1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Usually, when we talk about reading, we think of using our eyes to see letters    1    (write) in ink on paper.    2    ,this is not always true. For example, blind people cannot see, but they can still read books.

The man    3    (introduce) blind people to reading was Louis Braille. Braille lost his eyesight at the age of three as    4    result of an injury. When he was ten, he went.to a school for the blind in Paris.

In 1821, a soldier visited the school and showed the students a system for passing    5    (message) at night during times of battle. His system used paper with small, raised dots    6    could be felt with the fingers. Each letter of the alphabet was represented by a different pattern which    7    (make) up of twelve dots. While the students found the soldier’s idea interesting, the system was too difficult to be of practical use. But young Louis Braille took the idea and worked on it.    8    the age of fifteen, he created a system--“Braille.”

The blind can    9    (easy) recognize Braille with the fingers. Today,    10    is the most common system for them to read and write.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

For much of history, reading was a fairly noisy activity. Today, however, the majority of us bottle the words in our heads as if     1    (sit) in a library. 

Recent studies provide enough evidence     2     the ancient art of reading aloud has a number of benefits, from helping improve our memories     3     strengthening emotional bonds between people. 

According to research on the impact of reading on memory, people consistently remember words and texts     4    (well) if reading them aloud than if reading them silently. This phenomenon has been named the “production effect”, which means that producing     5    (write) words—namely, reading them out loud—improves our memory of them. Even just silently mouthing the words makes     6    (they) more memorable. 

One reason why people remember the spoken words better is that it gives us     7     additional basis for memory. We are     8    (general) better at recalling events that require active involvement. For instance, producing a word in     9    (respond) to a question makes it easier to remember. 

In time when our interactions with others and the large amount of information we take in     10    (be) all too transient(转瞬即逝的), perhaps it is worth making a bit more time for reading out loud.

5 . On a rainy afternoon, maybe one of the following books will keep you company leisurely, allowing you to spend your time alone as well as stepping into a different world.

Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets, by Patricio Pron

In April 1945, Italy, a writer disappeared at a conference and was found dead at another place. Thirty years later, a young man interviewed survivors from the conference, trying to uncover the truth about what happened and its consequences. This novel, by a well-known Argentine writer, explores art, crime and politics.

When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi

At thirty-six, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed (诊断) with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient. This autobiography finds hope and beauty in the face of death as Kalanithi attempts to answer the question “What makes a life worth living?”.

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

Set in a small Alabama town in the 1930s, the story focuses on honest, highly respected lawyer Atticus Finch who puts his career on the line when he agrees to represent Tom Robinson, a black man accused of committing a crime.

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) story by Bess Kalb

Bess Kalb saved every voicemail from her grandmother Bobby Bell who died at ninety. In this book, Bobby is speaking to Bess once more, in a voice as loving as it ever was in life and brings us several generations of brave women. They include Bobby’s mother, who traveled alone from Belarus to America to survive, and Bess’s mother, who always fought against convention.

1. What type of book is the first novel?

A．Sci-fi.

B．Biography.

C．Detective books.

D．History books.

2. Which book explores life and death?

A．To Kill a Mockingbird.

B．When Breath Becomes Air.

C．Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets.

D．Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) story.

3. Who is the main character in the last novel?

A．Bobby Bell.

B．Bess Kalb.

C．Bess’s mother.

D．Bobby’s mother.

6 . 短文改错
假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
My list of favorite books are long. I read a lot and I just keep finding new favorites. In my family, we often talk about the books we are reading and passing around our favorites. It benefits a whole family.
I discovered how share favorite books can help strength a friendship long ago. When I was a kid, my friend Liz became very sicker and was going to miss a lot of school. I fill a big bag with some of my favorite books for her read. She never forgot that. Today, she lives thousand of miles away from me, but she sometimes e-mails with me about the books she is reading.