1 . 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

2 . “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

3 . It was 1972，and I was in second grade.In the classroom the teacher，Ms.Boyette，was ____ aloud to us from Island of the Blue Dolphins.And we had just come to a part of the book where the main ____ was training a wild dog.I was listening，caught up in the ____     of all.

Not far away from me，there seated a boy who always frightened or ____ others，so I was ___ of this boy.While Ms.Boyette was reading，I looked over at him，for he was someone I was in the ____ of keeping an eye on.I ____ that he was listening too，that he was engaged by the ____ ，that he was leaning forward in his seat and listening with all his heart.I ____ at him，open-mouthed.I was ____ with a sudden knowledge that this boy was in fact just ____ me.He was a kid who liked a story.The boy must ____ my eyes on him，because he turned.Then something ____ happened.He smiled at me. ___ ，I smiled back，unafraid.We were two ____ smiling at each other.

Why have I never forgotten this ____ moment? Why do I still ____ every detail of it? I think it’s because that moment illustrates so beautifully the _____of reading out loud.

It shows us into a safe room，where everyone involved，the reader and the listener，can have that chance to ____ each other.We humans long not just for the story，not just for the flow of language，but for the ____ that comes when words are read aloud.

1.

A．shouting

B．singing

C．talking

D．reading

2.

A．author

B．character

C．reader

D．listener

3.

A．wonder

B．silence

C．warmth

D．comfort

4.

A．greeted

B．touched

C．hurt

D．refused

5.

A．aware

B．terrified

C．bored

D．guilty

6.

A．habit

B．form

C．effort

D．hope

7.

A．predicted

B．imagined

C．promised

D．noticed

8.

A．speech

B．story

C．journey

D．diary

9.

A．pointed

B．nodded

C．stared

D．waved

10.

A．struck

B．mixed

C．cheated

D．confused

11.

A．behind

B．beyond

C．around

D．like

12.

A．ignore

B．feel

C．meet

D．observe

13.

A．useful

B．natural

C．serious

D．amazing

14.

A．Then

B．Again

C．Instead

D．Besides

15.

A．strangers

B．kids

C．teachers

D．enemies

16.

A．funny

B．busy

C．lucky

D．small

17.

A．seek

B．organize

C．recall

D．trust

18.

A．power

B．courage

C．amusement

D．ability

19.

A．cheer

B．see

C．miss

D．mention

20.

A．challenge

B．knowledge

C．choice

D．connection

4 . 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

5 . My brother Gene was four years older than me. By the time I turned four, I was upset that he could read but I couldn’t. I burned with ______ to read a book like my brother. I begged: “Teach me to read, Mom! Please, please?!” Finally, Mom set aside time after lunch ______ reading lessons, and soon after my fifth birthday, I was reading.

I longed for my father, who was a great storyteller, to read me the books that I couldn’t yet read on my own. But my father worked three jobs to feed the family. He didn’t have the time or ______ in the evening to read to me.       ____, every Sunday morning, my brother and I lay next to him in bed, waiting for him to tell stories about his   ____. I can still hear my father’s voice ______ the cold winters on the family farm in Poland. His family didn’t have enough money to burn wood in the fireplace all night. He told us that he always volunteered to help with ______. I can smell the soup made by my grandma and ______ my father cutting onions, carrots and tomatoes for salad, and when no one was looking, putting a piece into his mouth. “I was always ______,” he explained. Hearing my father’s stories   ______ me closer to the books and the stories they held.

One Saturday afternoon when I was seven, we walked two blocks to the small ______ in our neighborhood, and my dad filled out forms for a card. That Saturday ______ my life: I met Mrs. Schwartz, the librarian, and my dad said, “You’re ______ enough to walk to the library yourself.” And so I did—almost every afternoon.

In my mind, Mrs. Schwartz was “the keeper of books and the guardian of stories.” Some days she read aloud to a small group of us ______. Most of time, Mrs. Schwartz let me ______ myself with books I pulled from the shelves and look through them to see which ones I’d ______ out. I remember that sometimes she’d ______ a book and tell me a part of the story. But she always let me choose. Books became my ______ who were my comfort when I felt lonely.

Yes, reading changed me. It gave me the _____ to study hard so I could become a teacher, and share my _____   of reading with my students. And inside my head, I can still hear the voices of my mother, father, and Mrs. Schwartz, which are with me every time I open the first page of a new book.

1.

A．anger

B．desire

C．worry

D．interest

2.

A．until

B．before

C．in

D．for

3.

A．energy

B．ambition

C．courage

D．ability

4.

A．Finally

B．Then

C．Therefore

D．Still

5.

A．workplace

B．farmland

C．childhood

D．neighborhood

6.

A．explaining

B．introducing

C．describing

D．interpreting

7.

A．cooking

B．reading

C．farming

D．living

8.

A．picture

B．discover

C．notice

D．catch

9.

A．busy

B．hungry

C．poor

D．tired

10.

A．laid

B．taught

C．drew

D．left

11.

A．club

B．bookstore

C．office

D．library

12.

A．saved

B．tested

C．changed

D．controlled

13.

A．near

B．old

C．ready

D．free

14.

A．graduates

B．candidates

C．regulars

D．communicators

15.

A．reward

B．familiarize

C．examine

D．surround

16.

A．find

B．check

C．lend

D．sign

17.

A．write

B．study

C．recommend

D．reserve

18.

A．companions

B．assistants

C．listeners

D．teachers

19.

A．chance

B．dream

C．order

D．drive

20.

A．lesson

B．love

C．time

D．plan

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

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When I was 18, I worked in a primary school. Twice a week, after their regular school day, 16 kids whose______are from 10 to 11 years old would gather round me in my reading club______as I read aloud the stories on the book bought from Canada.
At first, all the______were shy and I didn’t quite know what they could______from me. After all, as far as I could tell, ____of them had been exposed to story books before. After some time, they became_____enough to answer all my questions and______the story with others. After each session, one student would borrow the book to take home as long as they agreed to____the next time with a short written book report. They would also need to _____their reports to the class. In this way, the class was a big____and I was so proud to hear their reports. _____all the students were shy at first, they felt pretty_____later. All of them were very______to make reports. Every Monday was the day of our show, where we had those, who had prepared for book reports, ______their work on stage. What a ____time it was for us! And I was_____ proud of each one of them.
Mohamed was one of my students in this reading club. He always listened_____with his full attention and I could just_____in his eyes the thirst for learning, discovering and thinking. And then, 7 months later, I received the beautiful short email from his father to show his ______. It said, “It is you who made my son like_____.” He also let me know that Mohamed still had the little note of encouragement I once gave him when he had litter interest in his studies.1.

A．ages

B．grades

C．marks

D．goals

2.

A．playing

B．quarrelling

C．sleeping

D．listening

3.

A．teachers

B．students

C．parents

D．partners

4.

A．result

B．notice

C．benefit

D．choose

5.

A．plenty

B．one

C．any

D．none

6.

A．smart

B．comfortable

C．helpful

D．kind

7.

A．repeat

B．write

C．remember

D．discuss

8.

A．come back

B．walk away

C．give up

D．pass by

9.

A．copy

B．type

C．devote

D．deliver

10.

A．power

B．influence

C．hit

D．debate

11.

A．Because

B．Although

C．When

D．Before

12.

A．respectful

B．encouraged

C．grateful

D．touched

13.

A．eager

B．reluctant

C．shy

D．sensitive

14.

A．finished

B．presented

C．cooperated

D．prepared

15.

A．reasonable

B．difficult

C．memorable

D．convenient

16.

A．finally

B．simply

C．really

D．mainly

17.

A．carefully

B．lonely

C．anxiously

D．secretly

18.

A．see

B．invent

C．hunt

D．hope

19.

A．interest

B．patience

C．pride

D．thanks

20.

A．singing

B．dancing

C．reading

D．laughing

8 . Lainey finished third grade. She had good grades and could read ______       grade level, but she did not like to read. On a family car trip, her Aunt Dede pulled out a copy of Harry Potter, as a surprise for her     ______. But Lainey took one look at it,       ______   her eyes, and said, “Borrrring！”

Aunt Dede, a teacher, had read the book to her students, and they loved it.     ______     the youngest children in the class were       ______   by the story. They     ______     with great interest, and then     ______     joined in grand conversations about Harry's adventures.

“How can you say it's     ______？Have you read it？” asked Aunt Dede.

“No, it's too long and it doesn't have any     ______，” complained Lainey.

“Oh, that's where you are       ______； there are lots of pictures. Every page is full of pictures; you just have to read the words to       ______     them. It's like magic.”

“Nice try, Aunt Dede，” Lainey replied     ______     from the back seat.

Another ______ was in order. “Well, if you don't want to read it, give it ______. Maybe your mum would ______ hearing the story.” The book sailed through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud. By the end of the first chapter，______ were coming from the back seat: “Please read a little ______．”

Lainey is an example of an   ______ reader. As shown here, Lainey can become ______ about reading when ______ with literature on topics that interest her, and when the people around her model involvement in the reading process.

1.

A．within

B．on

C．to

D．above

2.

A．daughter

B．niece

C．student

D．friend

3.

A．opened

B．dried

C．rolled

D．shaded

4.

A．Even

B．Still

C．Just

D．Yet

5.

A．surprised

B．annoyed

C．puzzled

D．attracted

6.

A．read

B．told

C．listened

D．wrote

7.

A．suspectedly

B．anxiously

C．calmly

D．enthusiastically

8.

A．amazing

B．boring

C．ridiculous

D．humorous

9.

A．pictures

B．stories

C．adventures

D．conversations

10.

A．crazy

B．foolish

C．wrong

D．different

11.

A．see

B．match

C．show

D．recognize

12.

A．sourly

B．patiently

C．eagerly

D．shyly

13.

A．idea

B．try

C．belief

D．behaviour

14.

A．away

B．out

C．in

D．back

15.

A．enjoy

B．admit

C．mind

D．finish

16.

A．decisions

B．requests

C．comments

D．promises

17.

A．more clearly

B．longer

C．louder

D．more carefully

18.

A．unpleasant

B．innocent

C．unwilling

D．independent

19.

A．astonished

B．worried

C．confused

D．excited

20.

A．presented

B．concerned

C．disturbed

D．replaced

9 . Do you love libraries? If you love books as much as I do, then I’m certain you must.

My library card has a(n)_______ place in my wallet, and some of my favorite_______ of childhood come from_______ the public library in my hometown. It is a(n)_______ house, much like the one introduced in Secrets of the Blue Hill Library, coming this summer.

The children’s section (区) of our library is on the lower level, and I felt_______ when I walked down the steps, opened the small door (just right for a child) and entered the room with many rows of shelves. It was_______ a wonderland where new adventures (奇遇) and friends awaited (等待).

I clearly_______ the pleasant smell of books — a mix of new and_______ smell — that attracted me deeply, and, like a bee moving from flower to flower, I _______ book after book as I took in varieties of ________ on those shelves and tried to choose the next ones I would take home. I preferred to read books about real-life heroes, whose lives ________ me a lot. From the books on our library shelves, the world was opened to me in an attractive way.

________, of course, my reading took me up the steps and into the ________ library on the first and second floors, where I continued reading every book with much ________. To be honest, I can’t ________ how different my life would have been if it had not been for the variety of reading I ________ at the library. ________ I can say for certain that,________its strong and comforting presence in my ________ life, I would not be the person I am today — a successful writer.

In the book Secrets of the Blue Hill Library, the people of this small town have no________ But two wonderful women come together to provide both a nice library for the town and a home for Anne, the leading character. But that is only the beginning of the adventures that await Anne—and you as my fellow library lover.

1.

A．open

B．secret

C．proud

D．safe

2.

A．poets

B．memories

C．scenes

D．books

3.

A．visiting

B．running

C．cleaning

D．painting

4.

A．ancient

B．beautiful

C．national

D．free

5.

A．tired

B．embarrassed

C．worried

D．excited

6.

A．mostly

B．usually

C．truly

D．simply

7.

A．catch

B．remember

C．describe

D．carry

8.

A．bitter

B．strange

C．old

D．sharp

9.

A．picked up

B．checked out

C．gave out

D．put away

10.

A．sizes

B．pages

C．titles

D．prices

11.

A．warned

B．encouraged

C．surprised

D．challenged

12.

A．Somehow

B．Besides

C．Regularly

D．Finally

13.

A．college

B．research

C．adult

D．video

14.

A．thought

B．interest

C．time

D．success

15.

A．explore

B．imagine

C．compare

D．show

16.

A．examined

B．bought

C．discovered

D．wrote

17.

A．Since

B．But

C．While

D．So

18.

A．from

B．for

C．without

D．in

19.

A．young

B．new

C．present

D．busy

20.

A．forest

B．museum

C．library

D．market

10 . Childhood curiosity can last a lifetime and I learned this from my son, Bill. When he was very young, I often took him to the ____ He loved to read and often needed to ____ the books he’d read in order to borrow more books.One unintended _____ of his nonstop reading habits was that he even ____ at the dinner table. His mother, Mary, and I did our best to ____ him that, on certain social _____ , reading while dining with others was not a good thing.
Every summer the teachers at his school ____ give the students a reading list, and there was a contest to see who could read the most books. He was so ____ , and he always wanted to win. And he often ____ .But the main reason why he read so obsessively (着迷地) was that he was so ____ . He didn’t just want to learn about ____ things. He wanted to learn about everything.
We helped ____ his curiosity in every way. ____ an unfamiliar word came up in conversation, we’d turn to the ____ , looking up the word, and reading the definition aloud. Thus my son came to realize that if you have a question, the ____ exists somewhere. All you have to do is ____ it.
Bill remains as much of a ____ today as when he was a child, and he seems to _____ everything he reads. He’s often ____ to share what he’s learned with the next person he meets. He ____ reads at the dinner table, though — which is a good thing because the books he’s attracted to now are increasingly unappetizing (引不起食欲的): The Eradication of Infectious Diseases, Mosquitoes, Malaria & Man, and Rats, Lice, and History.1.

A．school

B．office

C．library

D．museum

2.

A．return

B．store

C．talk

D．pick

3.

A．advantage

B．discovery

C．explanation

D．consequence

4.

A．play

B．read

C．study

D．laugh

5.

A．convince

B．promise

C．inform

D．advise

6.

A．issues

B．services

C．occasions

D．duties

7.

A．could

B．would

C．should

D．might

8.

A．sincere

B．crazy

C．positive

D．competitive

9.

A．went

B．failed

C．did

D．proved

10.

A．curious

B．confident

C．diligent

D．excellent

11.

A．simple

B．past

C．any

D．some

12.

A．protect

B．develop

C．examine

D．follow

13.

A．Until

B．If

C．Though

D．Because

14.

A．teacher

B．newspaper

C．partner

D．dictionary

15.

A．person

B．book

C．answer

D．matter

16.

A．find

B．use

C．tell

D．ask

17.

A．speaker

B．reader

C．maker

D．user

18.

A．imagine

B．believe

C．create

D．remember

19.

A．eager

B．afraid

C．careful

D．sure

20.

A．now and again

B．at all time

C．no longer

D．just now