1 . 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

2 . 第二部分：完型填空（共20小题）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If _______, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews _______.

In his book, Matthews _______ us how to have a happy life and answer the _______ of teenagers.

There are many _______ such as parents and friends, and the book _______ we should stop being angry and learn to forgive. The book tells us of useful skills _______ how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to _______your memory better.

Many teenagers think _______ happiness comes from a good exam result ________ praise (赞扬) from other people. But you can ________ be happy when there are no such “good” things.

Success comes from a(n) ________ attitude (态度). If you ________ from problems, you will have success in the future.

Some school students have ________ such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that ________ comes from thinking about things in a positive (积极的)________ . If you are ________ , people notice you and you can get a ________ view (视线) at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes ________ less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important ________ : you choose to be happy!

1.

A．so

B．not

C．it

D．do

2.

A．wise

B．smart

C．useful

D．simple

3.

A．orders

B．tells

C．asks

D．argues

4.

A．problems

B．questions

C．ideas

D．comments

5.

A．roles

B．classes

C．courses

D．subjects

6.

A．says

B．writes

C．reads

D．thinks

7.

A．for example

B．such as

C．so as

D．so that

8.

A．make

B．turn

C．let

D．change

9.

A．what

B．how

C．that

D．whether

10.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

11.

A．yet

B．already

C．still

D．forever

12.

A．bad

B．good

C．independent

D．normal

13.

A．learn

B．rescue

C．struggle

D．separate

14.

A．experiences

B．difficulties

C．fears

D．problems

15.

A．success

B．happiness

C．failure

D．height

16.

A．way

B．means

C．manners

D．spirit

17.

A．short

B．small

C．tall

D．fat

18.

A．lower

B．higher

C．worse

D．better

19.

A．take

B．spend

C．cover

D．cost

20.

A．work

B．lesson

C．teaching

D．study

3 . 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

4 . 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

5 . When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very ____. Some stories are told as if they were true. Real people who live in a ____ world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not ____. They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be impossible for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only ____. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we do seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than ____. Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of thinking. When we read or write something, we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our ____, which is real, and our imagination, which is real in a different way, to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想) use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read something realistic, we have to ____ that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we ____ that we are real and they are not. It sounds ____, but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and ____ the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by ____ that what we read is like real life. ____, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our ____ when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose ourselves in a good story, eager to find out what will ____ next. Knowing how we feel when we read can help us become better ____, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.1.

A．different

B．possible

C．important

D．necessary

2.

A．common

B．usual

C．normal

D．certain

3.

A．instructive

B．realistic

C．reasonable

D．moral

4.

A．planned

B．thinkable

C．designed

D．imagined

5.

A．magic

B．lessons

C．dreams

D．experience

6.

A．grammar

B．knowledge

C．skill

D．words

7.

A．recall

B．ensure

C．imagine

D．understand

8.

A．hope

B．find

C．learn

D．know

9.

A．terrible

B．dangerous

C．serious

D．strange

10.

A．think about

B．talk of

C．learn from

D．forget about

11.

A．guessing

B．telling

C．pretending

D．promising

12.

A．In a way

B．As usual

C．On the contrary

D．By the way

13.

A．society

B．minds

C．life

D．world

14.

A．appear

B．argue

C．happen

D．develop

15.

A．writers

B．fans

C．professionals

D．readers