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Before books came into being, people learned stories by heart and taught new ones to each other. A1. it was hard to remember them all. Things grew a little e2.when writing was invented. The first writers made marks by pressing sticks into slabs(厚板) of soft clay. At first, the new marks were j3. used to make lists. But soon people wrote down laws, and then stories.

In ancient China, people there first carved words into bone or tortoiseshell. Later they used ink to write on strips of bamboo or silk. Then the Chinese invented paper. Paper-making didn’t come into the West u4. A. D.700. At last, it spread to Europe. H5., all these early books still had one big problem. If there were pictures, each page had to be painted by hand, one at a time. This made books rare and expensive—though also very beautiful.

To solve the problem, the Chinese carved a page of words and pictures into a block of wood or stone, Then they printed the entire page at once by spreading ink on the block and pressing it a6. the paper. This let them make many c7. of a book much more quickly.

Then a German invented movable, metal letters, so books became fast and easy to make. As there are more books. more people learn to read.

Once, books were so expensive that only the rich could buy. But with the improvement of people’s living c8. books have become a treasure everyone could enjoy. Today, computers let us read books anytime, anywhere while it seemed i9. in the past. You can even read a book on your phone. It is really a good way to r10..

Answer

1.anyway

2.easier

3.just

4.until

5.However

6.against

7.copies

8.conditions

9.impossible

10.relax

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了书籍的发展历程。没有书籍时，人们主要靠记忆。写作被发明之后，人们一开始记录清单，后来记录法律和故事。古代中国在骨头和龟壳上刻字，后来在竹子和丝绸上用墨水写字。中国人发明了造纸术并传播到世界其他地方。印刷术使得书籍的发展更加迅速。现在电脑和手机的使用使得大家能随时随地地看书。

1.句意：无论如何，很难把它们都记住。

根据第一句“learned stores by heart”可知后一句是对此的评价“it’s hard to remember”，用副词anyway放在句首表达“无论怎么说，无论怎样”。 故答案填anyway。

2.句意：当写作被发明时，事情变得更简单了一点。

根据“Things grew a little”可知此处表示写作被发明事情发生的变化，前一句是“hard”推断此处用形容词easy；“a little”后用比较级easier表达“事情变得更简单一点”。 故答案填easier。

3.句意：一开始，新的标记只是用来列清单。

动词used前用副词修饰；根据“first”判断此处用副词“just”表达“起初只是……”。故答案填just。

4.句意：造纸术直到公元700年才传入西方。

根据前面的“didn't”推断用until构成句型“not…until…”表示“直到……才……”。故答案填until。

5.句意：然而，这些早期的书籍有一个很大的问题。

根据前一句“At last, it spread to Europe.”和“all these early books still had one big problem”推断此处表示转折，讲述书籍传到了欧洲，但是这些早期的书籍有一个很大的问题；逗号前用however来表示转折。故答案填However。

6.句意：然后他们在印刷的版上撒上墨水，把它压在纸上。

根据“press”和“the paper”可知此处缺少介词；用against构成“press …against …”表示“压在……上”。 故答案填against。

7.句意：这使他们可以更快地制作一本书的许多副本。

根据“many”和“a book”可知此处用复数名词；表示“书的副本”用copies。故答案填copies。

8.句意：但随着人们生活条件的改善，书籍已成为每个人都能享受的财富

根据“with”伴随判断此处用名词；根据“living”推断用“conditions”表达生活条件。故答案填conditions。

9.句意：今天，计算机让我们可以随时随地读书，而在过去这似乎是不可能的。

根据“read books anytime, anywhere”和“in the past”判断此处用形容词impossible表达在过去随时随地看书是不可能。故答案填impossible。

10.句意：这真是个放松的好方法。

句中“It”是形式主语，用“to do”做真正的主语，此处需要填动词原形；根据“read a book on your phone”判断这是一种放松的好方法，用动词relax。故答案填relax。