Question

World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of        .

Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy        of special price, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year       1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading       he’s very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can’t change the world, but people can change the world by changing       through reading,” he said.

Reading can benefit (有益于) people         . Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Reading helps us to follow the        developments of science and technology. Reading       us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain       about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the smarter we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that we_____ learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.

“Reading makes a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us.Therefore, it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.

1.A. listening      B. speaking         C. reading       D. writing

2.A. clothes     B. dictionaries     C. computers     D. books

3.A. since         B. in              C. from          D. by

4.A. because       B. though          C. through        D. when

5.A. ourselves      B. yourselves      C. themselves     D. itself

6.A. in many ways   B. by the way      C. in any way      D. in the way

7.A. earlier        B. later           C. latest        D. last

8.A. shares         B. offers           C. opens        D. provides

9.A. think          B. to think         C. talk          D. to talk

10.A.can           B. can’t            C.might         D. have to

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章介绍了世界读书日的成立让更多的人更加重视阅读，很多国家都以不同的形式来庆祝这一天。阅读可以给人们带来多方面的益处，例如可以学习新知识，了解不同文化和信息，寻求答案，帮助学习语言等。我们应该养成阅读的好习惯。

1.C考查动词辨析与语境理解。前文讲到了World Book Day世界读书日，此句为：发现读书的乐趣。A 听；B 说话；C 阅读；D 写作，结合语境故选C。

2.D考查名词辨析与语境理解。这里讲到的是不同地方如何庆祝读书日，此句为：无数的学生能够以特殊的价格来买书。A 衣服；B 字典；C 电脑；D 书，结合语境故选D。

3.A考查介词辨析与语境理解。结合前后文，此句为：自从1998年开始每年都举办。A 自从；B 在里面；C 来自；D 通过，结合语境故选A。

4.B考查连词辨析与语境理解。句中缺连接词，此句为：温家宝总理也读了很多书，尽管他很忙。A因为；B 尽管；C 通过；D 当……时候，结合语境故选B。

5.C考查代词辨析与语境理解。结合前后文及选项词义，此句为：但是人们通过阅读改变他们自己，从而改变世界。A我们自己；B 你们自己；C 他们自己；D 它自己，结合语境故选C。

6.A考查短语辨析与语境理解。这里讲到的是阅读带来的好处，此句为：阅读可以在很多方面让人们受益。A 在很多方面；B 顺便问一下；C 在任何方面；D 挡道，结合语境故选A。

7.C考查形容词辨析与语境理解。这里讲到阅读可以让我们跟随科学和技术的发展。A 早期的； B后来；C 最新的；D 最后；结合语境故选C。

8.D考查动词辨析与语境理解。这里讲到阅读给我们带来什么，结合选项词意，此句为：阅读给我们提供其他文化和地方的信息。A 分享；B 提供，offer sb. sth；C 打开；D 提供，provide sb. with sth.，结合语境故选D。

9.B考查动词辨析与语境理解。结合前后文及选项词意，此句为：我们用大脑来思考他们，或者通过阅读来寻找答案。Use sth. to do 用……来做；think about 思考，talk about谈论，结合语境故选B。

10.D考查动词辨析与语境理解。结合后文for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.例如，现在英国人说话和写作的方式，此句为：我们知道我们不能在学校学到所有的东西。A 能；B 不能；C 或许；D 不得不。结合语境故选B。

考点：教育类短文。