五、完形填空。
World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO in 1995 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover (发现) the pleasure of 1.
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy books of special prices, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year 2 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Our former premier did lots of reading though he’s very busy. On World Book Day in 2009, he called on people to do more reading. He suggested (建议) that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can’t change the world, but people can change the world by changing 3 through reading,” he said.
Reading can benefit (有益于) people 4. Reading helps us become more knowledgeable. Reading helps us follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading 5 us with information about other cultures and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that are unfamiliar (不熟悉的) to us. We would have to use our brain (大脑) 6 about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the 7 we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language 8 English. We all know that we 9 learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.
Reading makes a full man. Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us. 10, it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.
1. A. listening
B. speaking
C. reading
D. writing
2. A. since
B. in
C. from
D. by
3. A. ourselves
B. yourselves
C. themselves
D. itself
4. A. in many ways
B. by the way
C. in any way
D. in the way
5. A. shares
B. gets
C. opens
D. provides
6. A. think
B. to think
C. talk
D. to talk
7. A. healthier
B. prettier
C. smarter
D. harder
8. A. like
B. at
C. about
D. towards
9. A. mustn’t
B. can’t
C. might
D. have to
10. A. Otherwise
B. However
C. Now that
D. Therefore
World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO in 1995 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover (发现) the pleasure of 1.
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy books of special prices, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year 2 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Our former premier did lots of reading though he’s very busy. On World Book Day in 2009, he called on people to do more reading. He suggested (建议) that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can’t change the world, but people can change the world by changing 3 through reading,” he said.
Reading can benefit (有益于) people 4. Reading helps us become more knowledgeable. Reading helps us follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading 5 us with information about other cultures and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that are unfamiliar (不熟悉的) to us. We would have to use our brain (大脑) 6 about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the 7 we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language 8 English. We all know that we 9 learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.
Reading makes a full man. Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us. 10, it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.
1. A. listening
B. speaking
C. reading
D. writing
2. A. since
B. in
C. from
D. by
3. A. ourselves
B. yourselves
C. themselves
D. itself
4. A. in many ways
B. by the way
C. in any way
D. in the way
5. A. shares
B. gets
C. opens
D. provides
6. A. think
B. to think
C. talk
D. to talk
7. A. healthier
B. prettier
C. smarter
D. harder
8. A. like
B. at
C. about
D. towards
9. A. mustn’t
B. can’t
C. might
D. have to
10. A. Otherwise
B. However
C. Now that
D. Therefore
答案：五 1. C 2. A 3. C
4. A 【解析】根据下文内容可知，此处表示“阅读在许多方面对人们有益”。in many ways 意为“在许多方面”；by the way 意为“顺便说一下”；in any way 意为“以任何方式”；in the way 意为“挡道”。
5. D 【解析】固定搭配 provide sb with sth 意为“给某人提供某物”。
6. B 【解析】固定搭配 use... to do sth 意为“用……来做某事”；根据空前的“brain”可知，此处指用大脑思考，动词用 think。
7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D
4. A 【解析】根据下文内容可知，此处表示“阅读在许多方面对人们有益”。in many ways 意为“在许多方面”；by the way 意为“顺便说一下”；in any way 意为“以任何方式”；in the way 意为“挡道”。
5. D 【解析】固定搭配 provide sb with sth 意为“给某人提供某物”。
6. B 【解析】固定搭配 use... to do sth 意为“用……来做某事”；根据空前的“brain”可知，此处指用大脑思考，动词用 think。
7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D