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【即学即练】从括号内选择适当的词填空。 1) It’s reported that a good amount of money ______ (was / were) spent to prevent and control desertification. 2) I think that large amounts of time _____ (is / are) wasted in watching TV series. was are Books were only produced one at a time by hand. As a result, there were not many books. 2 Because there were not many books, few people learnt to read. 3 These machines are smaller and lighter than books, so they are easy to carry. Read the sentences and notice how we give reasons and results. * Unit 2 Will books be replaced by the Internet? What did people use to remember things long long ago? Where did people write before paper was invented? When was print invented? When was the Internet introduced to China? Have you read books on the Internet? printing n. 印刷 development n. 进步 发展 trade n. 买卖；交易 spread v. 扩展；蔓延；传播 introduction n. 引进；采用；推行 amount n. 量，数量 store v. 存储；储藏 varied adj. 各种各样的 form n. 种类；类型 connection n. 电话连接；计算机网络连接 single adj. 仅一个的；单个的 direction n. 方向 replace v. 替换，取代 Work in pairs. Read the title of the passage in Activity 2. Discuss and make a list of the advantages of books and the Internet. Listen to the passage and then answer the questions. 1) When was paper first created? About 2,000 years ago. 2) When was printing invented in China? During the Sui and Tang Dynasties. To find information in a passage quickly, you can read the heading and the first sentence in each paragraph. This will often tell you what the passage is about. Learning to learn a) The world before printed books b) The world after the invention of printing. c) Life with paper and printing d) Technology and books e) The future of books 1 2 3 4 5 Read the passage and match the main ideas with the paragraphs. 1) How were books produced before the invention of printing? In those days, books were only produced one at a time by hand. 1. Read the passage again and answer the questions. 2) According to the passage, what are the advantage