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Johannes Gutenberg--the ploneer of the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg was chosen to be the most important figure of the past millennium(千年) by the media(媒體). You may not be familiar with him.Gutenberg is praised for having invented the printing press and therefore preparing the way for printing books.
He was born into a wealthy family in the city of Mainz, Germany. His early training was in goldsmithing. In 1428, he moved to Strasbourg and lived there for almost 20 years.Gutenberg used his skills in metalwork for the mass(大批量) production of books.That means that each copy of the Catholic bible(圣經(jīng)) and all of its 73 books were painstakingly handwritten by men. Gutenberg fashioned a font(字體) of over 300 characters, far larger than the fonts of today. To make this possible, he invented the variable-width mold(模具) and perfected the mixture of materials used by type factories up to the present century.
The between 1450 and 1455,while preparing to produce a large Latin Bible, Gutenberg is thought to have printed a number of smaller books, a calendar, and a papal Letter of Indulgence. The Bible of 42 Lines, the oldest surviving printed book in the Western world, was completed by August 15,1456.
The invention of the modem printing press changed the way information was delivered.Even today in the computer age, we rely heavily on the printed word or text for instruction, information, and for the pleasure of reading literature.
A. Gutenberg made the world a much richer place
B. But he has certainly influenced your life in some ways
C. Gutenberg's idea was one of the greatest of all mankind
D. By 1450, Gutenberg was back in Mainz at work on a printing press
E. In fact, this invention contributed a lot of educating the masses(大眾) worldwide
F. Before the spread of Gutenberg's idea, books were primarily handwritten
G. It was in Strasbourg that he probably made his first experiments with moveable type and printing

Answer 1

【答案】B；G；F；D；E
【解析】本文講述了印刷行業(yè)的先驅(qū)----印刷機的發(fā)明人約翰內(nèi)斯·古登堡，他被媒體選為過去一千年里最重要的人物。
（1）考查對上下文語境的理解。根據(jù)空前“ You may not be familiar with him.”你可能并不熟悉他；以及空后“Gutenberg is praised for having invented the printing press and therefore preparing the way for printing books.”Gutenberg因為發(fā)明了印刷機而得到贊揚�？芍�這里用B.But he has certainly influenced your life in some ways.“但是他確實在一些方面影響了你的生活�！逼鸬竭^渡的作用。故選B。
（2）考查對上下文語境的理解。根據(jù)空前“In 1428, he moved to Strasbourg and lived there for almost 20 years.”1428年，他搬去Strasbourg，在那里他住了將近20年�？芍�這里用G.It was in Strasbourg that he probably made his first experiments with moveable type.“正是在Strasbourg，他可能用活字印刷做了他的第一次試驗”。符合句意。故選G。
（3）考查對上下文語境的理解。根據(jù)空前“Gutenberg used his skills in metalwork for the mass(大批量) production of books.”Gutenberg在書籍的大量生產(chǎn)方面使用了他對金屬制品的技能。以及空后“That means that each copy of the Catholic bible(圣經(jīng)) and all of its 73 books were painstakingly handwritten by men. ”句意：那就意味著每本天主教圣經(jīng)以及所有的73本書全部都是penmen精心手寫的�？芍狥. Before the spread of Gutenberg's idea, books were primarily handwritten“在Gutenberg的方法傳播之前，文學著作主要都是手寫的�！狈�合上下文語境。故選F。（4）考查對上下文語境的理解。根據(jù)空后“The between 1450 and 1455,while preparing to produce a large Latin Bible, Gutenberg is thought to have printed a number of smaller books, a calendar, and a papal Letter of Indulgence.”在1450到1455年之間，準備出版一本大的拉丁圣經(jīng)時，,Gutenberg被認為已經(jīng)印刷了很多更小的書，一本日歷等等�？芍狣. By 1450, Gutenberg was back in Mainz at work on a printing press�！暗�1450年為止，Gutenberg回到Mainz致力于印刷機的工作�！狈�合句意。故選D。
（5）考查對上下文語境的理解。根據(jù)空前“The invention of the modem printing press changed the way information was delivered.”現(xiàn)代印刷機的發(fā)現(xiàn)改變了信息的傳遞方式。可知E. In fact, this invention contributed a lot of educating the masses(大眾) worldwide“這項發(fā)明也對全世界的大眾教育起到積極作用。”符合上下文語境。故選E。