意：以前，许多的书可以能过手来进行抄写。根据语境可知在讲述以前的事情，故选C项。

6.B考查名词辨析A.discussion讨论；B. production生产；C. instruction说明；D. preparation准备；句意：一本书的生产会花费数小时甚至一天的时间。根据上文提到most books had been created by copying out text by hand可知选B项。

7.A考查名词辨析A.pages页；B. ideas想法；C .models模型；D. characters角色；句意：用这种印刷机，在几秒钟内能打许多页，在几小时内就可印刷数本书。根据句意可知在几秒钟内印数页，再由页数构成书，故选A项。

8.D考查名词辨析A.attraction吸引；B. expressin表达；C. competition比赛；D. invention发明； 句意：古腾堡印刷术做为一项科技的发展并不是一项发明。根据下方提到The Chinese were the first to use wooden blocks(木刻版)，as early as the 8th century.可知选D项。

9.C考查名词辨析A.accident事故；B. research研究；C. progress进步；D. situation状况； 句意：然而比古腾堡印刷术早1040年。Make progress取得进步，故选C项。

10.B考查动词辨析A.believed相信；B. followed跟随；C. tested检测；D . required 要求 句意：毕升发明活字印刷术，数世纪后欧洲也紧随其后。

11.A考查名词辨析A.paper纸；B. wood木头；C. letters信；D .metal金属；句意：古腾堡另外一个贡献就是纸。根据下方提到The Chinese invented paper，故选A项。

12.D考查形容词辨析A.fine好的；B. thin瘦；C. heavy 重的；D. cheap便宜的；句意：中国发明了纸，用便宜的原料，包括旧衣服。根据下方提到The kind of the inexpensive paper was introduced into Europe in 1000 or so.可知选D项。

13.C考查形容词辨析A.useless无用的；B. special 特别的；C. good 好的；D. impossible不可能的；句意：这种纸有利于欧洲印刷术的进步。Be good for 对。。有好处，故选C项。

14.A考查连词辨析A.as由于；B .although虽然；C. until 直到；D. unless 除非； 句意：因为它适用于这种金属类型的印刷的油墨。两个句子之间是因果关系，故选A项。

15.B考查名词辨析A.fashion时尚；B .industry工业；C .trick 技巧；D. belief信念；句意：印刷很快成为这个快速发展的世界的重要的工业。根据句意可知印刷成为一项产业，故选B项。

16.D考查动词辨析A.apply 申请；B. help 帮助；C. work工作；D. change改变；句意：但印刷术在很长时间内并没有改变。根据but可知表示转折，故选D项。

17.A考查动词辨析A.replaced代替；B. controlled控制；C. became成为； D. protected 保护；句意：到了19世纪，铁代替木头在印刷中的框架作用。根据语境时代在发展，技术越来越先进，故选A项。

18.B考查形容词辨析A.necesary必要的；B. available可达到的；C. normal正常的；D. valuable有价值的；句意：纸变得更便宜。根据文中提到rather than more expensive single pieces而不是更贵的纸张，故选B项。

19.C考查动词辨析A.reached到达；B. limited限制；C. increased增加；D. kept保持；句意：蒸汽机增加印刷的快速发展。根据语境可知蒸汽机的发明加速印刷的发展，故选C项。

20.D考查动词辨析A.made制作；B. allowed 允许；C. wasted浪费；D. reduced减少；句意：到20世纪，更先进印刷术的引进减少把想法变成书的时间。