Question

【题目】请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

When was the last time you read a book or a magazine article? Do your everyday reading habits centre around updates on the Internet? In case you are one of countless individuals who don't make a habit of reading you may be passing up a great chance: Reading has a number of advantages and only a couple of advantages of reading are recorded below.

Everything you read fills your head with new bits of information and you never know when it might be useful to you. The more knowledge you have, the better-equipped you are to overcome any challenge you'll ever face. Besides, here's a bit of food for thought：Should you ever find yourself in a terrible situation, remember that although you might lose everything else — your job, your possessions, your money, even your health — knowledge can never be taken from you.

At the same time, the more you read, the more words you gain, and they'll surely make their way into your everyday vocabulary. Being able to express your ideas clearly in words is of great help and knowing that you can speak to higher-ranking people with self-confidence can be a great encouragement to your self-esteem（自尊）. Reading books is also important for learning new languages, as non-native speakers gain exposure to words used in context, which will improve their own speaking and writing fluency.

When you read a book, you have to remember a lot of characters, their backgrounds, ambitions, history as well as the various plots(各种各样的情节) through every story. That's a fair bit to remember, but brains are wonderful things and can remember these things with ease. Amazingly enough, whenever you remember something new, new synapses(神经元的突触) are formed and existing ones are strengthened. How cool that is!

No matter how much stress you have at work, in your personal relationships, or countless other issues faced in daily life, it all just slips away when you lose yourself in a great story. A well-written novel can transport you to other fields while an interesting article will distract(使分心） you and keep you in the present moment, letting stress away and allowing you to relax.

You Should Read Every Day
Knowledge Accumulation (积累)	◆ The more you read, the more adequately it 【1】you for different troubles in life. ◆ Knowledge is what will stay with you 【2】.
【3】expansion	◆ You can enlarge your vocabulary by reading, which may help you in your job and make you 【4】 when you talk with your leaders. ◆ Words in context will help a foreign language learner use the language 【5】.
【6】 improvement	◆ You will try to 【7】 in mind the contents of a book while reading and that is somewhat 【8】 for your brain. ◆ The more you try to remember, the【9】you will be at remembering.
Stress reduction	◆ An interesting writing will transfer your attention to its plot so that you feel 【10】 and forget about your worries.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】prepares/equips

【2】forever/permanently

【3】Vocabulary

【4】proud/confident

【5】fluently

【6】Memory

【7】keep/bear

【8】easy/good

【9】better

【10】relaxed

【解析】阅读有很多优点，本文讲述了阅读对人的一些有益的帮助。

【1】题中it ___1___you for different troubles in life.表达了第二段中the better-equipped you are to overcome any challenge you'll ever face的意思。故答案为prepares/equips。

【2】Knowledge is what will stay with you ___2___.是对第二段中knowledge can never be taken from you.的改写。可知答案为forever/permanently。

【3】第三段中the more you read, the more words you gain, and they'll surely make their way into your everyday vocabulary.的意思就是通过阅读扩大词汇量。可知答案为Vocabulary。

【4】第三段中根据第三段中Being able to express your ideas clearly in words is of great help and knowing that you can speak to higher-ranking people with self-confidence can be a great encouragement to your self-esteem(自尊).可知，答案为proud/confident。

【5】根据第三段最后一句which will improve their own speaking and writing fluency.可知，答案为fluently（流利地）。Fluently依据第三段末fluency转换而来。

【6】第四段的中心词是remember，此处用remember improvement来归纳。

【7】根据第四段第一句When you read a book, you have to remember a lot of characters, their backgrounds, ambitions, history as well as the various plots(各种各样的情节) through every story.可知，在阅读的时候，你会尽量记住一本书的内容。keep/bear sth. in mind记住，故答案为keep/bear。

【8】easy/good是根据brains are wonderful things and can remember these things with ease.中的ease而来。

【9】根据第四段最后一句Amazingly enough, whenever you remember something new, new synapses（神经元的突触）are formed and existing ones are strengthened. How cool that is!可知，The more you try to remember, the___9___you will be at remembering. 你越想记住，你就越能记住，因为你记新事物的时候，新的神经元的突触会形成，已经存在的突触会加强。可知答案为better。

【10】you feel___10___and forget about your worries.根据最后一段最后一句中letting stress away and allowing you to relax.可知答案为relaxed。