1 . A few weeks ago, I surfed the Internet and came across a book called The Debt to pleasure. At first sight, I_________, immediately, to own it. Its structure was novel and it had won wide _________among readers.

But before I could_________ the Buy Now button, a tiny inner voice _________the library, the library, which was simply three blocks from my apartment. I searched the catalog （目录）of the library and sure enough, " _________" now. However, by the time the book was borrowed, I couldn't say with _________that I would love it. This worn, yellow-papered object was just so _________. However promising our first _________was, my initial desire _________sank. When the book was __________, I walked to the library and __________it into the Returns box. Once reshelved, it would __________for others. I sighed and walked off. It had never __________me from the very beginning.

One thing I should mention：I did end up loving The Debt to Pleasure, I loved it so much that I finally ordered a copy of my own. The library book does __________me the cost of a paperback, but it just delivers a __________satisfaction, one that can't promise permanent ownership. Live your life fully, for our lives are only lent to us and can't be owned forever.

1.

A．attempted

B．decided

C．arranged

D．ceased

2.

A．sympathy

B．judgment

C．adaptation

D．recognition

3.

A．click

B．spot

C．untie

D．strike

4.

A．defended

B．insisted

C．confirmed

D．conveyed

5.

A．accessible

B．affordable

C．available

D．dynamic

6.

A．patience

B．relief

C．certainty

D．honesty

7.

A．plain

B．vivid

C．unique

D．attractive

8.

A．response

B．adventure

C．interaction

D．encounter

9.

A．frequently

B．gradually

C．consequently

D．normally

10.

A．due

B．extra

C．missing

D．out

11.

A．submitted

B．donated

C．dropped

D．distributed

12.

A．apply

B．exchange

C．cheer

D．head

13.

A．belonged to

B．appealed to

C．turned to

D．depended on

14.

A．paid

B．offer

C．save

D．prepare

15.

A．material

B．temporary

C．complete

D．sustainable

2 . One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to ___my strange problem—____to read.

In the library, I sat down on the floor and ___a few books off the shelf ____. The cover of a book caught my eye. It ___a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal ___I ever had as a child. ___, one morning, he was gone, ___to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.

There on the book’s cover was a beagle which looked ___to my dog. I ___my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. ____, I read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it.

I started to read about Amos very slowly with ____. Though pages were ___slowly, I got the main idea of the story. At the end of the story, the final scene of ___lingered on my mind until my own lost dog and I were running together.

My mother’s call ___me to the real world. I never told her about my “ ____” experience, but she saw a slow, yet remarkable ___in my school performance. Years later, she was ___that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. Books could be ___wonderful and the ___of the words has held.

1.

A．debate

B．bother

C．defeat

D．discover

2.

A．inability

B．possibility

C．substance

D．disadvantage

3.

A．pushed

B．pulled

C．showed

D．threw

4.

A．at peace

B．at risk

C．at random

D．at sea

5.

A．read

B．said

C．drew

D．presented

6.

A．consultant

B．companion

C．manager

D．adviser

7.

A．Therefore

B．Furthermore

C．However

D．Otherwise

8.

A．given away

B．given out

C．given up

D．given back

9.

A．familiar

B．intelligent

C．friendly

D．identical

10.

A．crossed

B．pointed

C．ran

D．touched

11.

A．Unknowingly

B．Unfortunately

C．Unavoidably

D．Unwillingly

12.

A．curiosity

B．difficulty

C．respect

D．sympathy

13.

A．blown

B．shown

C．torn

D．turned

14.

A．celebration

B．reunion

C．reform

D．attention

15.

A．supported

B．lift

C．returned

D．swept

16.

A．ridiculous

B．adventurous

C．dangerous

D．miraculous

17.

A．arrangement

B．achievement

C．improvement

D．movement

18.

A．depressed

B．proud

C．desperate

D．confused

19.

A．probably

B．hardly

C．gradually

D．incredibly

20.

A．power

B．spirit

C．honor

D．potential

3 . When I was young, my teacher gave a book Running on Faith written by Jason Lester as a gift. After I started reading, I really couldn’t keep my ______ off it. It is always inspiring to read a story of someone who has ______ obstacles（障碍）to reach his goals.

Jason Lester is a disabled extreme ______. When he was 12, a fast car ran a red light and ______ him. Then he was sent into the hospital with twenty ______ bones and a seriously injured arm. And his dream of becoming a famous baseball player was ______.

But as his body healed, Jason’s ______ began to heal. Jason ______ not to let his injury prevent his reaching his goal. He began ______ and taking part in Triathlon（铁人三项）in high school. Since then he has competed in many ______ races. In 2008, Jason became the first disabled athlete to ______ Ultraman (320 miles of biking, swimming and running), and in 2009, he won an ESPY award for the best Male Athlete with a(n)______.

But Jason didn’t only ______ sports. After becoming a famous athlete, he wanted to help others. ______, he founded the Never Stop Foundation to improve the lives of children and adults through ______.

If you are in ______ and don’t know what to do, Running on Faith is a good book for you. Jason believes that if someone ______ just one of the lessons in it, it will help them find their purpose. The path to achieve his goal hasn’t been ______. But he’s learned to view misfortune as a ______. Actually, you will get ______ after reading the book.

1.

A．hands

B．eyes

C．head

D．heart

2.

A．run into

B．taken over

C．picked up

D．gone through

3.

A．novelist

B．athlete

C．teacher

D．coach

4.

A．hit

B．drove

C．approached

D．passed

5.

A．fragile

B．unhealthy

C．broken

D．weak

6.

A．achieved

B．damaged

C．ignored

D．ruined

7.

A．patience

B．pride

C．spirit

D．mind

8.

A．determined

B．happened

C．expected

D．promised

9.

A．playing

B．jumping

C．working

D．running

10.

A．normal

B．extreme

C．interesting

D．specific

11.

A．chair

B．sponsor

C．organize

D．complete

12.

A．disability

B．skill

C．effort

D．motivation

13.

A．focus on

B．deal with

C．support

D．appreciate

14.

A．Surprisingly

B．Consequently

C．Obviously

D．Hopefully

15.

A．studies

B．methods

C．sports

D．dreams

16.

A．danger

B．trouble

C．wonder

D．place

17.

A．applies

B．adjusts

C．enjoys

D．receives

18.

A．short

B．lovely

C．easy

D．useful

19.

A．mess

B．suggestion

C．shortcoming

D．challenge

20.

A．excited

B．shocked

C．inspired

D．known

4 . “Hey, I’m Courtney. What’s your favorite book? Elephant and Piggy? Yeah, I got it.”

If you thought you’d walked into a(n)_______with a greeting like that, you wouldn’t be too _______. However, the truth is that you’ve_______ the workplace of Courtney Holmes, or the Storybook Barber.

Two years ago, Dubuque emailed on its citizens to offer _______ families free resources in the community. Holmes agreed to _______. He was holding down two jobs at the time — one as an insurance agent, the other as a _______ Saturday was his busiest day, but he chose to donate his _______ and give free haircuts to underprivileged kids so they’d look _______   on that first day of classes. But then he had a lightbulb moment: “The kids should _______ their free haircut by having to __________ a book to me,” Holmes said. The idea was so popular that he__________ it the first Tuesday of every month for the next two years.

Five-to-ten-year-old boys would grab a favorite book, __________ into the barber chair, and read aloud while Holmes was working. If they __________ over a word, Holmes was there to help. After the haircut, they’d __________ the book, from the language to the characters and to the __________— just like in school, more fun,__________.

Holmes and his family have recently__________ from Dubuque to a Chicago suburb. When they get settled, he plans to continue his __________ as the Story-book Barber. “With guns and __________       in the world today,” he says, “I want to create a safe __________ for the kids to come to and read in.”

1.

A．office

B．supermarket

C．zoo

D．library

2.

A．serious

B．far off

C．at home

D．considerate

3.

A．entered

B．mentioned

C．missed

D．imagined

4.

A．wealthy

B．needy

C．fortunate

D．broken

5.

A．present

B．compete

C．participate

D．dominate

6.

A．barber

B．teacher

C．librarian

D．coach

7.

A．money

B．time

C．books

D．properties

8.

A．short

B．pretty

C．unique

D．sharp

9.

A．earn

B．produce

C．design

D．polish

10.

A．lend

B．write

C．give

D．read

11.

A．improved

B．promoted

C．continued

D．celebrated

12.

A．settle

B．dive

C．slip

D．jump

13.

A．argued

B．shewed

C．tripped

D．checked

14.

A．recite

B．repeat

C．revise

D．review

15.

A．heroes

B．themes

C．assignments

D．phrases

16.

A．otherwise

B．too

C．though

D．either

17.

A．moved

B．flown

C．risen

D．travelled

18.

A．opportunity

B．ambition

C．faith

D．role

19.

A．glories

B．violence

C．revolution

D．poverty

20.

A．country

B．school

C．harbor

D．workplace

5 . In the 1950s, I was an only child of a single mother , living in a modest cottage in New Zealand. There was no TV and very little _______to spend on entertainment. _______we had our books and enjoyed _______better than reading aloud to each other. My mother read me The Faraway Tree Stories, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Treasure Island and poetry as well. _______I turned seven, I was able to take my _______at the reading role, and we spent many pleasant evenings laughing over _______ characters.

In 1964, I was 18 and moved to Auckland, but we still phoned each other and talked about books. Years later, Mum’s eyesight began to _______. She found it _______difficult to read the small print of her beloved books. She enjoyed looking at magazines but missed _______up with the latest books by her favourite __________.

Later, I became a Special Needs library assistant and my __________was to select books for __________impaired（损伤的）people. In time, I introduced my mother to large-print novels and audio-books, which gave her a great deal of __________as her eyesight grew more dim(模糊的).

In her 70s, Mum’s choice of reading seemed to __________to mainly murder mystery stories. I was __________to see that, so I bought her a more “worthy” audio-book. The next day, I asked, “How are you getting on with that latest book?” “Oh, not so well,” she replied__________. I didn’t try to “improve” my mother’s literary __________after that.

A few years ago Mum __________away. There are still so many thing I’d like to tell her. I’d like to __________her for her early guidance in the __________world of books. And I’m happy to say that I’m also into audio-books now.

1.

A．time

B．money

C．energy

D．interest

2.

A．Though

B．However

C．But

D．And

3.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

4.

A．When

B．Unless

C．If

D．Until

5.

A．chance

B．turn

C．responsibility

D．part

6.

A．real

B．innocent

C．funny

D．happy

7.

A．fall

B．fail

C．lose

D．drop

8.

A．increasingly

B．quickly

C．slowly

D．suddenly

9.

A．catching

B．keeping

C．ending

D．coming

10.

A．readers

B．publishers

C．authors

D．assistants

11.

A．task

B．dream

C．plan

D．promise

12.

A．mentally

B．physically

C．bodily

D．visually

13.

A．anxiety

B．joy

C．passion

D．sympathy

14.

A．narrow down

B．open up

C．change

D．remove

15.

A．desperate

B．content

C．sad

D．pleased

16.

A．positively

B．awkwardly

C．coldly

D．eventually

17.

A．choice

B．taste

C．level

D．degree

18.

A．went

B．gave

C．moved

D．passed

19.

A．appreciate

B．express

C．thank

D．impress

20.

A．wonderful

B．abstract

C．accessible

D．ambiguous

6 . Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It _______ our happiness when we are cheerful, and lessens our _______ when we are sad. A good book may absorb our attention so _______ that for the time being we forget our _______.

Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, good books should never fail to give us _______. With a good book in our hands we will never be _______. Whether the characters in the book are taken from real life or are purely _______, they may become our companions and make us laugh. The people we meet in books may _______ us either because they are similar to our close friends or because they present _______ types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends sometimes ________ us, but the friends we make in books are always respect us. By turning the pages we can ________ them without any fear of hurting their feelings, When our human friends ________ us, good books are always there to give us sympathy and encouragement.

One of the most valuable gifts from books is ________. Few of us can travel far from home. ________ all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of book. When we wish to ________ from the dull realities of everyday life, a book will help us when ________ else can. To travel by book we don’t have to ________ and save a lot of money. Through books we may gel the thrill of adventure without ________. We can climb high mountains or cross the hoi sands of the desert, ________, through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The ________ of our literary experiences are almost unlimited.

1.

A．achieves

B．reduces

C．increases

D．threatens

2.

A．duties

B．sorrows

C．chances

D．diseases

3.

A．completely

B．naturally

C．frequently

D．desperately

4.

A．performances

B．prejudices

C．responsibilities

D．surroundings

5.

A．agreement

B．treatment

C．enjoyment

D．judgement

6.

A．lonely

B．lazy

C．tired

D．guilty

7.

A．average

B．imaginary

C．typical

D．fortunate

8.

A．greet

B．shock

C．worry

D．delight

9.

A．uncertain

B．unpractical

C．unfamiliar

D．unnecessary

10.

A．make fun of

B．take care of

C．catch sight of

D．pay attention t

11.

A．order

B．control

C．believe

D．ignore

12.

A．challenge

B．Abandon

C．understand

D．persuade

13.

A．pleasure

B．knowledge

C．experience

D．success

14.

A．but

B．or

C．if

D．so

15.

A．return

B．recover

C．graduate

D．escape

16.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something

17.

A．pay

B．stop

C．guess

D．race

18.

A．reason

B．evidence

C．danger

D．instruction

19.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Anyway

20.

A．purposes

B．possibilities

C．directions

D．suggestions

7 . For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In ____ a job, the ability to read and understand ____ can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are ____ readers. Most of us ____ bad reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main reason ____ in the fact that words have little meaning ____ they are put together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. ____, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He reads one word at a time and often goes back to ____ words or passages. The tendency to look back over ____ you have just read is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which ____ down the speed of reading is sounding each word as ____ reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a machine called an accelerator(加速器), which moves a bar ____ the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate ____ the reader finds comfortable, in order to train him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, ____ word-by-word reading impossible. At first it is difficult to understand. But ____ you have learned to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, ____your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skill quickly ____ after some training. ____ Charlce Au, a business manager, for example, his reading rate was 172 words a minute ____ the training and now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is happy that now he can ____ a lot more reading materials in a short period of time.1.

A．applying

B．getting

C．offering

D．supplying

2.

A．easily

B．quickly

C．roughly

D．decidedly

3.

A．good

B．curious

C．common

D．poor

4.

A．developed

B．kicked

C．knew

D．understood

5.

A．touches

B．connects

C．lies

D．gets

6.

A．unless

B．after

C．since

D．as

7.

A．Unfortunately

B．Excitedly

C．Surprisingly

D．Generally

8.

A．reuse

B．rewrite

C．reread

D．recite

9.

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．if

10.

A．breaks

B．cuts

C．goes

D．slows

11.

A．some one

B．reader

C．he

D．one

12.

A．inside

B．up

C．out

D．down

13.

A．then

B．as

C．than

D．beyond

14.

A．moving

B．making

C．leading

D．thinking

15.

A．when

B．where

C．what

D．which

16.

A．or

B．nor

C．but

D．for

17.

A．lost

B．weakened

C．sharpened

D．improved

18.

A．Take

B．Look

C．Make

D．Consider

19.

A．for

B．before

C．after

D．in

20.

A．break through

B．go over

C．get through

D．turn over

8 . Megan’s Library of Love book drive began in 2006, in memory of a student who passed away. The _______ to send books to a school _______ was created by Megan’s classmates at Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle School as a tribute (悼念) to her.

The project formed out of the desire to _______ Megan, to help our community heal, and to make a _______ in the life of others. Students have many _______ of Megan, but the most vivid was her love for her family and the diligent _______ she gave to her classmates. They combined this with her _______ for learning and reading to create the Library of Love. This project honors Megan’s special qualities. In the _______ of one of her classmates, Megan was, “A good daughter, a good student, a good friend.” We are all blessed to have been a _______ of Megan’s life.

Every February, on Megan’s birthday, fifth graders at Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle School ________ donations of newly purchased books and send them to a school in need. The “Love books” are truly a ________ of love meant to ________ reading and learning. Students earn the money for postage by writing letters to local ________ . The fifth graders also have the ________ of labeling every book with a Library of Love sticker (标签), ________ the books into categories (类别), and ________ all the books for shipping.

In the two years since the Library of Love ________ began, students have collected over 5000 newly purchased books to send to schools in need. In 2006, 3419 books were sent to St. Bernard’s Parish to help ________ their school library after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the community. In 2007, 1613 books were sent to White Mountain School in Alaska, who ________ their high school in a fire. Students look forward to sending the gift of ________ to other schools.

1.

A．move

B．thought

C．idea

D．offer

2.

A．in need

B．in trouble

C．in difficulty

D．in pain

3.

A．help

B．honor

C．keep

D．save

4.

A．contribution

B．mark

C．difference

D．start

5.

A．images

B．pictures

C．stories

D．memories

6.

A．effort

B．advice

C．help

D．example

7.

A．interest

B．passion

C．preference

D．determination

8.

A．case

B．ideas

C．words

D．look

9.

A．company

B．witness

C．part

D．friend

10.

A．get

B．count

C．seek

D．collect

11.

A．measure

B．force

C．gift

D．mark

12.

A．push

B．reward

C．inspire

D．connect

13.

A．families

B．communities

C．factories

D．businesses

14.

A．chance

B．responsibility

C．pleasure

D．work

15.

A．dividing

B．placing

C．sorting

D．passing

16.

A．cleaning

B．checking

C．packing

D．examining

17.

A．plan

B．organization

C．campaign

D．project

18.

A．repair

B．rebuild

C．remove

D．restart

19.

A．lost

B．ruined

C．closed

D．escaped

20.

A．comforting

B．reading

C．encouraging

D．writing

9 . Bowen was grown-up, and for his birthday that year his father gave him a _______without any pictures in it!
Bowen’s father found he was not _______ about it, and told him, “Son, this isn’t just any _______ book; it’s a magic (有魔力的) book. But to discover its magic you’ll have to _______ it.”
Well, that was better. Bowen liked _______ to do with magic. He started reading it, _______he wasn’t very willing to.
The next morning, his _______ asked him, “Have you found the magic _______?”
So… there was a key to find! Bowen flicked through (快速翻阅) the book, but there was no _______ of the key.
And then his father ________ him, “You won’t find it like that. You have to read the book. ”
Bowen didn’t have much patience (耐心), thinking his father just told a ________. A little later, his little sister, Rainer, asked him ________ the book. After several days, she ________ shouted, “I’ve found the key! ” And she wouldn’t stop ________ all the places she had visited using the magic key.
This made Bowen read the book again. At first it was a ________; there wasn’t even one single ________ in the book. But, gradually, Bowen became ________ the adventurous (冒险的) prince’s life. Then, suddenly, he was there.
The book ________ was the key!
It was true that every time he ________ it, he felt going to its valleys and seas, and he lived the adventures of the prince.
From then on, with every new book, Bowen never ________ being attracted by the letters and words inside.1.

A．diary

B．book

C．box

D．bag

2.

A．sad

B．surprised

C．happy

D．angry

3.

A．ordinary

B．special

C．new

D．famous

4.

A．keep

B．take

C．read

D．value

5.

A．somebody

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anybody

6.

A．though

B．so

C．and

D．or

7.

A．uncle

B．father

C．mother

D．aunt

8.

A．key

B．page

C．word

D．stick

9.

A．mark

B．signal

C．sign

D．way

10.

A．asked

B．praised

C．told

D．followed

11.

A．will

B．story

C．joke

D．lie

12.

A．for

B．of

C．to

D．back

13.

A．badly

B．happily

C．slowly

D．quickly

14.

A．working out

B．turning down

C．talking about

D．looking for

15.

A．pity

B．pleasure

C．success

D．pain

16.

A．note

B．picture

C．text

D．title

17.

A．interested in

B．busy with

C．tired of

D．good at

18.

A．it

B．yourself

C．itself

D．himself

19.

A．put

B．opened

C．threw

D．covered

20.

A．stopped

B．tried

C．felt

D．began