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人教版（新课程标准）高中英语必修五Unit 5 First Aid单元测试2
Book and bookmaking
A book is a printed work that is meant to communicate. It's made up of pages that are usually enclosed in a protective cover. Among the countless types of books are novels, picture books, cookbooks, how-to books, poetry books, and textbooks.
The first step in creating a book is for an author to write a manuscript (手稿). Then the author finds a publisher, or a company that makes and sells books. They make sure that the ideas are complete, that the writing is clear, and that there are no mistakes.
Then the manuscript goes to a designer. This person arranges the text and pictures on the pages so that the book looks nice and is easy to read.
Editors and designers continue working on the pages until they are perfect. The designed book is stored in computer files (文件).
Next, the computer files are used to create printing plates, which are pieces of metal or plastic that have the book's text and pictures on them. Printing plates are put on printing presses and used to print the book.
Early books were difficult to produce. The text was written by hand. As a result, books were expensive and hard for most people to get.
The invention of printing changed that. In about 1450, a special type of printing press was invented in Germany. It could print many books quickly.
Today books are published in every language. Personal computers have allowed people to publish their own books. Many books can be read or downloaded from the Internet.
A. A designer also creates the cover.
B. Books can have either a hard cover or a soft cover.
C. This has made books easier to get than ever before.
D. People have written books about all kinds of subjects.
E. Only wealthy and powerful people read these early books.
F. Books became available to ordinary people for the first time.
G. Editors at the publishing company help the author improve the manuscript.
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