Question

【题目】完形填空
　 It was not until books were produced that knowledge really 1 quickly around the world.
For centuries, books were rare and very 2 . Each one was written 3 ! So it is understandable that one book took many months 4 . Today, a printer can produce 5 books in a day. Instead of being expensive, books these days are light, cheap and easy to get hold of. However many of these books are 6 ancient to be held and studied by many people. They need to be kept 7 away from danger. So here in the British Library, the latest technology has 8 download pages of these books onto a computer. This system has been developed 9 readers will be able to touch, read and study these beautiful ancient books. Have a look at the screen here. It is possible 10 the pages of the book, just as you would turn a normal book, by pressing a button. And on this part of the screen, helpful information about the book is displayed.
（1）A.spreads B.spreaded C.spreaden D.spread
（2）A.cheap B.small C.expensive D.light
（3）A.with hand B.by hand C.in hand D.for hand
（4）A.to be produced B.be produced C.to produce D.was produced
（5）A.thousand B.thousand of C.one thousand D.thousands of
（6）A.too B.so C.in order to D.such
（7）A.safe B.safety C.safely D.safly
（8）A.been used for B.been used to C.be used to D.be used for
（9）A.so. . . that B.so that C.because of D.such that
（10）A.turn B.to be turned C.to turn D.turned

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、D
（2）、C
（3）、B
（4）、A
（5）、D
（6）、A
（7）、C
（8）、B
（9）、B
（10）、C

【解析】这是一篇说明文，介绍图书的发展。
（1）考查时态，本句前后都用的是过去式，所以spread也要用过去式，spread的过去式和过去分词形式都是spread。故选D。
（2）考查对上下文的理解。根据下文中说 Instead of being expensive, books these days are light, cheap and easy to get hold of. 可知以前书很贵。故选C。
（3）考查固定搭配，by hand用手工，类似如by machine用机器。所以正确答案是B。
（4）考查不定式的被动形式。take time to do花费时间做某事，书是被制作的，故选A。
（5）考查thousand的用法。thousand前有数词时用原形，如three thousand people；表示模糊的数量概念时用thousands of成千上万的。故选D。
（6）考查固定搭配：too ……to dosth太……而不能……，然而一些书太古老了而不能被许多人拿着学习。故选A。
（7）考查形容词副词的修饰作用。形容词修饰名词，副词修饰动词、形容词、副词和句子。这里修饰动词kept，故选C。
（8）考查现在完成时的被动式。基本结构：have/has been+过去分词，be used to do sth.被用来做某事。故选B。
（9）考查引导状语从句的关联词。根据句意：这一系统被开发以便于读者能够触摸、阅读和研究这些美丽的古代书籍。so that为了，以便于，引导目的状语从句。故选B。
（10）考查不定式的用法。句型：It is +adj+to do.故选C。