高中英语真题-B4说明文_1

高中英语真题:B4说明文
【英语卷(解析)·2015届河北省衡水中学高三小一调考试（201408）扫描版】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, develop ed a new printing press(印刷机)。

Then single letters could be __41____ in lines to create a pag e of text. The letters were made of metal.Each one could be ___42___ to different parts of the press,depending on which w ords were___43____ on a certain page. This was one of the most important ___44_____ in the history of pringting.
___45____, most books had been created by copying out text by hand. The__46__of a single book would take many hours o r even days. With the Gutenberg press, ___47___ could be pri ntted 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___48____, however, as an improvement of developing technologies. Th e Chinese were the first to use wooden blocks(木刻版)，
as early as the 8th century. Then great __49___was made aro und 1040. The movable type was invented by Bi Sheng in . E uropean ___50____the printing methods centuries later. Anoth er contribution to Cutenberg`s system also come from the Eas t,__51____.The Chinese invented paper using ___52___materi als,including old clothes. The kind of the inexpensive paper w as introduced into Europe in 1000 or so. This kind of paper w as __53___for the new European printing presses,__54____it t ook in the only ink required for the metal type.
Printing soon became an important __55___in a rapidly growin g world. By 1500,nearly 35,000 books were in print worldwide. But the printing press did not ___56___a lot for a long time. In the 19th century , however, iron ____57___wood in the press` s framework. And paper became___58___in continuous rolls r ather than more expensive single pieces. Steam engines ___5 9__the speed at which the press ran. In the late 1900s,the intr oduction of better presses greatly __60___the time it took to tu rn ideas into books.
ed B. put C. read D. written
42.A.shown B .turned C. moved D. added
43.A.needed B. lost C. collected D. found
44.A.challenged B. studies C. discoveries D. developm
ents
45.A.Recently B. Immediately C. Previously D. Finally
46.A.discussion B. production C. instruction D. preparati on
47.A.pages B. ideas C. models D. characters
48.A.attraction B . expressin C. competition D. invention
49.A.accident B. research C. progress D. situation
50.A.believed B. followed C .tested D. required
51.A.paper B. wood C. letters D. metal
52.A.fine B. thin C. heavy D. cheap
eless B. special C. good D. impossible
54.A.as B. although C. until D. unless
55.A.fashion B. industry C. trick D. belief
56.A.apply B. help C. work D. change
57.A.replaced B. controlled C. became D. protected
58.A.necesary B. available C. normal D. valuable
59.A.reached B. limited C. increased D. kept
60.A.made B. allowed C. wasted D. reduced 【答案】【知识点】B4 说明文
【文章综述】本文讲述的本文印刷术的发展。

【答案解析】
41B.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。

42.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。

43.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。

44.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, develop ed a new printing press可知选D项。

45.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。

46.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。

47.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。

48.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。

49.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。

50.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。

51.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。

52.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。

53.C考查形容词辨析eless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。

54.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。

55.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。

56.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。

57.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。

58.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。

59.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。

60.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。

B4说明文
【英语卷(解析)·2015届河北省衡水中学高三小一调考试（201408）扫描版】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 __41____ in lines to create a page of text. The letters were mad e of metal.Each one could be ___42___ to different parts of the press,depending on which wo rds were___43____ on a certain page. This was one of the most important ___44_____ in the history of pringting.
___45____, most books had been created by copying out text by hand. The__46__of a single book would take many hours or even days. With the Gutenberg press, ___47___ could be pri ntted 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___48____, 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 __49___was made around 1040. The movable type w as invented by Bi Sheng in . European ___50____the printing methods centuries later. Anoth er contribution to Cutenberg`s system also come from the East,__51____.The Chinese invent ed paper using ___52___materials,including old clothes. The kind of the inexpensive paper w as introduced into Europe in 1000 or so. This kind of paper was __53___for the new Europea n printing presses,__54____it took in the only ink required for the metal type.
Printing soon became an important __55___in a rapidly growing world. By 1500,nearly 35,00 0 books were in print worldwide. But the printing press did not ___56___a lot for a long time. I n the 19th century , however, iron ____57___wood in the press`s framework. And paper beca me___58___in continuous rolls rather than more expensive single pieces. Steam engines ___ 59__the speed at which the press ran. In the late 1900s,the introduction of better presses gre atly __60___the time it took to turn ideas into books.
ed B. put C. read D. written
42.A.shown B .turned C. moved D. added
43.A.needed B. lost C. collected D. found
44.A.challenged B. studies C. discoveries D. developments
45.A.Recently B. Immediately C. Previously D. Finally
46.A.discussion B. production C. instruction D. preparation
47.A.pages B. ideas C. models D. characters
48.A.attraction B . expressin C. competition D. invention
49.A.accident B. research C. progress D. situation
50.A.believed B. followed C .tested D. required
51.A.paper B. wood C. letters D. metal
52.A.fine B. thin C. heavy D. cheap
eless B. special C. good D. impossible
54.A.as B. although C. until D. unless
55.A.fashion B. industry C. trick D. belief
56.A.apply B. help C. work D. change
57.A.replaced B. controlled C. became D. protected
58.A.necesary B. available C. normal D. valuable
59.A.reached B. limited C. increased D. kept
60.A.made B. allowed C. wasted D. reduced
【答案】【知识点】B4 说明文
【文章综述】本文讲述的本文印刷术的发展。

【答案解析】
41B.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。

42.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。

43.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。

44.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。

45.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。

46.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。

47.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。

48.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。

49.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。

50.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。

51.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。

52.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。

53.C考查形容词辨析eless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。

54.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。

55.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。

56.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。

57.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。

58.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。

59.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。

60.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。