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<A>What do you consider to be the most important invention in the last 1,000 years? Is it the light bulb or theInternet? Many people say that it is the printing press, a machine that allows us to print copies of books anddocuments. But why is the printing press so important?Before the printing press, books were copied by hand. Ancient Roman book publishers sometimes sold asmany as 5,000 copies of a book that had been copied by slaves. Nonetheless, copying a book was such atime-consuming and expensive activity that only a few copies of each book were made. As a result, only a smallpercentage of the population learned to read and had access to books. 
 In 1450, goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg in Germany invented the modern printing press. The impact of hismachine is sometimes compared to the invention of the Internet by Tim Berners-Lee. Ancient Chinese peopleinvented paper in 105 AD and used woodblock printing before 200 AD. Gutenberg’s printing press, however, waseasy to use with languages that had alphabetic scripts. After 1450, thousands of copies of a popular book ornewspaper could be made quickly and cheaply. Books and newspapers with ideas and images from all over theworld became widely available to the public.Knowledge is power. Reading has created amazing revolutions in science, technology, religion, and politics.The computer, cell phone, and even the Internet have grown thanks to the billions of powerful readers that werecreated by the printing press. From 1450 onward, more and more people have become readers powerful in helpingthe world to make progress at a fast pace.46. What is the main idea of the article? 
 

46. What is the main idea of the article?
(A) Since 1450, the year when the printing press was invented, humankind has been able to advance towardspace.
(B) The printing press is a machine that can quickly print many copies of a book.
(C) The printing press invented in 1450 was an important invention because it allowed humankind toadvance faster.
(D) How books are copied and published throughout history.

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答案：C[無官方正解]
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(2),C(3),D(1),E(0)

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