任务型阅读。
造纸术诞生后，另一伟大发明也相继问世。请阅读下面短文，完成下列任务。
If you are reading this now, it is because these words are printed on this page. Could this have happened 2,000 years ago? Well, you could have read some words, but the words wouldn't have 1. (print) on paper by a machine.
There were already early forms of paper in the Western Han Dynasty. Then in 105 CE, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun improved the papermaking technique, making it possible for people to print on paper in later centuries. Early stamping (压印) and cloth-printing techniques appeared in ancient China from 200 BCE to 200 CE. For example, a block of wood was carved (刻) so that Chinese characters or pictures stood out. Ink 2. (put) on the wood and then cloth was pressed on top of the wood. These old
techniques later developed into woodblock printing on paper in the Tang Dynasty.
Between 1041 CE and 1048 CE, in the Northern Song Dynasty, a new technique 3. (call) “movable type (活字) printing” 4. (invent) by Bi Sheng. It used small blocks made of clay with Chinese characters, and later metal (金属) blocks 5. (use) too. The blocks could 6. (move) around easily to make a whole page of printed text, and this technique was much faster than woodblock printing.
Later, movable type printing 7. (introduce) to Europe and started to be used around 1450. Printing became much easier and faster, and printing presses (印刷机) became popular across Europe.
Now, we can send emails, text messages, and photos to each other. We can download (下载) e-books and read them on our phones, laptops, or other digital devices. Ideas and knowledge are spreading faster than at any other time in history, and screens are replacing printed pages for many people.
任务一:请根据短文内容用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
任务二:请根据短文内容从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1. Why was movable type printing faster than woodblock printing? ()
A. Because movable type printing used simple tools.
B. Because the blocks could be moved around easily for different texts.
C. Because workers could put ink on the paper instead of on the blocks.
D. Because movable type printing used clay blocks instead of metal blocks.
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ()
A. Cai Lun improved the papermaking technique in 105 CE.
B. Words were printed on paper by machines 2,000 years ago.
C. Movable type printing was widely used in Europe long before China.
D. Now more and more people prefer to read on printed pages rather than on their phones.
3. What is the passage mainly about? ()
A. The invention of paper in ancient China.
B. The ways of reading on our phones and laptops.
C. The history and development of printing techniques.
D. The differences between ancient printing and modern printing.

任务一：
1. been printed
2. was put
3. called
4. was invented
5. were used
6. be moved
7. was introduced
任务二：
1. B
2. A
3. C

【分析】
本题分为任务一（用所给词的适当形式填空）和任务二（阅读理解选择题）。任务一需分析句子结构，判断动词的语态、时态及非谓语形式：1. 考查过去完成时的被动语态结构；2. 考查一般过去时的被动语态；3. 考查过去分词作后置定语表被动；4. 考查一般过去时的被动语态；5. 考查一般过去时的被动语态；6. 考查情态动词的被动语态；7. 考查一般过去时的被动语态。任务二需根据原文定位细节信息、理解主旨：第1题定位活字印刷更快的原因；第2题逐一核对选项与原文的匹配度；第3题概括全文核心内容。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 句中为would have done结构，且words与print是被动关系，故填been printed；
2. ink与put是被动关系，描述过去动作，主语为单数，故填was put；
3. technique与call是被动关系，用过去分词作定语，故填called；
4. technique与invent是被动关系，描述过去动作，主语为单数，故填was invented；
5. metal blocks与use是被动关系，描述过去动作，主语为复数，故填were used；
6. 情态动词could后接动词原形，blocks与move是被动关系，故填be moved；
7. movable type printing与introduce是被动关系，描述过去动作，主语为单数，故填was introduced；
任务二：
1. 定位第三段“The blocks could move around easily to make a whole page of printed text, and this technique was much faster than woodblock printing.”，可知选B；
2. 定位第二段“Then in 105 CE, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun improved the papermaking technique...”，A符合原文；B选项2000年前无法机器印刷，错误；C选项活字印刷先在中国后传至欧洲，错误；D选项现在屏幕替代印刷页，错误，故选A；
3. 全文围绕印刷技术的发展历史展开，故选C。
【答案】
任务一：1. been printed 2. was put 3. called 4. was invented 5. were used 6. be moved 7. was introduced
任务二：1. B 2. A 3. C
【知识点】
被动语态、非谓语动词、任务型阅读
【点评】
本题为初中英语常见的任务型阅读题，结合语法填空与阅读理解，既考查基础语法的运用，又考查语篇理解能力，需学生具备定位细节、概括主旨的能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6