题型:语法填空(语篇) 题类:真题 难易度:普通
Before paper was invented, people wrote or drew on materials such as bamboo, 1 /sɪlk/, animal hide, and wooden blocks. Writing materials were 2 (real) expensive and few people learned to read. Therefore, few people wrote. This all changed, thanks 3 an man named Cai Lun.
Paper had already existed (存在) in China , but the process for 4 (produce) it was difficult and the paper was of low quality. Cai Lun began experimenting (试验) with many different materials and different 5 (method) to turn those materials into paper. In the year 105, he made it from tree bark, bamboo, cloth rags, and fishing nets. His paper was 6 (strong) and cheaper than any paper that had been made before.
With Cai Lun's papermaking method, Chinese culture 7 /ɡruː/ more rapidly over the next several centuries. That's because ideas were much easier to share 8 more people learned to read. The use of paper spread abroad, helping 9 /'ʌðə/ cultures record and spread their ideas. Today, Cai Lun is considered a national hero in China. But 10 whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever.
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