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完型填空 　　The winter skies are grey and it’s cold outside．The nights come early and we spend a lot more time 　　1　　 and alone．Many people 　　2　　 winter：so cold, so dark, so boring．But I like winter because I have more time to read． 　　For many students reading means school; it means 　　3　　．Reading is something your teacher assigns and it’s something you’re 　　4　　．Reading is something you have to do, not something you want to do．But for me and many other people, reading is the most 　　5　　 thing we can imagine．Getting lost in a good book can 　　6　　 a cold winter evening disappear．Dull grey skies are no 　　7　　 for the fantastic adventures of Frodo in The Lord of the Rings《指环王》，or for romantic trouble-making of Jane Austen’s Emma《爱玛》, or for the youthful problems of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye《麦田守望者》． 　　All of those books are studied in North American high schools．They are interesting and well written books that 　　8　　 young people．　　9　　, even there, many high school students don’t enjoy reading the books because they are 　　10　　 their school work：“Oh, my God! Two hundred pages! I’ll never be able to read 　　11　　 much．” But sometimes a funny thing happens．They begin to read and they begin to follow the 　　12　　．Suddenly, the world inside the book becomes more exciting and more wonderful than the world they 　　13　　．At the moment the thought 　　14　　 reading is work disappears and reading becomes 　　15　　． 　　Reading anything is 　　16　　 but reading good books is a terrific way to improve your English．Good writers write English very well and 　　17　　 you with good examples to follow．And good books will tell you more about English 　　18　　：what people think, how they talk, how they interact with each other．But don’t let me 　　19　　 it by telling you that reading is good for you．Just think of it as a good way to 　　20　　 on a cold winter evening． (1) [　　] A． indoors B． inside C． outdoors D． outside (2) [　　] A． like B． prefer C． hate D． love (3) [　　] A． job B． worry C． try D． work (4) [　　] A． tested B． tested on C． examined D． examined on (5) [　　] A． enjoyable B． reasonable C． comfortable D． considerable (6) [　　] A． want B． cause C． make D． force (7) [　　] A． contest B． challenge C． competition D． match (8) [　　] A． appeal to B． respond to C． react to D． reply to (9) [　　] A． Fortunately B． Luckily C． Unfortunately D． Accidentally (10) [　　] A． free from B． part of C． in place of D． far from (11) [　　] A． not B． very C． this D． that (12) [　　] A． story B． subject C． plot D． theme (13) [　　] A． leave for B． care about C． flee from D． live in (14) [　　] A． what B． that C． this D． which (15) [　　] A． a comfort B． a failure C． a success D． a pleasure (16) [　　] A． bad B． mean C． great D． grand (17) [　　] A． provide B． offer C． give D． award (18) [　　] A． custom B． language C． culture D． art (19) [　　] A． break B． spoil C． make D． develop (20) [　　] A． keep warm B． stand still C． stay calm D． stay cool

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．D;4．B;5．A;6．C;7．D;8．A;9．C;10．B;11．D;12．A;13．D;14．B;15．D;16．C;17．A;18．C;19．B;20．A;
解析：

(1)	文章的开头就交待了时间，那么在寒冷的冬天，人们大部分时间是在室内度过。
(2)	由于寒冷等诸多不便，许多人讨厌冬天。
(3)	下文有暗示，work意为“努力/劳动”。
(4)	读书是测验你在某方面的知识或能力。test sb on sth．测验某人在某方面的知识或能力。
(5)	由句中but可知，下文与上文意义相反。对我和许多其他的人来说，读书是最愉快的事。
(6)	下面紧接着讲述读书的好处。沉浸在某本书中能将寒冷驱走。
(7)	那灰蒙蒙的天空岂能与小说《指环王》中Frodo的诱人的冒险故事，或Jane Austen所著的小说《Emma爱玛》中那浪漫的肇事者的故事以及The Catcher in the Rye《麦田守望者》中的年轻的烦恼相比。match是名词，意为：匹配，相称。
(8)	这些书有趣并写得很好，投合年轻人的举趣。appeal to 投合兴趣或心愿。
(9)	由下文many high school students don’t enjoy reading the books可知此处用unfortunately表示“遗憾地，不幸地”。
(10)	不喜欢读书是因为读书是学校作业的一部分。
(11)	看到一本厚厚的书就没兴趣了，我不会读得那么多。
(12)	发现有趣的事时，他们开始读并开始随着故事的发展去读。follow跟随，随着。
(13)	此处定语从句，意为：他们生活的地方。the world指“地方”。
(14)	此处是同位语从句，说明thought的具体内容。thought意为“想法”。
(15)	读书是一件快乐的事。a pleasure一件快乐的事。
(16)	由上文可知，作者接下来来谈论读书的其它的好处。开卷有益。great意为good。
(17)	provide sB．with sth．是固定搭配。
(18)	由句后的冒号可知，下文是对此词的具体解析。读好书可以更多地了解英国文化。
(19)	不要因为我说读书如何好而破坏了你的兴致。这是作者诙谐的说法。
(20)	只是把读书当成是度过寒冷的冬夜的好方法吧。