The Bible is the great work of the religious literature and was in process of formation for about twelve hundred years.
The Bible is composed of (1) , legend, biography, genealogies, ethics, law, proverbial wisdom, sermons, prophesy, lyric poetry, hymns and theology. It is not only (2) a book but a (3) of books.
The Bible (4) two major (5) , the Old Testament and the NewTestament. The Old Testament was written originally almost entirely (6) Hebrew with a little Aramaic, from the eleventh to the second century BC. It is the national (7) literature of the people of Israel. The New Testament was written in Greek from about 40 AD to 150. It 8 the earliest documents (9) the life, teaching, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus and the establishment of the (10) church. The (11) work is from the first book Genesis, to the last,Revelations.
The (12) and richness of the Bible (13) literature (14) the Old Testament are unparalleled. In the literary (15) , poetry, The Bible is 16 .
The Bible is an assemblage of literature. It is in a unique (17) among the world’s books (18) the richness of its (19) and spiritual values. It can be called the (20) of books.
1（）
A.fiction
B.history
C.novel
D.drama
参考答案：B
解析：
本题考查点是语境推断能力。本题空白处前面的句子(全文第一句)是本题正确答案的提示点。该句中的“The Bible…was in process of formation for about twelve hundred years(《圣经》约有一千二百年的形成过程)”提示本题应选用B(history历史)，因为该选项表达了“一千二百年”这一漫长历史概念。