Question

9．Childhood curiosity can last a lifetime and I learned this from my son，Bill．When he was very young，I often took him to the（31）B．He loved to read and often needed to（32）Dthe books he'd read in order to borrow more books．One unintended（33）D of his nonstop reading habits was that he even（34）Cat the dinner table．His mother，Mary，and I did our best to（35）D him that，on certain social（36）B，reading while dining with others was not a good thing．
Every summer the teachers at his school（71）Cgive the students a reading list，and there was a contest to see who could read the most books．He was so（38）C，and he always wanted to win．And he often（39）B．But the main reason why he read so obsessively （着迷地） was that he was so（40）B．He didn't just want to learn about（41）C things．He wanted to learn about everything．
We helped（42）A his curiosity in every way．（43）A an unfamiliar word came up in conversation，we'd turn to the（44）C，looking up the word，and reading the definition aloud．Thus my son came to realize that if you have a question，the（45）B exists somewhere．All you have to do is（46）Bit．
Bill remains as much of a（47）A today as when he was a child，and he seems to（48）Ceverything he reads．He's often（49）Bto share what he's learned with the next person he meets．He（50）Dreads at the dinner table，though-which is a good thing because the books he's attracted to now are increasingly unappetizing （引不起食欲的）：The Eradication of Infectious Diseases，Mosquitoes，Malaria & Man，and Rats，Lice，and History．

31．A．school	B．library	C．office	D．museum
32．A．pick	B．store	C．talk	D．return
33．A．advantage	B．explanation	C．discovery	D．consequence
34．A．play	B．laugh	C．read	D．study
35．A．advise	B．promise	C．warn	D．convince
36．A．issues	B．occasions	C．services	D．duties
37．A．could	B．should	C．would	D．might
38．A．sincere	B．crazy	C．competitive	D．positive
39．A．went	B．did	C．failed	D．proved
40．A．confident	B．curious	C．diligent	D．excellent
41．A．simple	B．past	C．some	D．any
42．A．develop	B．protect	C．examine	D．follow
43．A．If	B．Until	C．Though	D．Because
44．A．teacher	B．newspaper	C．dictionary	D．partner
45．A．person	B．answer	C．book	D．matter
46．A．use	B．find	C．tell	D．ask
47．A．reader	B．speaker	C．maker	D．user
48．A．imagine	B．believe	C．remember	D．create
49．A．afraid	B．eager	C．careful	D．sure
50．A．now and again	B．at all time	C．just now	D．no longer

Answer 1

分析 文章讲述了"我"从儿子身上学习到童年的好奇心能持续终生．"我"的儿子Bill小时候很爱读书，即使吃完饭时也书不离手，他渴望了解一切，最后发现所有的问题都有答案．后来他仍然保留着读书的习惯，只不过晚饭时不再看书了．

解答 31-35 BDDCD  36-40 BCCBB  41-45 CAACB  46-50 BACBD
31 B．考查名词辨析．A．学校；B．图书馆；C．办公室；D．博物馆．根据下文In order to borrow more books．可知他去的地方是可以借许多书的，故选B．
32 D．考查动词辨析．A．捡起；B．储存；C．谈话；D．归还．根据下文he books he'd read in order to borrow more books可知还了读完的书才能借更多的书．故选D．
33 D．考查名词辨析辨析．A．优势，好处；B．解释；C．发现；D．结果．根据下文he even    at the dinner table．可知不停地读书这个习惯的结果是甚至晚饭餐桌上还在看．故选D．
34 C．考查动词辨析．A．玩；B．笑；C．看书；D．学习，研究．根据上午的his nonstop reading habits可知他依然不停的看．故选C．
35 D．考查动词辨析．A．建议；B．允许；C．警告；D．使..信服，说服．根据后文reading while dining with others was not a good thing．可知我和妻子说服他吃饭时看书不是好事．故选D．
36 B．考查名词辨析．A．问题；B．场合；C．服务；D．责任．此处应理解为在某些特定的场合吃饭时读书不是一件好事．故选B．
37 C．考查情态动词辨析．A．可能；B．应该；C．总是，表示一种倾向；D．可能．根据前文Every summer可知老师总是会布置这个任务．故选C．
38 C．考查形容词辨析．A．真诚的；B．疯狂的；C．争强好胜的；D．积极的．根据后文he always wanted to win可知他是争强好胜的．故选C．
39 B．考查动词辨析．A．去，go的过去式；B．做；C．失败；D．证实．根据he always wanted to win．And he often中的and可知他最终都赢了，用do作为代动词代替win．故选B．
40 B．考查形容词辨析．A．自信的；B．好奇的；C．高兴的；D．极好的．根据后文He wanted to learn about everything．可知他对一切事物感到好奇，想了解一切事物，故选B．
41 C．考查形容词辨析．A．简单的；B．过去的；C．一些；D．任何．根据后文He wanted to learn about everything．他不仅仅限于知道一些事，而是想知道所有事．故选C．
42 A．考查动词辨析．A．发展，培养；B．保护；C．测试；D．跟从．根据后文looking up the word，and reading the definition aloud可知是为了发展他的好奇心．故选A．
43 A．考查连词辨析．A．如果；B．直到；C．即使；D．因为．根据后文looking up the word，and reading the definition aloud可知是如果遇到不会的，就会去查这个单词．故选A．
44 C．考查名词辨析．A．老师；B．报纸；C．字典；D．伙伴．根据后文looking up the word，and reading the definition aloud可知是查字典．故选C．
45 B．考查名词辨析．A．人物；B．答案；C．书；D．问题．因为每个字都在字典中能查到，所以他认为所有问题都有答案．故选B．
46 B． 考查动词辨析．A．使用；B．发现；C．告诉；D．询问．根据前文if you have a question，the    exists somewhere可知每个问题都有答案，那么人们只是去发现这个答案而已．故选B．
47 A．考查名词辨析．A．读者；B．演讲者；C．制造者；D．使用者．根据Bill remains as much of a    today as when he was a child中的remain可知他和小时一样喜欢读书，是一个读者．故选A．
48 C．考查动词辨析．A．设想；B．相信；C．记住；D．创造．根据后文share what he's learned with the next person he meet可知他记得他读过的内容并把这些分享给他遇到的人．故选C．
49 B．考查形容词辨析与语境揣测．A．害怕的；B．渴望的；C．仔细的；D．确定的．一个好的读者需要一个好的听着，所以他渴望高兴分享他学到的．故选B．
50 D．考查短语辨析．A．又一次；B．一直；C．刚刚；D．不再．根据后文because the books he's attracted to now are increasingly unappetizing （引不起食欲）可知因为这本书引不起食欲所以他不再在晚餐桌上阅读．故选D．

点评 解答此类题目，首先需要通读全文，掌握文章大意；其次分析每一个空格前后的语意和语境，进而根据相关语法选择正确的答案．