2024年陜西西安市重點中學(xué)九年級中考英語一模試題

西安市重點中學(xué)中考適應(yīng)性訓(xùn)練試卷

九年級英語一模

第二部分（筆試）

III.完形填空（共20小題）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，然后從各小題的四個選項中選

出一個最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

Itwasaverycoldday.However,LiYungangandhisclassmateseven21hot.Afterall,the14-year-oldstudent

fromXi'anJingshanSchoolwascuttinggrassforthreehourswiththem.

Thiswas22firsttimethatthesestudentsfromcitieshaddonesomefarmwork."Itwasnotthateasy.Mylegs

andarmsweresore,nLisaid.

Fromnowon,moreXi'anmiddleschoolstudentswillbetakentothefarm23thesimilarfarmwork.About250

24fromXi'anJingshanSchooltookpartinitfromOct.25to30.They25todigpeanuts（花生）,cutgrass,

sweepfallenleavesanddootherfarmwork.

LinRuohan,13,thoughtalthoughtheworkwashard,shefound26greattolearnthesesimplelifeskills."When

wedigpeanutsout,wemustbequicktopickthem27.Ifnot,theymaybecoveredinthegroundagain.Itwassimple

butneededtime,sowemustbe28andworkasateam,^^shesaid.

Theprogramwasmeaningful.Somestudentssaidtheyusedtojusteatpeanuts,butdidn'tknow29.Nowthey

knowthebesttimetogrowthem.Theyalsoknowthewaystocarethem.Alltheknowledgecouldhardlybegained

fromthetextbooks.

Thefarmnotonlygavethemknowledgebutalsogavethemanewview."Thecolorfulleavesandendlessfields

made30___verycomfortable,andIfeltclosertonature,9,saidQinYupeng,14.

21.A.havefeltB.arefeelingC.feelD.felt

22.A.aB.anC.theD./

23.A.toexperienceB.experienceC.tocancelD.cancel

24.A.workerB.workersC.studentD.students

25.A.teachB.aretaughtC.willbetaughtD.weretaught

26.A.thatB.itC.that'sD.its

27.A.downB.offC.awayD.up

28.A.braveB.bravelyC.patientD.patiently

29.A.whenshouldpeopleplantthemB.whenpeopleshouldplantthem

C.whyshouldpeopleplantthemD.whypeopleshouldplantthem

30.A.IB.meC.myD.mine

第二節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，理解大意，從各小題的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

Ifyou'reaforeigntravelerfindingyourselflostinSanlitun,ZhangJianna,asanitationworker（環(huán)衛(wèi)工人）might

becomeyourhelpfulguide.

Withonlyahighschooleducation,Zhang,once31asarestaurantserver.In2012,shetookontheroleofa

sanitationworker.Onemorning,aforeignercameuptoher,andsaidalotof32words.Zhangdidn'tunderstand

anythingandstoodthere,notknowinghowtoanswer.Theforeignernoticedherembarrassment,sohe33theclean

streets,gaveathumbs-upandsaid,“Good,good!^^Zhangsuddenlyrealizedthattheforeignerwas34herworkin

keepingthestreetsclean.

Becauseofthis35.shemadeuphermindtolearnEnglish.Shethoughtthatwhilecleanstreetsarea（n）

36partofthecapitalcity7sinternationalimage（形象），activecommunicationwithforeignfriendsisofthesame

1

importance.

Asaresult,attheageof40,Zhangtookonapersonalchallenge.Withouta37,shebegantolearnEnglishfrom

herchildren'sEnglishbooksbyherself,startingwithbasicwordsusuallyusedforgivingdirections.

Herpoormemorywasherbiggestproblem."'LearningEnglishatanolderage,Iwould38forgetthewordsI

learnedthenextday,“Zhangsaid."Ihadtoreviewandpracticethemoverandoveragain39Irememberedthem

completely.^^

“Nevergiveupisthe40tolearningEnglish,"Zhangsaid.Uptonow,shehasmemorizedaround3,000

Englishwords,whichhelpshercommunicatewithforeigners.

31.A.managedB.workedC.playedD.treated

32.A.terribleB.commonC.crazyD.strange

33.A.pointedatB.cleanedupC.checkedoutD.worriedabout

34.A.changingB.introducingC.praisingD.reporting

35.A.projectB.accidentC.programD.decision

36.A.interestingB.amazingC.importantD.difficult

37.A.teacherB.studentC.friendD.guide

38.A.hardlyB.mostlyC.patiently0.easily

39.A.becauseB.thoughC.untilD.if

4O.A.planB.secretC.reasonD.result

IV.閱讀理解（共15小題）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面A、B、C三篇短文，從所給的四個選項中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的一個最佳答

案。（共10小題）

TheMedicineLabel(懷登)

Name&address

ofthedrugstore

(M4)

bought(hit

Medicine?

41.Accordingtothepassage,whowasthebuyerofthemedicine?

2

A.Mr.Brown.B.Mr.Brown'schild.CJaneSmith.DJaneSmith'schildren.

42.Themedicinecanbehelpfulforyouifyou

A.catchacoldBcutyourfingerC.breakyourlegD.haveastomachache

43.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthemedicinelabel?

A.Itcanbetakenbyallpeople.B.You'dbettertakeitbeforemeals.

C.ltwon'tworkwithoutdrinkingwater.D.Itcan'tbetakenafterJune,23,2023.

B.

Cave（洞穴）paintingsaretheoldestpictures.SomeoftheminthenorthofSpainarealmost30,000years

old.Thepaintingsdonothavewrittenwords.Butwhenwelookatthem,wecangetanideaofthefeelingsthe

peoplefeltwhentheydrewthem.Thepaintingstellstoriesofhopesandfears.Theyareanearlyformof

communication.

Sometimebetween4,000and3,000BE,peopleinEgyptandMesopotamiadevelopedtheskillofwriting.

Theyengraved（雕亥（））textonstonesfirst.Butitwasimpossibletocarrystonesfromplacetoplace.The

inventionofpapyrus（Z氏莎草紙）alloweddocumentstobemovedeasily.Writingonpapyrusmadeiteasierto

correctmistakes,too.Whenascribe-thepersonwhowrotethedocumentsmadeamistake,heneededtoclean

theinkoffthepapyrusquicklybeforeitgotdryandmadehiscorrections!

Peoplemadethefirstbookfrompapyrusandthinanimalskins.PaperwasinventedinChinaasearlyas105

AD.Theworld'soldestknownprintedbookisfromChina,too.ItwaspublishedonMay11,868AD.In

Europe,bookswerewrittenmanually（手動地）untilthe15thcenturywhenGutenberginventedtheprinting

pressinGermany.Sincethen,manybookshavebeenpublishedaroundtheworld.Formanypeople,oneof

life'sgreatestpleasuresisspendingafewhourslookingthroughthebooks.

Bookswillbearoundformanyyears.Butnowsomepeoplepreferreadinge-books.Theyareeasiertotake

whenyoutravel,andyoucandownloadthemfromtheInternet.Nowyoucanbuyvourbookswheneveryou

wantwithoutleavingyourhome.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scribe“meaninEnglish?

A.novelistB.papermakerC.painterD.copyist

45.Pleasematchtheparagraphheadingswiththeparagraphs.（Paragraph!-D\

a.Booksinthemodernformb.TheinventionofbooksinChina

c.Fromthestonestothepapyrusd.Anearlyformofcommunication

A①由②-a,③-d,④-cB.①?b,②?d,③?c,④-a

C.①-d,②-a,⑤-b,④-cD.①-d,②-c,③-b,④-a

46.Thepassageisorganized

A.intimeorderB.fromspecifictogeneral

C.inspaceorderD.fromgeneraltospecific

C.

Accordingtoastudy,thereisahugedifferencebetweenthenumberofworldlearnedbystudentswhoreadforless

than15minutesdailyand30+minuteseveryday.Itissocleartohavealookatthechart.

3

Whilereading,you

willlearnaboutonenew

wordforevery1.000

wordsyoureadAnd

learningnewwordsplays

akeyroleespeciallyin

decidingwhetheryou

understandthetextyou

■<15minutes/day15-29minutes/day30+minutes/day

arereadingandthetext

Studentswhoread30ormoreminutesperdaylearn

you'willreadinthe

HUseventimesmorewordscomparedwithstudentswho

readlessthan15minutesperday.future.

Unfortunately,thestudyalsoshowsthatthekidswhoreadforhalfanhourormoredailytakeup

lessthan20%ofstudents,andabout50%ofstudentsreadlessthan15minutes.

Thenhowcanwehelpthosestudentsreadmore?Thefollowingwaysmayhelpthemdevelopgood

readinghabits.

Makealistofbooksyouwanttoread.Itwillbeeasiertokeepyourreadinghabitifyouhaveplenty

ofinterestingbookstoread.Youcanalsojoinareadingclub.Beingapartofareadinggroupencourages

youtoreadmore.Besides,youcansharewhatyouarereadingwithyourfriends.ltcouldbereallyfun.

Onceyoustart,sticktoitandyouaresuretogetagoodresult.

47.Whatcanweknowfromthechart?

A.Themorewordsyoulearn,themoreeasilyyoucanread.

B.Theyoungeryouare,themoreeasilyyoucanrememberwords.

C.Themoretimeyouspendinreading,themorewordsyouwilllearn.

D.Thehighergradeyouarein,thelongertimeyou'llspendinreading.

48.Whichshowstherelationshipbetweenthewordsyouread(x)andthewordsyoulearn(y)?

A.y-x/l(XXB.y-7xCy-10%xD.y-20%x

49.Whatpercentofstudentsreadforhalfanhourormoreeverydayinthestud)?

A.Morethan20%.B.Lessthan20%.C.About50%.D.Morethan30%.

5O.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Totellusthewaysofspendingtime

B.Toadviseustoremembermorenewwords.

C.Toaskustolearnmoremeaningsofnewwords

D.Toencourageustospendmoretimereadingeveryday.

第二節(jié)：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項是多余選項。

(共5小題)

Everyyear,withtheSpringFestivalonitsway,it'stimetostartthinkingabouteveryone'sfavoritetopic：

gifts!Morespecifically(確切地)，51

Thismeansthateachplacehasdifferentgifthabitsduetoitsculture.Ihavefoundgift-givingtobequite

differentinChinafrommyhomecountry.

Oneexampleisthetimeofwhentoopenagift.Thepersonwhogivesagiftiscalledthe“gifter”.The

personwhogetsagiftiscalledtheugiftee".IntheUS,52.Thegifterwantstoseethegiftee'sreactionof

excitementandjoy.InChina,however,it'smorepolitetothankthegifterforthegiftbutopenitlaterinthe

giftee'shome.

53.AlthoughpeopleintheUSmightgivemoneytotheirchildren,itisusuallydoneverysecretly

withthemoneyputinacardandnotdiscussedoutloud.InChina,itismuchmoreopen.Forexample,kidsget

4

luckymoneyfromparentsduringtheSpringFestival.

Finally,thevalueofthegiftcanplayabigroleinChina.54.AnexpensivegiftintheUSisusually

greetedwithgreatexcitement.ButinChina,itcanmakethegifteefeelembarrassedbecauseofasenseof

havingtoreturnthefavorinthefuturetothegifter.

Astheoldsayinggoes,“WheninRome,doestheRomansdo."55.So,nexttimeyougiveagiftto

somebody,rememberthatcultureandmeaningarepartofeveryactionwetake.

A.ThisisdifferentfromtheUS

B.they'rethetypesofthegiftsyouwillgive

C.thegifterwilloftenwanttoseethegifteeopenthepresentatonce

D.it'sthegivingofgiftsandtheculturebehindthem

E.You'dbetternotbreaktheruleswhereyouarestaying

F.It'snecessarytoknowthedifferenttraditionsaboutgivinggifts

G.AIsoJfindthedifferenceistheopennessanddirectnessofgivingmoney

第n卷

v.完成句子：根據(jù)所給漢語意思，用單詞或短語完成下列英文句子。（共5小題）

56.大家都為神舟十五號和十六號航天員乘組拍下的“全家?！倍院?。

Everyoneisthe"familyphoto,,takenbytheastronautsofShenzhouXVandShenzhouXVI.

57.大唐不夜城是度過春節(jié)的佳境之一。

DatangEverbrightCityisoneofthetospendtheSpringFestival.

58.今年六月份是我們實現(xiàn)夢想的時候。

Thisisthetimetoreafizeourdreams.

59.越來越多的人加入了保護大熊貓的社團。

Moreandmorepeoplehaveofprotectingpandas.

60.電影《長安三萬里》中，李白說：“人生如朝霞”。

Chang'an,LiBaisaidthatlifeislikethemoringglow.

VI.短文填空：用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，使短文完整正確。（共10小題）

（每個單詞僅限用一次，每空限填一個單詞）

true,invite,people,bring,ask,take,great,art,luck,show

Overthepastthreeyears,KangJianhascreatedmorethan400dough

sculptures（面塑）andbecomeacity-levelinheritorofthedoughsculpturein

Mohe,HeilongjiangProvince.

Kanghas61.aninterestinart,especiallydoughsculpturessincehe

wasachild.Everytimehisparentsmadedumplings,hewould62forasmall

pieceofdoughtomakeanimals-arabbit,afishorasmallsnail.Thosesmalldough

animals63.himlotsofchildhoodmemories.64.,Kangdidn'tlearnartincollege.Hisfamilywaspoorand

hisparentswerenotabletoaffordhisarteducation.Kangleft

collegein2016andworkedintheMoheForestryBureau.

Thenin2018,duringavisittoamuseuminBeijing,Kanglearnedsomethingaboutdoughsculpting.Then

hehadtheideaof65.hischildhoodinterestup.Hevisitedsomefamous66.andlearnedtomake

doughsculpturesfromthem.Hisskillshad67.improvement.

AsafanofChineseliterature,KangwouldliketomakedoughsculpturesofChineseheroes,suchasSun

WukongandGuanYu.InApril2022,heevenfinishedthedoughsculpturesof108heroesfromthenovel

5

OutlawsoftheMarshafter16monthsofwork.

Nowadays,whenKangisfree,heis68.togiveclassesatschoolstoteachstudentstomakedough

sculptures.HeishappytohaveachancetotellyoungpeopleaboutdoughsculpturesandstoriesaboutChinese

folkheroes.He69expectsmoreyoungpeopletotakeupthistraditionalartform.70interestinitmakes

himhappy.

VII.任務(wù)型閱讀：閱讀下列材料，根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，完成下列各題。（共5小題）

Nowadays,agrowingnumberofcountriesrealizetheimportanceofspaceexplorationandpaymore

attentiontotheirspaceprograms.Spaceexplorationaroundtheworldhasenteredanewstageofrapid

developmentanditwillhaveagreatinfluenceonhumansociety.HereishowChinaplanstotakeactionon

spaceprograms.

Settingaplanforspace71.Whydomoreandmorecountriesexplorespace?

AsChineseastronautsenterspace.morenewBecausespaceexplorationhas___________

spaceshipsarelaunched（發(fā)身寸）.Youmaywonder

what'sthenextforChina'sspaceprogram.Let'slookat_______________anditwillhaveagreatinfluenceon

thegreaterfutureofChina'sspaceexploration.humansociety.

CompletekeytechnologicalresearchonMarsand72.Whatwasthetaskofthespacelabaround2022?

exploretheJupiter（木原）systeminthenearfuture

Tomakesureastronautsworksafelyand

Buildaspacelabonthespace

stationbytheendof2022.

73.WhenwilltheInternationalspacestationbebuilt?

Makesureastronautscanworksafely

Itwillbebuilt__________________________

■Makesureastronautskeeponlong-termtasks

onscientifictests74.Whatplanetswillpeopleexploreaccordingtothe

text?

Peoplewillexplore______andtheJupiter.

A丁Wd2025m75.WhatdoyouthinkofChina'sspaceprogramwhen

ihereadingthetext?

lun<r

probetotheSoulhIbelievethat__________________________

oftbeMOODand

bringback?am-

pl-??_

lunarprobeioleal

keylecbnologyfor

pBuildaninter-l

vin.補全對話：根據(jù)下面對話中的情境，在每個空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)恼Z句，使對話恢復(fù)完整。（共5小題）

A:Hey,John.

B:Hi,Judy.

A:John,youmadeanexcellentspeech.Itwasreallyamazing.

B:76..Infact,Iwasquitenervous.

A:ldidn'tnoticethat.IheartherewillbeavolunteeractivitythisSundayafternoon.77..?

B:OfcourseIwill.I'llbefreethen.78.?

6

A:Wearegoingtoplanttrees.YouknowTreePlantingDayiscoming.

B:ButIhaveneverplantedatree.79._________________________________

A:Don'tworry.MissQi,theorganizerofthisactivitywillshowushowtoplanttrees.

B:Oh,thatwouldbegreat.80.?

A:Youcanbringsomewater.Besides,remembertowearcomfortableshoes.

B:OK.Itmustbeexciting.I'malreadylookingforwardtoit.

ix.書面表達（共i晤）

隨著科技地進步.中國的航天*業(yè)得到飛速發(fā)展.在世界領(lǐng)域已占有一席之地.為了

體缶更多的人才.西安航天基地開設(shè)了少年“航天班”，作為新時代的青少年.我們應(yīng)以成為

一終身學(xué)習(xí)者,一貢任擔(dān)當(dāng)者，?為目標(biāo).假如你就是一名航天有志者，詡根據(jù)以下問題,給"航

天班-的老師寫一封電子郵件.毛遂自薦.G

1.Makeaself-introduction.

2.Howareyougoingtodotoachieveyourdream?

3.Whatwillyoudowhenyoufacedifficultiesinteaming?

★

要求：1.語句通順，語法正確.行文連史.書寫?yīng)動^，

2.70詞左右.開頭已給出.不計入怠詢數(shù).《不出現(xiàn)女實姓名和學(xué)校）

Dearteacher.

It'srnvpleasuretowritetovou.FirstofalLletmu

Yourssincerely.

Anambitious（有抱負(fù)的）student

7

西安市重點中學(xué)中考適應(yīng)性訓(xùn)練解析

九年級英語一模

第二部分（筆試）

III.完形填空（共20小題）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，然后從各小題的四個選項中選

出一個最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

Itwasaverycoldday.However,LiYungangandhisclassmateseven21hot.Afterall,the14-year-oldstudent

fromXi'anJingshanSchoolwascuttinggrassforthreehourswiththem.

Thiswas22firsttimethatthesestudentsfromcitieshaddonesomefarmwork."Itwasnotthateasy.Mylegs

andarmsweresore,"Lisaid.

Fromnowon,moreXi'anmiddleschoolstudentswillbetakentothefarm23thesimilarfarmwork.About250

24fromXi'anJingshanSchooltookpartinitfromOct.25to30.They25todigpeanuts（花生），cutgrass,

sweepfallenleavesanddootherfarmwork.

LinRuohan,13,thoughtalthoughtheworkwashard,shefound26greattolearnthesesimplelifeskills."'When

wedigpeanutsout,wemustbequicktopickthem27.Ifnot,theymaybecoveredinthegroundagain.Itwassimple

butneededtime,sowemustbe28andworkasateam,^^shesaid.

Theprogramwasmeaningful.Somestudentssaidtheyusedtojusteatpeanuts,butdidn'tknow29.Nowthey

knowthebesttimetogrowthem.Theyalsoknowthewaystocarethem.Alltheknowledgecouldhardlybegained

fromthetextbooks.

Thefarmnotonlygavethemknowledgebutalsogavethemanewview.atThecolorfulleavesandendlessfields

made30verycomfortable,andIfeltclosertonature,9,saidQinYupeng,14.

21.A.havefeltB.arefeelingC.feelD.felt

22.A.aB.anC.theD./

23.A.toexperienceB.experienceC.tocancelD.cancel

24.A.workerB.workersC.studentD.students

25.A.teachB.aretaughtC.willbetaughtD.weretaught

26.A.thatB.itC.that*sD.its

27.A.downB.offC.awayD.up

28.A.braveB.bravelyC.patientD.patiently

29.A.whenshouldpeopleplantthemB.whenpeopleshouldplantthem

C.whyshouldpeopleplantthemD.whypeopleshouldplantthem

30.A.IB.meC.myD.mine

第二節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，理解大意，從各小題的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

Ifyou'reaforeigntravelerfindingyourselflostinSanlitun,ZhangJianna,asanitationworker（環(huán)衛(wèi)工人）might

becomeyourhelpfulguide.

Withonlyahighschooleducation,Zhang,once31asarestaurantserver.In2012,shetookontheroleofa

sanitationworker.Onemorning,aforeignercameuptoher,andsaidalotof32words.Zhangdidn'tunderstand

anythingandstoodthere,notknowinghowtoanswer.Theforeignernoticedherembarrassment,sohe33theclean

streets,gaveathumbs-upandsaid,“Good,good!^^Zhangsuddenlyrealizedthattheforeignerwas34herwork

inkeepingthestreetsclean.

Becauseofthis35.shemadeuphermindtolearnEnglish.Shethoughtthatwhilecleanstreetsarea（n）

36partofthecapitalcity'sinternationalimage（形象），activecommunicationwithforeignfriendsisofthesame

8

importance.

Asaresult,attheageof40,Zhangtookonapersonalchallenge.Withouta37,shebegantolearnEnglishfrom

herchildren'sEnglishbooksbyherself,startingwithbasicwordsusuallyusedforgivingdirections.

Herpoormemorywasherbiggestproblem/'LeamingEnglishatanolderage,Iwould38forgetthewordsI

learnedthenextday,“Zhangsaid."Ihadtoreviewandpracticethemoverandoveragain39Irememberedthem

completely.^^

“Nevergiveupisthe40tolearningEnglish,"Zhangsaid.Uptonow,shehasmemorizedaround3,000

Englishwords,whichhelpshercommunicatewithforeigners.

31.A.managedB.workedC.playedD.treated

32.A.terribleB.commonC.crazyD.strange

33.A.pointedatB.cleanedupC.checkedoutD.worriedabout

34.A.changingB.introducingC.praisingD.reporting

35.A.projectB.accidentC.programD.decision

36.A.interestingB.amazingC.importantD.difficult

37.A.teacherB.studentC.friendD.guide

38.A.hardlyB.mostlyC.patiently0.easily

39.A.becauseB.thoughC.untilD.if

4O.A.planB.secretC.reasonD.result

IV.閱讀理解（共15小題）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面A、B、C三篇短文，從所給的四個選項中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的一個最佳答

案。（共10小題）

TheMedicineLabel(懷登)

Name&address

ofthedrugstore

(M4)

bought(hit

Medicine?

41.Accordingtothepassage,whowasthebuyerofthemedicine?

9

A.Mr.Brown.B.Mr.Brown'schild.C.JaneSmith.DJaneSmith'schildren.

42.Themedicinecanbehelpfulforyouifyou

A.catchacoldBcutyourfingerC.breakyourlegD.haveastomachache

43.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthemedicinelabel?

A.Itcanbetakenbyallpeople.B.You'dbettertakeitbeforemeals.

C.ltwon'tworkwithoutdrinkingwater.D.Itcan'tbetakenafterJune,23,2023.

B.

Cave（洞穴）paintingsaretheoldestpictures.SomeoftheminthenorthofSpainarealmost30,000years

old.Thepaintingsdonothavewrittenwords.Butwhenwelookatthem,wecangetanideaofthefeelingsthe

peoplefeltwhentheydrewthem.Thepaintingstellstoriesofhopesandfears.Theyareanearlyformof

communication.

Sometimebetween4,000and3,000BE,peopleinEgyptandMesopotamiadevelopedtheskillofwriting.

Theyengraved（雕亥（））textonstonesfirst.Butitwasimpossibletocarrystonesfromplacetoplace.The

inventionofpapyrus（Z氏莎草紙）alloweddocumentstobemovedeasily.Writingonpapyrusmadeiteasierto

correctmistakes,too.Whenascribe-thepersonwhowrotethedocumentsmadeamistake,heneededtoclean

theinkoffthepapyrusquicklybeforeitgotdryandmadehiscorrections!

Peoplemadethefirstbookfrompapyrusandthinanimalskins.PaperwasinventedinChinaasearlyas105

AD.Theworld'soldestknownprintedbookisfromChina,too.ItwaspublishedonMay11,868AD.In

Europe,bookswerewrittenmanually（手動地）untilthe15thcenturywhenGutenberginventedtheprinting

pressinGermany.Sincethen,manybookshavebeenpublishedaroundtheworld.Formanypeople,oneof

life'sgreatestpleasuresisspendingafewhourslookingthroughthebooks.

Bookswillbearoundformanyyears.Butnowsomepeoplepreferreadinge-books.Theyareeasiertotake

whenyoutravel,andyoucandownloadthemfromtheInternet.Nowyoucanbuyvourbookswheneveryou

wantwithoutleavingyourhome.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scribe“meaninEnglish?

A.novelistB.papermakerC.painterD.copyist

45.Pleasematchtheparagraphheadingswiththeparagraphs.（Paragraph!-Di

a.Booksinthemodernformb.TheinventionofbooksinChina

c.Fromthe