Question

短文填空

Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.

First, reading books is f    1.   . You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.

Next, you can read a book a   2.    ： in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed—even in the bath. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to s  3.   and then start again.

A 4.   good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This m   5.    that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much e  6.   . Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.

Some people say that reading is out of date (过时). This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the b  7.   your computer skills will be. Reading is n 8.    out of date!

Good readers are most likely to be good w  9. , too. They usually have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. W  10.    other hobbies could be more useful, or more enjoyable?

Answer

1.fun

2.anywhere

3.stop

4.Another

5.means

6.easier

7.better

8.never

9.writers

10.What

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是读书的好处。读书是一个很好的爱好，读书非常有趣，可以让你度过美好的时光。而且读书可以不受地点的限制，你可以在任何地方读书。读书会提高你的理解能力，而理解能力的提高也有助于你的其他功课的提高。好的读者也很有可能成为好的作家。

1.fun句意：首先，读书是有趣的。根据下一句话中You can always keep yourself interested可知，这里作者所说的读书的第一个好处是它非常的有趣。fun 是一个不可数名词，有趣，娱乐。故填：fun。

2.anywhere句意：接下来，你可以在任何地方读书：在车里、在候车室里、在飞机上、在床上，甚至在浴室里。根据这句话的意思可知，作者想说的是我们可以在任何地方读书。故填：anywhere 任何地方。

3.stop句意：阅读是一个方便的爱好，因为容易停止、容易再开始。与后句的start相对，可知是“停止”，故填：stop。

4.Another句意：读书的另一个原因是它很有用。another 另一个。根据上文的意思可知，作者在前面已经提到了要读书的一些原因，比如它非常有趣、它不受地方的限制等等。这里作者要说另外一个原因了，故填another。

5.means句意：这就意味着你读得更快，对你读的东西理解的更好。mean 意思是，意味着。这里的意思是说，如果你把读书当做一种爱好，那么你会越来越擅长读书的。故填：means。

6.easier句意：当你的阅读能力提高的时候，你会发现你的功课也变得更容易了。根据文意可知，当你的理解能力提高的时候，你学习其他的功课也会变得更容易。所以这里暗含有比较的意思，故用比较级形式。故填：easier。

7.better句意：你读得越好，你的电脑技术将会越好。越……，就越……：the+比较级，the+比较级。读的书越多，电脑技能就会起好。故用good的比较级：better。

8.never句意：阅读永不过时。由本段前面的内容可知，作者认为阅读过时是错的，阅读绝对不过时。故填：never。

9.writers句意：好的读者也很有可能成为好的作家。根据下一句话They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about可知，爱读书的人也擅长写，他们也有更多的事情可写。故这里应该是说爱读书的人也擅长写，即成为作家。作家：writer，可数名词用复数形式表示种类。故填：writers。

10.:句意：其他的还有什么爱好是更有用的、更令人愉快的？问事物，用： what。

考点：考查短文填空。