Question

    Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother 1.(translate) English into Chinese for me if I can't do English homework by myself. Can you imagine life without paper o2. printing?

Paper was first invented about 2,000 years ago, and its 3. (material) were usually silk, cotton and bamboo. Since the 19th century, it was made f4. wood. But in those days, books could only be 5. (produce) one at a time by hand. In that case, they were e6.. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read.

Then printing was invented in China.7.(it) development carried on in the 11th century. Books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As 8. result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread 9. (wide).

Today information can be found on 10.(difference) websites and be downloaded from the Internet, not just be found in the books. However, paper and printing still cannot be replaced.

Answer

1.translates

2.or

3.materials

4.from

5.produced

6.expensive

7.Its

8.a

9.widely

10.different

【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。根据时间状语Every evening可知用一般现在时，主语my mother是单三人称。故填translates。
2.句意为：你能想象没有纸________印刷的生活吗？分析句子结构和首字母，此处需填写一个连词。又根据句意可知此处表选择。故填or。
3.句意为：……它的材料通常是丝绸、棉花和竹子。根据系动词are可知，主语应用复数。故填materials。
4.句意为：……它是由木头制成的。be made from/of由……制成，纸张是不能看出原材料的。故填from。
5.句意为：但是在那时，手工制作一次只能生产一本书。此处指制作书籍，书和制作之间是动宾关系，用被动语态；be已给出，此处应填动词的过去分词。故填produced。
6.句意为：在那种情况下，它们很________。根据上下文可知此处指书本很稀有，因此很贵，结合首字母提示可知应填expensive。
7.句意为：它的发展是在十一世纪。空后有名词development，所以此处填形容词性物主代词。故填Its。注意句首单词首字母大写。
8.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。
9.句意为：从那之后，知识和想法广泛传播。此处指广泛传播，应用副词修饰动词spread。故填widely。
10.句意为：现在，信息可以在不同的网站上找到……此处填形容词作定语，修饰名词websites。故填different。