2 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Do note that there is one word more than you need in each passage.

A. nesting       B. signals       C. accessible     D. overnight       AB. decisively       AC. illiterates AD. literally       BC. unaware       BD. motivated       CD. accused     ABC. terrifying

The good news is that today’s teenagers are greedy readers and productive writers. The bad news is that what they are reading and writing are text messages.

It’s an unmissable trend. Even if you don’t have teenage kids, you’ll still see other people’s offspring wandering around, their eyes averted, tapping away, totally     1     of their surroundings. Take a group of teenagers to see the eight wonders of the world. Chances are that they’ll     2     be texting all the way, even if it means missing all those awe-inspiring moments. Show a teenager Jan Vermeer’s The Girl with a Pearl Earring. You might get a quick glance before a buzz     3     the arrival of the latest SMS.

Now before I am     4     of throwing stones in a glass house, let me confess. I probably send about 50 texts a day, and I receive what seem like 200. But there is difference, I also read books. It’s a quaint old habit I picked up as a kid, in the days before cellphones began     5     in the palms of the young.

According to a survey carried about in 2019, half of today’s teenagers don’t read books except when they’re made to. What is more     6     to me as a high school teacher is the fact that almost two-thirds of high school freshmen read for pleasure for less than an hour per week. Nearly half of seniors don’t read for pleasure at all.

Why does this matter? Because, to some extent, this texting craze can and will produce a large number of cultural    7     who are cut off from the civilization of their ancestors if we don’t take some necessary measures.

So how can we encourage our teenagers to read books? Whether in the classroom or at home, one of the best ways to promote reading is by reading together. Another way to encourage reading is to help teenagers set a goal to read a certain number of books or read books from a certain genre. This will help them stay focused and     8     to read. For instance, if your child loves playing football, read the storybook related to football. Or if your child loves going on walks, take along some picture books to read along the way. By making reading more     9     and fun, we can foster a love of reading in them.

But don’t expect children to fall in love with reading     10    . When it comes to reading, trust the process.

4 . 根据句子内容，从每组的选项中选出能匹配句子中划线部分意义的选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A. showing that you care about someone or something B. to use arguments to support, or show the rightness C. to join with others in giving money or help D. to write stories or articles for a newspaper or journal E. to make something increase or become worse F. to protect someone or something from attack G. easy and friendly to speak to

1. She regularly contributes to the college magazine.
2. She is sensitive to her students’ needs and often puts herself in their shoes.
3. A manager should be accessible to his staff.
4. His rude remarks fueled her anger.
5. How can you defend the killing of animals for scientific research?

6 . The company was very ______ of my efforts.

A．dominate

B．accessible

C．worthwhile

D．appreciative

8 . 根据语境及汉语提示写出正确的单词或短语
1. add ________ meaning 增加了情感意义
2. the________ of these adaptations 这些改写的目的
3. make the classics more ________to young readers使这些古典著作对年轻的读者来说更容易理解
4. the ________of Shakespeare’s plays 莎士比亚戏剧的精髓
5. correct criminal________纠正犯罪倾向
6. ________the way to communicate 促进交流的方式
7. great________       伟大的教育工作者
8. his Superman________他的超人服装
9. call it________紧急呼叫它
10. make the point________使这个要点具有说服力

9 . The simplified version of David Copperfield (大卫科波菲尔) makes the complex sentences and words a_________ to English beginners. (根据首字母单词拼写)