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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《指環(huán)王》，or for romantic trouble-making of Jane Austen’s Emma《愛瑪》, or for the youthful problems of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye《麥田守望者》． 　　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)	文章的開頭就交待了時(shí)間，那么在寒冷的冬天，人們大部分時(shí)間是在室內(nèi)度過。
(2)	由于寒冷等諸多不便，許多人討厭冬天。
(3)	下文有暗示，work意為“努力/勞動”。
(4)	讀書是測驗(yàn)?zāi)阍谀撤矫娴闹�識或能力。test sb on sth．測驗(yàn)?zāi)橙嗽谀撤矫娴闹�識或能力。
(5)	由句中but可知，下文與上文意義相反。對我和許多其他的人來說，讀書是最愉快的事。
(6)	下面緊接著講述讀書的好處。沉浸在某本書中能將寒冷驅(qū)走。
(7)	那灰蒙蒙的天空豈能與小說《指環(huán)王》中Frodo的誘人的冒險(xiǎn)故事，或Jane Austen所著的小說《Emma愛瑪》中那浪漫的肇事者的故事以及The Catcher in the Rye《麥田守望者》中的年輕的煩惱相比。match是名詞，意為：匹配，相稱。
(8)	這些書有趣并寫得很好，投合年輕人的舉趣。appeal to 投合興趣或心愿。
(9)	由下文many high school students don’t enjoy reading the books可知此處用unfortunately表示“遺憾地，不幸地”。
(10)	不喜歡讀書是因?yàn)樽x書是學(xué)校作業(yè)的一部分。
(11)	看到一本厚厚的書就沒興趣了，我不會讀得那么多。
(12)	發(fā)現(xiàn)有趣的事時(shí)，他們開始讀并開始隨著故事的發(fā)展去讀。follow跟隨，隨著。
(13)	此處定語從句，意為：他們生活的地方。the world指“地方”。
(14)	此處是同位語從句，說明thought的具體內(nèi)容。thought意為“想法”。
(15)	讀書是一件快樂的事。a pleasure一件快樂的事。
(16)	由上文可知，作者接下來來談?wù)撟x書的其它的好處。開卷有益。great意為good。
(17)	provide sB．with sth．是固定搭配。
(18)	由句后的冒號可知，下文是對此詞的具體解析。讀好書可以更多地了解英國文化。
(19)	不要因?yàn)槲艺f讀書如何好而破壞了你的興致。這是作者詼諧的說法。
(20)	只是把讀書當(dāng)成是度過寒冷的冬夜的好方法吧。