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
解析：
【分析】
首先通读全文可知，本篇完形填空围绕“世界读书日”和阅读的益处展开，核心主旨是倡导大众养成日常阅读的习惯。解题时第一步先跳过所有空通读全文，把握整体主题和行文逻辑；第二步逐空结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配三类依据逐一排除不符合逻辑的错误选项，涉及现在完成时的时间标志、反身代词指代、常见介词短语辨析等基础考点，最后代入所有答案通读验证逻辑通顺即可完成作答。
【解析】
1. 前文点明主题是世界读书日，设立目的是鼓励人们尤其是青少年发现阅读的乐趣，A听、B说、D写均不符合主题，选C。
2. 句子为现在完成时的被动结构“这项活动从1998年开始每年都举办”，since+过去时间点是现在完成时的典型标志，B、C、D均不符合现在完成时的时间搭配逻辑，选A。
3. 句意为“书籍不能改变世界，但人们可以通过阅读改变自身来改变世界”，主语是people，对应的反身代词为themselves（他们自己），A我们自己、B你们自己、D它自己均指代错误，选C。
4. 后文列举了阅读帮助我们增长知识、了解科技进展等诸多好处，说明阅读在很多方面让人们受益。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”，其余选项均不符合语境，选A。
5. 句意为“阅读给我们提供关于世界其他文化和地域的信息”，固定搭配provide sb with sth表示“给某人提供某物”，A分享的正确搭配是share sth with sb，B得到、C打开均不符合搭配和语义，选D。
6. 固定结构use sth to do sth表示“用某物做某事”，此处指用大脑思考，因此用不定式to think，选B。
7. 句意为“我们知道的越多，就会变得越聪明”，A更健康、B更漂亮、D更努力均不符合“知识储备提升后带来的变化”的语境，选C。
8. 此处指学习像英语这类的外语，like作介词表示“像、例如”，其余介词均不符合语义，选A。
9. 句意为“我们不可能在学校里学到所有东西，比如当下英国人说英语、写英语的方式”，can't表示“不能、不可能”，A禁止、C可能、D必须均不符合语义，选B。
10. 前文阐述了阅读能帮助我们了解外界、完善自我，后文得出“我们有必要养成每日阅读的习惯”的结论，前后是因果关系，therefore意为“因此”，A否则、B然而、C既然均不符合逻辑，选D。
【答案】
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D
【知识点】
1. 完形语境辨析
2. 固定短语搭配
3. 代词用法
【点评】
本篇完形填空选取和“全民阅读”相关的热点主题，整体考点偏向基础，大部分题目依托常用固定搭配和上下文逻辑判断即可选出正确答案，学生只要把握全文主旨，积累常见的介词搭配、反身代词指代规则，就能顺利完成作答，是巩固基础词汇和短语用法的典型练习。
【难度系数】
0.7
首先通读全文可知，本篇完形填空围绕“世界读书日”和阅读的益处展开，核心主旨是倡导大众养成日常阅读的习惯。解题时第一步先跳过所有空通读全文，把握整体主题和行文逻辑；第二步逐空结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配三类依据逐一排除不符合逻辑的错误选项，涉及现在完成时的时间标志、反身代词指代、常见介词短语辨析等基础考点，最后代入所有答案通读验证逻辑通顺即可完成作答。
【解析】
1. 前文点明主题是世界读书日，设立目的是鼓励人们尤其是青少年发现阅读的乐趣，A听、B说、D写均不符合主题，选C。
2. 句子为现在完成时的被动结构“这项活动从1998年开始每年都举办”，since+过去时间点是现在完成时的典型标志，B、C、D均不符合现在完成时的时间搭配逻辑，选A。
3. 句意为“书籍不能改变世界，但人们可以通过阅读改变自身来改变世界”，主语是people，对应的反身代词为themselves（他们自己），A我们自己、B你们自己、D它自己均指代错误，选C。
4. 后文列举了阅读帮助我们增长知识、了解科技进展等诸多好处，说明阅读在很多方面让人们受益。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”，其余选项均不符合语境，选A。
5. 句意为“阅读给我们提供关于世界其他文化和地域的信息”，固定搭配provide sb with sth表示“给某人提供某物”，A分享的正确搭配是share sth with sb，B得到、C打开均不符合搭配和语义，选D。
6. 固定结构use sth to do sth表示“用某物做某事”，此处指用大脑思考，因此用不定式to think，选B。
7. 句意为“我们知道的越多，就会变得越聪明”，A更健康、B更漂亮、D更努力均不符合“知识储备提升后带来的变化”的语境，选C。
8. 此处指学习像英语这类的外语，like作介词表示“像、例如”，其余介词均不符合语义，选A。
9. 句意为“我们不可能在学校里学到所有东西，比如当下英国人说英语、写英语的方式”，can't表示“不能、不可能”，A禁止、C可能、D必须均不符合语义，选B。
10. 前文阐述了阅读能帮助我们了解外界、完善自我，后文得出“我们有必要养成每日阅读的习惯”的结论，前后是因果关系，therefore意为“因此”，A否则、B然而、C既然均不符合逻辑，选D。
【答案】
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D
【知识点】
1. 完形语境辨析
2. 固定短语搭配
3. 代词用法
【点评】
本篇完形填空选取和“全民阅读”相关的热点主题，整体考点偏向基础，大部分题目依托常用固定搭配和上下文逻辑判断即可选出正确答案，学生只要把握全文主旨，积累常见的介词搭配、反身代词指代规则，就能顺利完成作答，是巩固基础词汇和短语用法的典型练习。
【难度系数】
0.7